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SMART Sync 2010 system administrator`s guide for Windows

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1. Copy the MSI file and the MST file to Domain Controller NETLOGON where Domain Controller is your school s domain controller Open the Control Panel Double click Administrative Tools Double click Active Directory Users and Computers The Active Directory Users and Computers window appears Right click your school s domain and then select Properties The Properties dialog box appears Click the Group Policy tab and then click Edit The Group Policy Object Editor dialog box appears Browse to and open Computer Configuration Software Settings Right click Software Installation and then select New gt Package Browse to and select the MSI file from step 1 Inthe Deploy Software section click Advanced and then click OK Click the Modifications tab and then click Add Browse to and select the MST file from step 1 Click OK to apply the MST file to the MSI file Close all open windows and dialog boxes The next time each computer on the domain starts it automatically installs the software in Silent mode with the customizations defined in the MST file Chapter 4 Modifying or removing SMART Sync software Using the command line interface 2 2 2 e eee e cece ec ecececceeeeeees 33 Adding or removing SMART Sync Teacher components 22 200000 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 33 Component addition examples 2 2 22 e cece eee eceecceceeeeeeeees 35 Component removal examples 22 22222 c cc
2. INSTALL 1 Install SMART Sync Administrator Tool ADMINTOOL Null default Don t install SMART Sync Administrator Tool SCHOOLFILE String The path to the SMART School file SMART Product Update properties INSTALL_SPU 1 Install SMART Product Update Null default Don t install SMART Product Update 40 Notes Ensure the specified MST file is in the same folder as the MSI file This property defines the language of the installers user interface and the installed software s icons and shortcuts It doesn t define the installed software s user interface language The installed software uses the computer s operating system language if it s supported or English U S if not Before you can specify the path toa SMART School file you must install SMART Sync Administrator Tool and then use it to create the SMART School file SMART Product Update doesn t check for updates to SMART Sync software However it does check for updates to other installed SMART products APPENDIX B Windows Installer reference Property Values SPU_TIME_ Integer The time in days between SMART FRAME Product Update checks PRODUCT_ 1 default Notify the user when updates are NOTIFICATION available from SMART Product Update Null Don t notify the user when updates are available from SMART Product Update SMART Sync Student installation package Notes By default SMART Product Update checks for p
3. NOTE This procedure may vary depending on your version of Windows operating system and your system preferences I To remove a deployed installation package 1 2 3 36 Open the Control Panel Double click Administrative Tools Double click Active Directory Users and Computers The Active Directory Users and Computers window appears Right click your school s domain and then select Properties The Properties dialog box appears Click the Group Policy tab and then click Edit The Group Policy Object Editor dialog box appears Browse to and open Computer Configuration Software Settings Software Installation Right click the software you want to remove and then select All Tasks gt Remove Select Immediately uninstall the software from users and computers and then click OK The next time each computer on the domain starts it automatically removes the software Appendix A Recommended computer and network settings Display S tuInGS lt 2 366 con cna eh wate tnd onan sed eee ae Hedoce da an E te de sass caddeernase dada 37 Network size and speed 2 cece cece cece cece cece cece cece eccceeeceececeeeeeceeeeeees 38 Internet connection firewalls 2 2 2 cece eee e cece ccc ecccecccceceececeeccecccssscccseeeeeees 38 Before installing SMART Sync software configure your computers and network for optimal performance as documented in this appendix Display settings SMART Sync software works b
4. PLEASE THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT SMART Sync 2010 System Administrator s Guide Windows Operating Systems Extraordinary made simple SMART Trademark Notice SMART Sync smarttech and the SMART logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC in the U S and or other countries Microsoft Windows Windows Vista Active Directory DirectX Internet Explorer and Excel are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries All other third party product and company names are mentioned for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners Copyright Notice 2011 SMART Technologies ULC All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the prior written consent of SMART Technologies ULC Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of SMART Patents pending 08 2011 Installation check list Single classroom E O School or district O O m Task Ensure your computers and network meet the SMART Sync minimum requirements Select a type of installation e Single classroom e School or district wide Install SMART Sync Class List Server Install SMART Sync Administrator Tool Optiona
5. LastName FirstName Title ClassID ClassTitle Type S001 Adams John Eng English 0 S002 Brook Sally Eng English 0 S003 Williams Ronald Eng English 0 T001 Johnson Adam Mr Eng English 1 IMPORTANT If a teacher or student is in multiple classes the CSV file must contain multiple lines for that teacher or student one for each class I To create a student teacher and class CSV file 1 Export student teacher and class information from the third party application to a CSV file H NOTE See the third party application s Help for instructions 2 Open the CSV file using Excel or another application that can open CSV files CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district 3 Ensure the CSV file contains the following columns Column Type name PersonlD String LastName String FirstName String Title String ClassID String ClassTitle String Type Integer H NOTES Description The student s or teacher s unique ID IMPORTANT o The ID you enter here must match the ID the student uses to log on to SMART Sync Student o The ID must be unique to the student or teacher For example a student and a teacher can t both have the ID 123456 The student s or teacher s last name The student s or teacher s first name The teacher s title for example Mr Ms or Dr Hl NOTE SMART Sync Administrator Tool only stores t
6. rules application blocking Internet blocking 57 45 29 20 38 29 1 50 See applications 41 39 11 11 58 See application blocking rules See Internet blocking rules Russian 29 S screen resolutions 1 37 serial number See product key shortcuts 42 Silent mode 45 Slovak 29 Slovenian 29 SMART Install Manager 47 INDEX SMART Product Update 40 50 SMART School files 15 40 51 SMART Support 57 SMART Sync Administrator Tool 2 16 40 SMART Sync Class List Server2 10 20 40 SMART Sync Student 2 SMART Sync Teacher 2 software See applications Spanish 29 spreadsheet software 17 Start menu icons 42 student computers 2 student IDs 11 22 student information 22 Swedish 29 SyncClient ini file 12 42 52 T TCP traffic 38 teacher computers 1 teacher discovery 10 teacher IDs 10 teacher information 22 Technical Support 57 third party applications 17 31 36 training 57 troubleshooting articles 57 Turkish 29 U UDP 38 uninstalling 34 user s guides 57 W web browsers 1 Windows Installer 39 Windows operating systems 1 wireless support 38 wizards See installation wizards 61 XML 49 Toll Free 1 866 518 6791 U S Canada Th or 1 403 228 5940 www smarttech com
