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Clients installation

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In octoplant, no separate licensing is required to install clients. Only the server is licensed.

The octoplant clients can be installed on the same computer as the server (with exception of the BackupClient) or on any Windows-based computer that has connection to the server. You can find the approved operating systems in our Installation requirements.

Installing clients on the server

You can install the clients (except for the BackupClient) on the same computer as the server using the octoplant setup. During server installation, you have the option to install the clients directly or afterwards, either as a completely new installation or using an existing server archive.

For detailed instructions, refer to the Server Installation tutorial.

Installing clients on other computers

There are multiple options for installing clients on computers other than the server:

Installation options

  • octoplant Client Setup MSI (Microsoft standard-format self-contained installer). Use it to install and uninstall clients in two ways:

    • Locally using a wizard (with a graphical user interface).
    • Locally or remotely using the silent installer (command-line interface without prompts).

  • octoplant Client Setup EXE and associated installation files:

    • These files can be stored on a network share during server installation and executed from there on the desired computers.
    • Alternatively, your system administrator can provide you with the files.

In both cases, the following clients are installed by default:

  • UserClient
  • AdminClient
  • EasyClient
  • ReportClient

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You cannot install the BackupClient using the MSI.

Advantages of clients installation with the MSI

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For security reasons and to prevent users from overwriting each other's changes on clients, we recommend using a separate client archive for each user and storing it in the user's Windows home directory.

When using the octoplant client setup MSI:

  • Both the octoplant software and the client archive are stored in the user's home directory by default.
  • Each Windows user can perform their own octoplant client MSI installation.
  • When running the MSI as an administrator, there is an option to install a single copy of the octoplant software for all users while still maintaining separate client archives for each user.

Unlike the MSI, the octoplant client setup EXE always creates one client archive for all users on the computer during installation. If individual client archives are needed for different users, the path to the client archive must be adjusted or removed in the properties of the client shortcuts for each Windows user.

For detailed instructions on configuring client archives, refer to the relevant tutorial.

When updating a previous octoplant or versiondog installation, the existing common client archive is retained by default.

FAQ

Incorrectly displayed characters

We have improved Unicode support. Not all Unicode characters are displayed correctly by older operating systems. The exact range of supported Unicode characters depends on the Windows version used and the installed language packs.

Encryption of client-server communication

All client-server communication is encrypted using TLS1.2 or TLS1.3.

Transport Layer Security (TLS) contains software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http://www.openssl.org/.