Setting Up a Client Computer
From the server, copy and distribute the VAIO Media installer file to the client computers.
To copy and distribute the installer file
1.
Click
Start
on the Windows
®
taskbar, and point to
All Programs
.
2.
Point to
VAIO Media
,
and click
Install VAIO Media to other VAIO PCs
.
The
Using Other PCs
window appears.
3.
Click
Get Installer
.
A file download message box appears.
4.
Click
Save
.
5.
Save the file,
VM26Inst.exe,
to a blank storage media, such as a CD-R, CD-RW or Memory Stick
®
media, to
transfer and set up the installer program on each client computer.
The VM26Inst.exe file is 19 MB in size. Verify your storage media's data capacity before attempting to save the
program.
To register a client computer
Your server computer must be turned on during client registration to enable the registration of each client computer. You
can register only one client at a time. If more than one client computer is actively seeking registration, the server computer
recognizes and registers only one of the client computers. You must restart the registration process for the other client.
Begin the client computer registration process after you have installed the
VM26Inst.exe
file to the client.
1.
Save the installer program to the client computer, and then double-click to open and install it. Follow the
on-screen installation instructions.
2.
Restart the client computer after installing the file. VAIO Media software appears in the
Start
menu.
3.
Click
Start
on the Windows
®
taskbar, and point to
All Programs.
4.
Point to
VAIO Media,
and then click
Register to VAIO Servers
.
5.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
VAIO Media Registration
wizard.
6.
On the server computer, follow these steps:
1.
From the
Start
menu, point to
All Programs
, and then point to
VAIO Media
.
2.
From the
VAIO Media
submenu, point to
Server Administration
, and click to open
VAIO Media
Console
.
The
VAIO Media Console
window appears.
3.
From the
Access Control Settings
tab, select the check box,
Access this computer from other
devices connected to the network
.
4.
Select the option,
Restrict access this computer to manually-registered devices [Recommended]
.
This option only allows registered computers access to the server.
To allow VAIO
®
computers access to the server, select the option,
Allow all connectable devices to access
this computer
.
5.
Click
Register
.
The
Device Registration
window appears.
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