7. Option My Documents folder Custom folder Select this option to Allow the student to enter an ID when SMART Sync Student starts Hl NoTE This option is disabled if you selected Hidden from student in step 3 Enter a specific student ID Type the ID in the box to the right of the option Find the student ID in an Active Directory directory service field of the student s login account Type the field name in the box to the right of the option Allow the student to use SMART Sync Student without entering an ID Inthe Shared Files Folder page select one of the following options and then click Next Select this option to Store files the teacher shares with the student in the My Documents folder Windows XP and Windows 7 or the Documents folder Windows Vista Store files in another folder Type the path to the folder in the box below the option CHAPTER 2 Installing SMART Sync software in a single classroom 12 Inthe Security page select one of the following options and then click Next Option Select this option to No security Allow any teacher with SMART Sync Teacher to connect to the student Allow only teachers with Allow only teachers who enter a specified password in SMART this class password Sync Teacher to connect to the student Type the password in the two boxes to the right of the option Allow only Teachers who Allow only teachers in certain groups to connect to the student are part of
8. The Select School File Location dialog box closes and the path to the SMART School file appears in the box below the Create anew SMART School file and save it as option Locating SMART Sync Class List Server You must enter the host name or IP address of the computer hosting SMART Sync Class List Server inthe SMART School file E To locate SMART Sync Class List Server 1 Start SMART Sync Administrator Tool see Starting SMART Sync Administrator Tool on the previous page Click Class List Server Type the host name or IP address of the computer hosting SMART Sync Class List Server in the Enter the IP address or hostname of your Class List Server box E NoTES o SMART Sync Class List Server uses port number 46200 by default However you can change the port number If you do so you must include the port number after the host name or IP address for example 127 0 0 1 46201 o If your network uses DHCP refer to the SMART Sync Class List Server computer by host name rather than by IP address 4 Click Test Connection to test the connection to the SMART Sync Class List Server 20 computer CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district Importing school information You can manually enter student teacher and class or computer lab information in SMART School files using SMART Sync Administrator Tool Alternatively you can import this information from a CSV file generated from a third party application s
9. This property is only applicable if you set SYNC_VISIBLE to 1 This property is only applicable if you set SYNC_VISIBLE to 1 APPENDIX B Windows Installer reference Property SYNC_ DISPLAYEXIT SYNC_ STUDIDMODE SYNC_ ACTDIRSTUDID SYNC_ STUDENTID SYNC_ CUSTSHRD FOLDER 44 Values 1 Allow the student to close SMART Sync Student 0 Don t allow the student to close SMART Sync Student 0 Use a student ID found in an Active Directory field specified in SYNC_ ACTDIRSTUDID 1 Use a student ID specified in SYNC_ STUDENTID 2 Allow the student to enter an ID when SMART Sync Student starts 3 Allow the student to use SMART Sync Student without entering an ID String The name or ID of an Activity Directory field that contains the student s ID String A student ID Null default Store files the teacher shares with the student in the My Documents folder Windows XP and Windows 7 or Documents folder Windows Vista String Store files the teacher shares with the student in another folder specified in this property Notes This property is only applicable if you set SYNC_VISIBLE to 1 If you set SYNC_VISIBLE to 1 this property s default value is 2 If you set SYNC_VISIBLE to 0 this property s default value is 1 In this situation you must include SYNC_STUDENTID If you include this property SYNC_STUDIDMODE is set to 0 automatically If you include this proper
10. Type the teacher s title in the Title column for example Mr Ms or Dr Entering class or computer lab information If each student has his or her own laptop or assigned computer in a class you must enter classes in the SMART School file OR If computers are located in labs in your school you must enter the labs in the SMART School file You can import class or computer lab information from a CSV file see mporting school information on page 21 Alternatively you can manually enter class or computer lab information ina SMART School file using the Classes section or Computer Labs section of SMART Sync Administrator Tool I To add a class 1 23 Start SMART Sync Administrator Tool see Starting SMART Sync Administrator Tool on page 19 Click Classes Click Add A new row appears in the table Type a name in the Class Name column for example 5th Grade Math If appropriate include the class s period to distinguish it from other classes Select the name of a teacher or student you want to include in the class in the All Students and Teachers list and then click L to move it to the Class Members list E NOTES o Inthe All Students and Teachers and Class Members lists teachers names appear in red text and students names appear in black text o To remove teachers or students from a class select their names in the Class Members list and then click Ls to move them to the CHAPTER 3 Installing SMAR
11. access to online encyclopedias and other history resources during the writing of a history paper Teachers can individually create and share Internet blocking rules in SMART Sync Teacher Alternatively you can create centrally administered Internet blocking rules and include them ina SMART School file 25 CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district E To create a rule 1 Start SMART Sync Administrator Tool see Starting SMART Sync Administrator Tool on page 19 Click Internet Blocking Click Add A new row appears in the Internet blocking rule table Type a name in the Rule Name column for example History Paper Select Block all websites except those listed below to block all websites except those you include in the rule OR Select Allow all websites except those listed below to allow all websites except those you include in the rule Click Add Website A new row appears in the website table Type the address of the website in the Website Address column for example www example com Repeat steps 6 to 7 for each website you want to add to the Internet blocking rule H NOTE To remove a website from the Internet blocking rule select the website and then click Remove Website Reviewing the SMART School file After creating a SMART School file you can review it in the Summary section and then close SMART Sync Administrator Tool to save the file You should complete the following
12. b 2h LA A ee See aai 57 General igues 2 2 cicce ei a E vecbewss bb daveedde saben eee ei a ee ete 58 CONTENTS Chapter 1 Getting started Computer and network requirements 02 02 eee cece cece eee cece cece ee eee eeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenes Teacher and system administrator computers Student computers IN OCW OMI rrr os ee en se ae eee ial en ty tee ee ieee ease Selecting a type of installation 2 000000 eee Single classroom installation 20 0c ccc cece e cece cece ceccececeeceeeeeeees School or district wide installation This guide explains how to install and configure SMART Sync classroom management software This guide is intended for IT administrators and others experienced with installing configuring and administering Windows software in a networked environment To use this guide you must e Know IT terminology such as registry and domain controller e Know how to complete basic administrative tasks in Windows operating systems such as opening the Control Panel or modifying the registry e Have administrative privileges and access to your school s servers e Have the SMART Sync software CD or access to the SMART Support website Computer and network requirements Before installing SMART Sync software ensure your computers meet the minimum requirements defined in this section H NoTE In addition review the recommended settings for your computers and networks on page 37 Teac
