DS2 Docking Station
Table of Contents
Version 9.1 (P/N: 17112798)
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Table of Contents
About This Manual ....................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.
Document Overview ....................................................................................................... 1
1.2.
Document Conventions ................................................................................................... 2
Introduction to the DS2 Docking Station.................................................................................... 3
2.1.
Overview ......................................................................................................................... 3
2.2.
Features ........................................................................................................................... 4
2.3.
Components of the DS2 Docking Station Network ........................................................ 4
2.3.1.
Docking Station Server (DSS) Overview ............................................................... 4
2.3.2.
Docking Station Server Admin Console (DSSAC) Overview ............................... 5
2.3.3.
Instrument Docking Station (IDS) Overview ......................................................... 6
2.4.
Functionality and User Roles .......................................................................................... 7
2.4.1.
Overview for Systems Administrators .................................................................... 8
2.4.2.
Overview for Technicians ....................................................................................... 8
2.4.3.
Overview for Guests ............................................................................................... 9
2.4.4.
Context Summary Based on Roles ......................................................................... 9
2.5.
Required Network Connections .................................................................................... 10
Getting Started ............................................................................................................................ 12
3.1.
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 12
3.2.
Requirements for Software Installation ........................................................................ 13
3.2.1.
Server Requirements ............................................................................................. 13
3.2.2.
PC Requirements .................................................................................................. 15
3.2.3.
Additional Requirements and Warnings ............................................................... 15
3.3.
Installing Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and Microsoft Message
Queuing (MSMQ) ..................................................................................................................... 17
3.3.1.
Overview ............................................................................................................... 17
3.3.2.
Installing IIS and MSMQ on Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP
Professional ........................................................................................................................... 17
3.3.3.
Installing IIS and MSMQ on Windows 2000 Standard Server and Windows 2003
Server Web Edition ............................................................................................................... 22
3.3.4.
Installing IIS and MSMQ on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows
2008 Server and Windows 2012 Server ................................................................................ 26
3.3.5.
Installing IIS and MSMQ on Windows 2008 ........................................................... 29
3.4.
Installing the Docking Station Server (DSS) Software................................................. 37
3.5.
Loading the Installer Software ...................................................................................... 38
3.6.
Installation Wizard for DSS .......................................................................................... 42
3.7.
Database Preparation Options for First Time Installations ........................................... 45
3.7.1.
Overview ............................................................................................................... 45
3.7.2a.
Install SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and a New DSS Database on This
Machine 48
3.7.2b.
Install New DSS Database to an Existing SQL Server/SQL Server 2005 Express
Edition on This Machine ....................................................................................................... 49
3.7.2c.
Attach to An Existing DSS Database Available on My Network ........................ 52
3.8.
Continuing Installation (or Installation After Uninstalling a Previous Version) .......... 55
