INSTALLATION

ARCS can be installed on any Microsoft Windows OS version that Microsoft supports.
No runtime prerequisites are necessary, e.g. Java Runtime, .NET Framework.
No networking software is necessary, e.g. Microsoft Networks Client, Novell Client.
No DBMS is necessary, e.g. SQL Server.
No webserver-like software is necessary, e.g. IIS.
There are no minimum requirements for processor speed, RAM, etc.

There is no installation required on the client machines (where your application is installed). A client machine can run any type of operating system and it may be an end-user workstation or a server of any kind. The client machine may indeed be a server hosting multiple users itself, e.g. a web server. The client machine simply has to be equipped to make HTTP requests. On Windows machines, this is easily accomplished using a "built-in" COM object such as "MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP".

You may download the ARCS Setup program at http://www.arcs.us/downloads/Setup.exe.
Run Setup.exe on the machine that you wish to have ARCS reside on. This typically takes less than a minute to perform. ARCS may already be installed on the machine, serving other applications. Running Setup ensures that your particular application is registered properly with ARCS.

Upon running Setup.exe, you will be prompted for the following information:

1. ARCS installation directory (unless ARCS is already installed).
2. ApplicationID. This identifier insulates sets of users competing for resources. It may be almost anything you like as long as it is distinct from any other ApplicationIDs currently installed. This name is also utilized in the URL that is used to access ARCS for your particular application.
3. IP-address and port to listen on.
4. Serial Number. If not specified, then your particular ApplicationID can still be used but it is treated as an evaluation (a maximum of 2 users).

Setup.exe may also be called silently from within another installation program as:
...\Setup.exe silent="Yes"

The following are the other parameters that can be used in the command line:

• appdir - ARCS installation directory (ignored if already installed)
• appid - ApplicationID
• ipaddress - IP-address or machine name to listen on
• port - Port number to listen on
• serialnumber - Serial number