13. example installs SMART Sync Teacher on a computer that already has SMART Sync Administrator Tool but not SMART Sync Class List Server msiexec i D TeacherSetup SMART Sync 2010 msi INSTALLADMINTOOL 1 INSTALLTEACHER 1 REINSTALLMODE voums ADDLOCAL Teacher qb The following example installs SMART Sync Class List Server on a computer that already has SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Administrator Tool msiexec i D TeacherSetup SMART Sync 2010 msi INSTALLADMINTOOL 1 INSTALLCLASSLISTSERVE R 1 REINSTALLMODE voums ADDLOCAL ClassListServer qb Component removal examples The following example removes SMART Sync Administrator Tool msiexec i D TeacherSetup SMART Sync 2010 msi INSTALLADMINTOOL REINSTALLMODE voums REMOVE AdminTools qb Removing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student To remove SMART Sync Teacher Run the following command msiexec X Path SMART Sync 2010 msi q To remove SMART Sync Student Run the following command 35 CHAPTER 4 Modifying or removing SMART Sync software Using third party imaging or remote management software The following procedure shows how to remove SMART Sync software using Windows operating systems Group Policy based deployment software For information on removing software using your organization s third party imaging or remote management software see the software s documentation
14. interface 0000 000 e cece eeeeeeee 30 Using third party imaging or remote management software 0000000000 0000000000000 31 CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a schoolor district In atypical school or district wide installation you deploy SMART Sync Teacher to all teachers computers and SMART Sync Student to all students computers As a system administrator you install SMART Sync Class List Server to connect teachers and students computers and create a SMART School file with SMART Sync Administrator Tool to centralize teacher student and class information as well as application and Internet blocking rules SMART Sync SMART Sync Class List Administrator Server Tool Teacher SMART Sync Teacher SMART Sync SMART Sync SMART Sync Student Student Student SMART Sync Student SMART Sync Student SMART Sync Student IMPORTANT SMART Sync Class List Server and SMART Sync Administrator Tool are beneficial tools for centrally managing teacher student and class information across a school or district Install SMART Sync Class List Server and SMART Sync Administrator Tool and create a SMART School file before you install SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student This allows you to connect SMART Sync Teacher to the SMART School file and SMART Sync Student to SMART Sync Class List Server during installation rather than having to do so manually after installatio
15. s and students computers as documented in Installing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student on page 27 CHAPTER 2 Installing SMART Sync software in a single classroom Connecting students to teachers After you install SMART Sync Teacher on the teacher s computer and SMART Sync Student on the students computers students can connect to the teacher s computer through the software By default SMART Sync Student starts in visible mode when a student first logs on to his or her computer The student then enters his or her own ID and connects to the teachers computer by doing one of the following e Selecting the teacher s ID from a drop down list of teachers currently logged on to SMART Sync Teacher if multicasting is enabled on your school s network e Entering the host name or IP address of the teacher s computer if multicasting isn t enabled on your school s network TIPS e If multicasting isn t enabled on your school s network and you want to allow students to selecting the teacher s ID from a drop down list install SMART Sync Class List Server see page 14 and connect SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student to it See the Help e Teachers can determine the IP address of their computers by selecting Help gt About SMART Sync software in SMART Sync Teacher Insome classrooms students always connect to the same teacher or teacher computer For these situations you can configure SMART Sync Student to connec
16. the following Select the groups in the box below the option group s 13 Click Finish The Restart Required to Apply Settings message appears 14 Click OK Automatically configuring SMART Sync Student After you configure SMART Sync Student on one student s computer using SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool copy the SyncClient ini file from the student s computer to a central location on your network The SyncClient ini file is located in PROGRAMFILES SMART Technologies SMART Sync Student You can then copy the file to other students computers to configure SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool automatically without running the tool each time Chapter 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district Installing SMART Sync Class List Server 000022222 cece cece eee ec ccc cece ccc cece cece eeeeeeees 14 Installing and using SMART Sync Administrator Tool 220000 e cece cece cece eee ceeeeeees 15 Installing SMART Sync Administrator Tool 200 00000222 c cece cece cece cece eee eeceeeeees 16 Using information from third party applications 0 0000020222 e cece cece ee eeeee eens 17 Creating a CSV file for schools with individual computers 22222222222222202000000 17 Creating a CSV file for schools with computer labs 0cc cece cece eee cece eee eee ee 18 Creating a SMART School file 0 00000000 ccc eee ee anaana anoano annann 19 Starting S
17. the prodct for Teachers C iratai MAAT Sync Teacher For Adminntrators C iratsi DRT Sync Cisse Lat Server C reui ART Sync annarai d Customize the installation package using the controls in these pages Saving your changes After customizing an installation package you can save your changes as an XML file by selecting File gt Save As When you next start SMART Install Manager you can load the XML file by selecting File gt Open or by opening the MSI file and then selecting File gt Import E TIP All XML files you create or open in SMART Install Manager appear in the Modified Packages tab of the Welcome page Publishing your changes as an MST file The final step in using SMART Install Manager to customize an installation package is to publish your changes as an MST file Do this by selecting File gt Publish and then use the dialog box to define a 49 APPENDIX C SMART Install Manager reference location for and create the MST file tip Publish the MST file in the same network location as the MSI file Customizing the SMART Sync Teacher installation package To customize the SMART Sync Teacher installation package open the SMART Sync 2010 msi file in SMART Install Manager see Using SMART Install Manager on page 48 and then complete the following procedure I To set installation options 1 Click Installation Options The nstallation Options page appears In the nstallation directory box type t
18. 22000 2 eee e ee 33 Using the command line interface 00000 00000 e cece eeeeeeeeees 33 Using third party imaging or remote management software 0 202 2 e eee 36 Appendix A Recommended computer and network settings 22220 22 37 Display SCUUINGS cont a net ae re pee a aa NEA ieee a Eaei 37 Network size and speed 2 e cece cece cece ceeccecceeceeceseceeeeees 38 Internet connection firewalls 2 2 22 e eee e cece cece cececeeeeeeeees 38 Appendix B Windows Installer reference 000 000 e eee eee ee 39 Ed 0 012 00 neds enaa a aar oR ce eee 39 Parameters cio os EE E TEET T EET 45 Appendix C SMART Install Manager reference 000 0 000 e eee 47 Installing SMART Install Manager 2 222 222 2c eee eee cece cece cece cece cece cece oraora onanan 47 Using SMART Install Manager 20 000022002 e ccc cece cece cece cece cece cece cece eeeeeeeeeees 48 Customizing the SMART Sync Teacher installation package 2220 2220222eeeeee eee 50 Customizing the SMART Sync Student installation package 02 00 22 51 Appendix D Customer support 0000000 ccc eee eee cece ence ee eeeeeeeeneeneeees 57 Online information and support 2 2 2 2 e cece cece cece ccccccccececeeeeeees 57 WIRING stot 2 son ch ete Meet eee ete alt Mieka aa A 4 ce ae Sahota tarts 57 Technical Support 2s 2 025 ar a pe a Eia A Ae es he ae
19. MART Sync Administrator Tool 0000002 c cece cece ccc cece cece cece cece 19 Locating SMART Sync Class List Server 0 00002202 o cece cece ccc c cece cece cece cece ee ees 20 Importing school information 2 2 20 2 2222 c eee e cece cee ececccccccceceeeees 21 Entering student information 00000000 e cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeees 21 Entering teacher information 00 0 0000 c cece cece eee aa raoran anoano annn nanen 22 Entering class or computer lab information 0000 0000002 c ccc eee cece eeeee 23 Creating administered application blocking rules 0c cece cece cece cece eeeeeeee 24 Creating administered Internet blocking rules 22200 000002222 e cece cece cece cece ce cece eee 25 Reviewing the SMART School file 0 000000002 cece cece ccc ccc cece cece cece ee eeeeeeees 26 Installing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student 02 20000 ee cece eee eens 27 Locating the installation files 2 2 2 2 e cece ce cccececeeeeceeeceeees 28 Locating the installation packages 22 2 2 2c cece cece eee e cece c cee cc cece cece cece eeeeeeees 28 Locating the language files 0 000000 e eee nadoen nanona 29 Customizing the installation packages 0 00 ee cee aauina rannan 29 Deploying the installation packages 2 2 eee cece cece cece cece cece cee ce eee ceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 30 Using the command line
20. RT Sync Teacher installation package 00 0 0 eee ee cece cece eeeeeeeees 39 SMART Sync Student installation package 2 2 22 e cece cece cece ceccecceeeeees 41 Parameters seran a a a e oe eee cee Se a 45 The SMART Sync software installation packages contain all of the information that Windows Installer requires to install or remove the SMART Sync software components Run the MSI files from a command prompt to start Windows Installer and install or modify the software using available properties and parameters Properties SMART Sync Teacher installation package The following are properties for the SMART Sync Teacher installation package Property Values Notes General properties INSTALLDIR String The path to your preferred folder for If you don t include this SMART Sync Teacher property Windows Installer installs SMART Sync Teacher in PROGRAMFILES SMART Technologies SMART Sync 2010 ISX_ String The 22 character product key you SERIALNUM received from SMART 39 APPENDIX B Windows Installer reference Property Values TRANSFORMS String A language MST file for the installation see Locating the language files on page 29 SMART Sync Teacher properties INSTALL 1 default Install SMART Sync Teacher TEACHER Null Don t install SMART Sync Teacher INSTALL 1 Install SMART Sync Class List Server CLASSLIST Null default Don t install SMART Sync SERVER Class List Server
21. T Sync software across a school or district 6 Repeat step 5 for each teacher or student that you want to add to the class I To add a computer lab 1 Start SMART Sync Administrator Tool see Starting SMART Sync Administrator Tool on page 19 Click Computer Labs Click Add A new row appears in the computer lab table Type a name in the Lab Name column for example Main Lab Click Add Computer A new row appears in the computer table Type the host name or IP address of the computer in the Hostname column for example 127 0 0 1 Hl NOTE If your network uses DHCP refer to the computer by host name rather than by IP address Type the name of the computer in the Workstation Name column for example Main Lab WS1 Repeat steps 5 to 7 for each computer you want to add to the computer lab H NOTE To remove a computer from the computer lab select the computer and then click Remove Computer Creating administered application blocking rules An application blocking rule allows teachers either to allow specific applications and block all others or to block specific applications and allow all others For example an English teacher could allow access to Microsoft Word but block access to all other applications during the writing of an English paper Teachers can individually create and share application blocking rules in SMART Sync Teacher Alternatively you can create centrally administered application blocking rules and i
22. alist o Manually start SMART Sync Student o Manually enter an ID after starting SMART Sync Student The relevant controls in SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool will be disabled or hidden CHAPTER 2 Installing SMART Sync software in a single classroom 4 In the Startup page select one of the following options Option Allows the student to select from a list of available teachers Automatically connects with this Teacher ID Automatically connects with this hostname or IP address Automatically connects using administered classes Select this option to Allow the student to select a teacher from a drop down list using teacher discovery Hl NOTE This option is disabled if you clicked Hidden from student in step 3 Connect SMART Sync Student to a specific teacher through the teacher s ID Type the ID in the box below the option Connect SMART Sync Student to a specific teacher through the host name or IP address Type the host name or IP address in the box below the option Hl NoTE If your network uses DHCP refer to the computer by host name rather than by IP address Connect SMART Sync Student to a specific teacher specified in a SMART School file If you selected Allows the student to select from a list of available teachers and want to use SMART Sync Class List Server for teacher discovery or if you selected Automatically connects using administered classes select the Uses this Class List Server hostn
23. ame or IP address check box Type the host name or IP address of the SMART Sync Class List Server computer in the box below the check box Hl NOTE If your network uses DHCP refer to the SMART Sync Class List Server computer by host name rather than by IP address If the computer has multiple network adapters click Network Adapter Selection to specify the order of the network adapters Click Next In the Options page clear the Start SMART Sync Student automatically check box if you don t want SMART Sync Student to start when the student first logs on Hl NoTE This check box is disabled if you selected Hidden from student in step 3 Cc HAPTER 2 Installing SMART Sync software in a single classroom 9 Select the check boxes for the options you want to enable and then click Next Check box Ask questions Chat Submit files Select this check box to Allow the student to ask questions through SMART Sync software Allow the student to chat with other students through SMART Sync software Allow the student to submit files through SMART Sync software Exit the Student program Allow the student to close SMART Sync Student H NOTE These check boxes aren t visible if you clicked Hidden from student in step 3 10 Inthe Student ID page select one of the following options and then click Next Option Student Controlled The following Found in this Active Directory field Anonymous 11
24. appears Follow the on screen instructions In the final step of the wizard select the Install SMART Sync Administrator Tool check box and clear the other two check boxes Click Install Windows Installer installs SMART Sync Administrator Tool I To install SMART Sync Administrator Tool from the website 1 2 Go to www smarttech com downloads Browse to the SMART Sync 2010 download page and then follow the on screen instructions to download the SMART Sync Teacher executable file Double click the executable file The SMART Sync Teacher installation wizard appears CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district 4 Follow the on screen instructions In the final step of the wizard select the Install SMART Sync Administrator Tool check box and clear the other two check boxes 5 Click Install Windows Installer installs SMART Sync Administrator Tool Using information from third party applications If you manage school information using a third party application you might be able to export the school information to a Comma Separated Values CSV file to use it in your SMART School file The information that the CSV file contains depends on how computers are used in your school Creating a CSV file for schools with individual computers If each student has his or her own laptop or assigned computer in a class create a CSV file that contains student teacher and class information PersonID
25. ass List Server host name or IP address to which SMART Sync Student will connect automatically 1 default Start SMART Sync Student when the student first logs on 0 Don t start SMART Sync Student when the student first logs on 1 default Allow the student to ask questions through SMART Sync Student 0 Don t allow the student to ask questions through SMART Sync Student 1 default Allow the student to chat with other students through SMART Sync Student 0 Don t allow the student to chat with other students through SMART Sync Student 1 default Allow the student to submit files through SMART Sync Student 0 Don t allow the student to submit files through SMART Sync Student Notes If you set SYNC_VISIBLE to 0 you must include this property SYNC_CONNECTIP or SYNC_ NAMINGSERVERLOC If you include this property don t include SYNC _ CONNECTIP and SYNC_ NAMINGSERVERLOC If you set SYNC_VISIBLE to 0 you must include this property SYNC_CONTEACHID or SYNC_ NAMINGSERVERLOC If you include this property don t include SYNC _ CONTEACHID and SYNC_ NAMINGSERVERLOC If you set SYNC_ VISIBLE to 0 you must include this property SYNC_CONTEACHID or SYNC_CONNECTIP If you include this property don t include SYNC _ CONTEACHID and SYNC_ CONNECTIP This property is only applicable if you set SYNC_VISIBLE to 1 This property is only applicable if you set SYNC_VISIBLE to 1
26. c cece cece cece cccceeeeeecececeseeeeeee 35 Removing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student 2200 222e cece eee eee 35 Using third party imaging or remote management software 0 2 ce cece cece eee eee cece eeeee 36 After installing SMART Sync software you may need to modify it or remove it You can use the same tools you used to install SMART Sync software to modify or remove it Using the command line interface Using the SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student installation packages see page 28 you can complete the following tasks using the command line interface e Adding or removing SMART Sync Teacher components e Removing SMART Sync Teacher e Removing SMART Sync Student Adding or removing SMART Sync Teacher components After installing the SMART Sync Teacher on a computer you may decide to add or remove components For example you may have installed SMART Sync Teacher on the same computer you now want to install SMART Sync Class List Server and SMART Sync Administrator Tool on To add a component Run the following command 33 CHAPTER 4 Modifying or removing SMART Sync software e Path is the path to the SMART Sync 2010 msi file e Remove properties is the set of properties for the component you want to remove Components Add Properties SMART Sync INSTALLTEACHER REINSTALLMODE voums Teacher REMOVE Teac
27. d select the SMART School file Hl NOTE Before you can specify the path toa SMART School file you must install SMART Sync Administrator Tool and then use it to create the SMART School file Customizing the SMART Sync Student installation package To customize the SMART Sync Student installation package open the SMART Sync Student msi file in SMART Install Manager see Using SMART Install Manager on page 48 and then complete the following procedures When customizing the SMART Sync Student installation package you can configure the software by using either a SyncClient ini file or the controls in SMART Install Manager 51 APPENDIX C SMART Install Manager reference To set installation options 1 Click Installation Options The nstallation Options page appears 2 Inthe nstallation directory box type the path to your preferred folder for SMART Sync software H NOTE If you don t include this property Windows Installer installs SMART Sync Student in PROGRAMFILES SMART Technologies SMART Sync Student 3 Select the Install Start menu and desktop shortcuts check box to create shortcuts to SMART Sync software in the Start menu and on the desktop E To configure SMART Sync Student using a SyncClient ini file 1 Click Student Configuration File The Student Configuration File page appears 2 Inthe Configuration file box type the full path and file name for the SyncClient ini file OR Click Browse and then us
28. e folder as the MSI file Language Code File English U S 1033 1033 mst English UK 2057 2057 mst Arabic 1025 1025 mst Chinese Simplified 2052 2052 mst Czech 1029 1029 mst Danish 1030 1030 mst Dutch 1043 1043 mst Finnish 1035 1035 mst French France 1036 1036 mst French Canada 3084 3084 mst German 1031 1031 mst Greek 1032 1032 mst Hebrew 1037 1037 mst Hungarian 1038 1038 mst Italian 1040 1040 mst Norwegian 1044 1044 mst Polish 1045 1045 mst Portuguese Portugal 2070 2070 mst Portuguese Brazil 1046 1046 mst Russian 1049 1049 mst Slovak 1051 1051 mst Slovenian 1060 1060 mst Spanish Spain 1034 1034 mst Spanish Mexico 2058 2058 mst Swedish 1053 1053 mst Turkish 1055 1055 mst The language files are available from the same locations as the SMART Sync installation packages Customizing the installation packages After locating the installation packages you can customize them by creating MST files 29 CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district IMPORTANT If you installed SMART Sync Class List Server and SMART Sync Administrator Tool and created a SMART School file customize the SMART Sync Teacher installation package to reference the SMART School file location and the SMART Sync Student installation package to reference the SMART Sync Class List Server location You can create MST files using SMART Install Manager See page 47 or a third party tool such as Orca database editor and t
29. e interface 30 33 components adding 33 removing 34 computer labs 24 computer requirements 1 configuring Student 8 51 Teacher 50 contact information 58 CSV files 17 21 customization 50 51 59 Czech D Danish desktop icons DHCP DirectX display settings documentation Documents folder domain controllers downloads Dutch E English Excel exit files Finnish firewalls French G general inquiries German Greek Group Policy H hard disk space 29 29 42 10 20 54 1 37 57 11 32 6 7 15 16 28 29 29 17 11 11 29 38 29 58 29 29 31 36 INDEX Hebrew 29 host names 10 20 Hungarian 29 IDs student See student IDs teacher See teacher IDs importing information 21 INI files 42 52 inquiries 58 Install Manager See SMART Install Manager installation check list i installation types 2 installation wizards 6 16 installing Administrator Tool 16 Student 27 Teacher 27 Internet blocking rules 25 Internet Explorer Internet browser 1 IP addresses 10 20 Italian 29 L labs See computer labs language files 29 language setup 40 41 M MSI files 28 MST files 29 40 41 49 My Documents folder 11 N network adapters 10 network requirements 2 38 Norwegian 29 60 O online support P parameters Polish ports Portuguese prerequisites product key programs properties Student Teacher Q questions quit R RAM registration requirements
30. e the dialog box to browse to and select the SyncClient ini file Hl NoTE If you ve previously installed SMART Sync software you can run the SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool to create a SyncClient ini file which you can then refer to in this box I To configure SMART Sync Student using SMART Install Manager 1 Click Interface The nterface page appears 52 53 APPENDIX C SMART Install Manager reference 2 Select one of the following options Option Visible to students Hidden from students Select this option to Show the SMART Sync software user interface to the student Hide the SMART Sync software user interface from the student El NOTE If you click Hidden from students the student won t be able to do the following o Connect to a teacher by selecting his or her name from a list o Manually start SMART Sync Student o Manually enter an ID after starting SMART Sync Student 3 Click Startup The Startup page appears APPENDIX C SMART Install Manager reference 4 Select one of the following options 54 Option Allows the student to select from a list of available teachers Automatically connects with this Teacher ID Automatically connects with this hostname or IP address Uses this Class List Server hostname or IP address IMPORTANT Select this option to Allow the student to select a teacher from a list Hl NOTE This option is disabled if you clicked Hidden from student in st
31. ee Using information from third party applications on page 17 I To import student teacher and class information 1 Start SMART Sync Administrator Tool see Starting SMART Sync Administrator Tool on page 19 Click Import Information Click Browse to the right of the Student Teacher Class CSV file Location box The Open Classes CSV File dialog box appears Navigate to and select a student teacher and class CSV file Click Open The Open Classes CSV File dialog box closes and the path to the CSV file appears in the Student Teacher Class CSV file Location box I To import computer lab information 1 Start SMART Sync Administrator Tool see Starting SMART Sync Administrator Tool on page 19 Click Import Information Click Browse to the right of the Computer Lab CSV File Location box The Open Labs CSV File dialog box appears Navigate to and select a computer lab CSV file Click Open The Open Labs CSV File dialog box closes and the path to the CSV file appears in the Computer Lab CSV File Location box Entering student information You can import student information from a CSV file see Importing school information above Alternatively you can manually enter student information ina SMART School file using SMART Sync Administrator Tool 21 CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district Hl NOTE Student information is required only if you re entering classes in the SMART Sch
32. ep 2 Connect SMART Sync software to a specific teacher through the teacher s ID Type the ID in the box below the option Connect SMART Sync software to a specific teacher through the host name or IP address Type the host name or IP address in the box below the option Hl NoTE If your network uses DHCP refer to the computer by host name rather than by IP address Connect SMART Sync software to a specific teacher using SMART Sync Class List Server Type the host name or IP address of the SMART Sync Class List Server computer in the box below the option Hl NoTE If your network uses DHCP refer to the SMART Sync Class List Server computer by host name rather than by IP address If you clicked Hidden from student in step 2 but do not provide a teacher ID host name or IP address in this step the student will not be able to connect to a teacher Click Options The Options page appears Clear the Start SMART Sync Student automatically check box if you don t want SMART Sync Student to start when the student first logs on Hl NoTE This check box is disabled if you selected Hidden from student in step 2 APPENDIX C SMART Install Manager reference 7 Select the following check boxes Check box Ask questions Chat Submit files Select this check box to Allow the student to ask questions through SMART Sync Student Allow the student to chat with other students through SMART Sync Student Allow the st
33. est when the teachers and students computers are set to the same screen resolution and color depth However the software makes adjustments for different color settings and resolutions For example if a broadcasting computer either teacher or student runs at a higher resolution than a viewing computer scroll bars appear on the viewing computer so you can view the entire higher resolution screen Similarly if a broadcasting computer has a higher color setting than a viewing computer the broadcasting computer s colors are reduced so the user can see it at the viewing computer For example if a student s computer has a higher color setting than the teacher s computer the teacher sees a Color Reduced message below the thumbnail When the teacher views a live full screen image the colors appear slightly degraded For information on how to change the display settings of your school s monitors see the instructions that came with the operating system SMART Sync software works best when the screen resolution is 1024 x 768 Refer to the following table for the optimal screen resolution and color depth for your school s monitors Color depth screen resolution High color 16 bit True color 32 bit 1024 x 768 or lower Optimal Optimal 1152 x 864 Acceptable Acceptable 1280 x 1024 Acceptable Acceptable 1600 x 1200 Acceptable Not recommended 37 APPENDIX A Recommended computer and network settings Network size and speed The
34. he Windows Installer properties see Windows Installer reference on page 39 Deploying the installation packages The final step in installing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student is to deploy the installation packages You can do this using the command line interface or third party imaging or remote management software Using the command line interface Using the command line interface you can deploy the SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student installation packages in many ways including running commands from the Command Prompt window and including commands in batch script files I To install SMART Sync Teacher Run the following command if you created an MST file to customize the installation package Parameter OR Run the following command if you didn t create an MST file to customize the installation package msiexec i Path J SMART Sync 2010 msi Properties Parameter Where e Path is the path to the SMART Sync 2010 msi file and MST file e MST File is the name of the MST file e Properties is a set of properties you can include to customize the installation see SMART Sync Teacher installation package on page 39 30 CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district IMPORTANT If you installed SMART Sync Class List Server and SMART Sync Administrator Tool and created a SMART School file include the SCHOOLFILE property e Parameter is the installation parameter see Parameters on
35. he path to your preferred folder for SMART Sync software H NOTE If you don t include this property Windows Installer installs SMART Sync Teacher in PROGRAMFILES SMART Technologies SMART Sync 2010 Select the check boxes of the software components you want to install Click Product Key The Product Key page appears In the Product key box type your school s 22 character product key for SMART Sync software I To configure SMART Product Update 1 50 Click SMART Product Update SPU Options The SMART Product Update SPU Options page appears APPENDIX C SMART Install Manager reference 2 Select the Install SMART Product Update check box to install SMART Product Update H NOTE SMART Product Update doesn t check for updates to SMART Sync software However it does check for updates to other installed SMART products 3 Inthe Check for updates box type the number of days between SMART Product Update checks Hl NoTE By default SMART Product Update checks for product updates every 30 days You can set it to check for product updates at intervals of one to 60 days 4 Select the Notify users about SMART product updates check box to notify the user when product updates are available I To specify a SMART School file 1 Click SMART School File The SMART School File page appears 2 Inthe SMART School file box type the path to the SMART School file OR Click Browse and then use the dialog box to browse to an
36. her SMART Sync Class INSTALLCLASSLISTSERVER REINSTALLMODE voums List Server REMOVE ClassListServer SMART Sync INSTALLADMINTOOL REINSTALLMODE voums Administrator Tool REMOVE AdminToo l See page 35 for examples I To remove a component Run the following command properties q Where e Path is the path to the SMART Sync 2010 msi file e Installation properties are the INSTALL properties of the components already installed TIP If SMART Sync Teacher is already installed you don t need to include the INSTALLTEACHER property as it s enabled by default e Add properties is the set of properties for the component you want to add Components Add Properties SMART Sync INSTALLTEACHER 1 REINSTALLMODE voums Teacher ADDLOCAL Teacher SMART Sync Class INSTALLCLASSLISTSERVER 1 REINSTALLMODE voums List Server ADDLOCAL ClassListServer SMART Sync INSTALLADMINTOOL 1 REINSTALLMODE voums Administrator Tool ADDLOCAL AdminToo See page 35 for examples 34 CHAPTER 4 Modifying or removing SMART Sync software Component addition examples The following example installs SMART Sync Administrator Tool on a computer that already has SMART Sync Teacher but not SMART Sync Class List Server msiexec i D TeacherSetup SMART Sync 2010 msi INSTALLADMINTOOL 1 REINSTALLMODE voums ADDLOCAL AdminTools qb The following
37. her and system administrator computers e Pentium IlI 600 MHz processor e 256 MB of RAM CHAPTER 1 Getting started 100 MB of free hard disk space Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems 800 x 600 or higher resolution display with 16 bit color quality Internet Explorer Internet browser 5 0 or later DirectX technology 7 0a or later Student computers Pentium III 500 MHz processor 128 MB of RAM 55 MB of free hard disk space Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems 600 x 480 or higher resolution display with 16 bit color quality Internet Explorer Internet browser 5 0 or later DirectX technology 7 0a or later Network 802 11 a g wireless network 100 Mbps wired network or 802 11 n wireless network recommended Selecting a type of installation SMART Sync software consists of four components Component Purpose Typical location SMART Sync Teacher Allows teachers to connect with Teachers computers students and other teachers SMART Sync Student Allows students to connect with Students computers teachers SMART Sync Class List Connects teachers and students Server accessible to all Server computers teachers and students computers SMART Sync Administrator Allows teachers and system Teachers or system Tool administrators to create and edit administrators computers SMART School files which are central repositories of student teacher class computer lab and co
38. his information for teachers The unique ID of the student s or teacher s class The name of the student s or teacher s class If appropriate include the class s period to distinguish it from other classes 0 for a student OR 1 for a teacher o The first row of the spreadsheet must contain the column names as listed in the table above o The string columns can contain any character except a comma 4 Save the CSV file Creating a CSV file for schools with computer labs If your school s computers are located in labs create a CSV file that contains computer lab information Hostname Workstation Name Lab ID Lab Title 127 0 0 1 Main cece oF I2 0 0 2 Main 0 0 3 Main 0 0 4 Main Lab WS1 Main Main Lab Lab WS2 Main Main Lab Lab WS3 Main Main Lab Lab WS4 Main Main Lab CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district 127 0 0 5 Main Lab WS5 Main Main Lab I To create a computer lab CSV file 1 Export computer lab information from the third party application to a CSV file H NOTE See the third party application s Help for instructions 2 Open the CSV file using Excel or another application that can open CSV files 3 Ensure the CSV file contains the following columns Column name Type Description Hostname String The computer s host name or IP address for example 127 0 0 1 Hl NOTE If your network uses DHCP refer to the computer by host name rather
39. l Export information from third party applications to CSV files Create a SMART School school file Install SMART Sync Teacher on teachers computers and SMART Sync Student on students computers Optional Configure SMART Sync Student Reference page 37 page 2 page 14 page 16 page 17 page 19 page 6 OR page 27 page 8 Contents Installation check list 0 2220000022 c cece cece cece cece cece cece ee anaana aanne i Chapter 1 Getting started 2888 1 Computer and network requirements 22 222222 ccccccceeecccccccccceeeeececceeeseees 1 Selecting a type of installation 00000000 c ccc ccc e eee e cee eeeeeeeeeeeees 2 Installing SMART Sync software in a single classroom 0 2222000000eeeee eee 5 Installing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student 0 22 22 6 Connecting students to teachers 2 2 22 2 2 eee 8 Configuring SMART Sync Student 00 0000000 e cece ee innnan 8 Chapter 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district 13 Installing SMART Sync Class List Server 0 00000000000000 e cece cece ce cceceeeeeeceeeee 14 Installing and using SMART Sync Administrator Tool 2 22222 c cece e cece cece cece cece eee ees 15 Installing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student 2 2220 22220 cece e eee 27 Chapter 4 Modifying or removing SMART Sync software 2
40. leshooting articles software and more Training Visit smarttech com trainingcenter for training materials and information about our training services Technical support If you experience difficulty with your SMART product please contact your local reseller before contacting SMART Support Your local reseller can resolve most issues without delay H NOTE To locate your local reseller visit smarttech com wheretobuy All SMART products include online telephone fax and e mail support Online smarttech com contactsupport Telephone 1 403 228 5940 or Toll Free 1 866 518 6791 U S Canada Monday to Friday 5a m 6 p m Mountain Time Fax 1 403 806 1256 E mail support smarttech com 57 APPENDIX D Customer support General inquiries Address SMART Technologies 3636 Research Road NW Calgary AB T2L 1Y1 CANADA Switchboard 1 403 228 5940 or Toll Free 1 866 518 6791 U S Canada Fax 1 403 228 2500 E mail info smarttech com Registration To help us serve you register online at smarttech com registration 58 Index A Active Directory directory service 11 44 55 administrator computers 1 application blocking rules 24 applications in SMART Sync 2 rules for blocking 24 Arabic 29 B blocking rules application See application blocking rules Internet See Internet blocking rules browsers See web browsers C chat 11 check list i Chinese 29 classes 23 color quality 1 37 command lin
41. mputer information and application and Internet blocking rules CHAPTER 1 Getting started Which of these components you install depends on whether you re implementing SMART Sync software in a single classroom or across your school or district Single classroom installation A single classroom installation includes SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student e The teacher creates his or her own teacher ID classes application blocking rules and Internet blocking rules and manages the class with SMART Sync Teacher e Students connect to the teacher through SMART Sync Student by selecting the teacher s ID from a drop down list or entering the teacher computer s host name or IP address See Installing SMART Sync software in a single classroom on page 5 for instructions on completing this type of installation Ei NOTE Although this type of installation is preferable if you re installing SMART Sync software in a single classroom complete the procedures for a school or district wide installation if you re considering installing SMART Sync software in other classrooms in the future School or district wide installation A school or district wide installation includes all four components Teachers and students connect to each other thorough SMART Sync Class List Server Unlike in single classroom installations in school or district wide installations teacher IDs classes application blocking rules and Internet blocking rules are cen
42. n Installing SMART Sync Class List Server In atypical school or district wide installation you install SMART Sync Class List Server on a server or other computer on your school s or district s network that all teachers and students computers can access CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district I To install SMART Sync Class List Server from the CD 1 Insert the SMART Sync software CD in the computer The SMART Sync Classroom Management Software dialog box appears H NOTE If the dialog box doesn t appear browse to and open CD Drive CDBrowser exe Click Install Teacher Edition The SMART Sync Teacher installation wizard appears Follow the on screen instructions In the final step of the wizard select the Install SMART Sync Class List Server check box and clear the other two check boxes Click Install Windows Installer installs SMART Sync Class List Server I To install SMART Sync Class List Server from the website 1 2 Go to www smarttech com downloads Browse to the SMART Sync 2010 download page and then follow the on screen instructions to download the SMART Sync Teacher executable file Double click the executable file The SMART Sync Teacher installation wizard appears Follow the on screen instructions In the final step of the wizard select the Install SMART Sync Class List Server check box and clear the other two check boxes Click Install Wind
43. nclude them ina SMART School file 24 CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district E To create a rule 1 10 Start SMART Sync Administrator Tool see Starting SMART Sync Administrator Tool on page 19 Click Application Blocking Click Add A new row appears in the application blocking rule table Type a name in the Rule Name column for example English Paper Select Block all applications except those listed below to block all applications except those you include in the rule OR Select Allow all applications except those listed below to allow all applications except those you include in the rule Click Add Application The Select Application dialog box appears Navigate to and select the application s executable exe file Click Open The Select Application dialog box closes and a new row appears in the application table Type a name for the application in the Display Name column if you don t want to use the default name Repeat steps 6 to 9 or each application you want to add to the application blocking rule Hl NOTE To remove an application from the application blocking rule select the application and then click Remove Application Creating administered Internet blocking rules An Internet blocking rule allows teachers either to allow specific websites and block all others or to block specific websites and allow all others For example a history teacher could block
44. on wizard appears 4 Follow the on screen instructions 5 Click Install Windows Installer installs SMART Install Manager Using SMART Install Manager After you install SMART Install Manager shortcuts to the software appear on the desktop and in the Start menu under All Programs gt SMART Technologies gt SMART Install Manager With SMART Install Manager you can do the following e Open an installation package e Save your changes to the installation package e Publish your changes to the installation packages as an MST file Opening an installation package To customize an installation package open its MSI file in SMART Install Manager by doing one of the following e Select File gt Open e Click e Drag the MSI file into the SMART Install Manager window Alternatively you can search for installation packages on your computer by clicking je or on CDs or DVDs by clicking 48 APPENDIX C SMART Install Manager reference Wi tip All installation packages you ve previously opened in SMART Install Manager appear in the Unmodified Packages tab After you open an installation package a set of pages for that installation package appear in SMART Install Manager ET SAAT irata Manager SMART Syme Teacher 2010 Untied Wo ce tort Wekcome Installation Options D gt Ystaleton reci Cefaut Prog antes oide SMART Techrologes GMART Sync 2039 Note The apon a oriy used during frst retaliston of
45. ool file see Entering class or computer lab information on the next page I To add a student 1 Start SMART Sync Administrator Tool see Starting SMART Sync Administrator Tool on page 19 2 Click Students 3 Click Add Student A new row appears in the table 4 Type the student s last name in the Last Name column 5 Type the student s first name in the First Name column 6 Type the student s ID in the Student ID column IMPORTANT The ID you enter here must match the ID the student uses to log on to SMART Sync Student Hl NoTE SMART Sync Administrator Tool generates a random ID for the student if you don t specify one Entering teacher information You can import teacher information from a CSV file See Importing school information on the previous page Alternatively you can manually enter teacher information ina SMART School file using SMART Sync Administrator Tool H NOTE Teacher information is required only if you re entering classes in the SMART School file see Entering class or computer lab information on the next page I To add a teacher 1 Start SMART Sync Administrator Tool see Starting SMART Sync Administrator Tool on page 19 22 CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district Click Teachers Click Add Teacher A new row appears in the table Type the teacher s last name in the Last Name column Type the teacher s first name in the First Name column
46. ows Installer installs SMART Sync Class List Server Installing and using SMART Sync Administrator Tool SMART Sync Administrator Tool allows you to create SMART School files CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district A SMART School file contains information about students teachers classes and computer labs in your school as well as rules that teachers can apply to block student access to applications and websites If you specify the location of aSMART School file in SMART Sync Teacher teachers can use this information to connect to their students In most situations you only need to create one SMART School file per school so that all teachers and students in the school can connect to each other For security reasons when you create the file save it in a location accessible to teachers and system administrators but not to students After creating the file you can update it Installing SMART Sync Administrator Tool In a typical school or district wide installation you install SMART Sync Administrator Tool on one or more system administrators computers I To install SMART Sync Administrator Tool from the CD 1 Insert the SMART Sync software CD in the computer The SMART Sync Classroom Management Software dialog box appears H NOTE If the dialog box doesn t appear browse to and open CD Drive C DBrowser exe 2 Click Install Teacher Edition The SMART Sync Teacher installation wizard
47. page 45 I To install SMART Sync Student Run the following command if you created an MST file to customize the installation package Parameter OR Run the following command if you didn t create an MST file to customize the installation package msiexec i Path SMART Sync Student msi Properties Parameter Where e Path is the path to the SMART Sync 2010 msi file and MST file e MST File is the name of the MST file e Properties is a set of properties you can include to customize the installation see SMART Sync Teacher installation package on page 39 IMPORTANT If you installed SMART Sync Class List Server and SMART Sync Administrator Tool and created a SMART School file include the SYNC_NAMINGSERVERLOC property e Parameter is the installation parameter see Parameters on page 45 Using third party imaging or remote management software The following procedure shows how to deploy SMART Sync software using Windows operating systems Group Policy based deployment software For information on deploying SMART Sync software using your organization s third party imaging or remote management software see the software s documentation 31 CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district NOTE This procedure may vary depending on your version of Windows operating system and your system preferences I To deploy an installation package 1 10 11 12 13 14 32
48. plication and Intemet blocking rules The students connect to the teacher by selecting the teacher s ID from a drop down list or entering the teacher computer s host name or IP address However you can change this if necessary by configuring SMART Sync Student CHAPTER 2 Installing SMART Sync software in a single classroom Installing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student If you re installing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student on a small number of computers or if teachers and students are responsible for installing software on their own computers use the installation wizards to install the software You can start the installation wizards by inserting the SMART Sync software CD into the computer or downloading executable exe files from the SMART website Installing SMART Sync Teacher I To install SMART Sync Teacher from the CD 1 Insert the SMART Sync software CD into the teacher s computer The SMART Sync Classroom Management Software dialog box appears Hl NOTE If the dialog box doesn t appear browse to and open CD Drive C DBrowser exe Click Install Teacher Edition The SMART Sync Teacher installation wizard appears Follow the on screen instructions Click Install Windows Installer installs SMART Sync Teacher I To install SMART Sync Teacher from the website 1 2 Go to smarttech com software Browse to the SMART Sync 2010 download page and then follow the on screen instructions
49. preferred TCP IP network configuration for SMART Sync software is a switch or a switching hub that restricts network traffic to a particular segment of your local area network In this configuration other network traffic doesn t affect your system and SMART Sync software doesn t slow down other segments of the network Network activity is faster when the number of connected students is smaller Network type Maximum number of students 100 Mbps 80 Wireless single 802 11 a g access point 30 Wireless single 802 11 n access point 35 Mi Tip Graphics rich backgrounds on your students screens can slow SMART Sync software performance Performance is best if your students screens have simple single color backgrounds Internet connection firewalls If you install SMART Sync software on a computer that has an active Internet connection firewall the firewall can cause network problems If possible set the firewall to allow network traffic from SMART Sync software If this doesn t resolve the problem ensure the following network communication ports are open Port Type Purpose 5463 TCP Main teacher to student communications port 5485 TCP Main teacher to teacher communications port 5496 UDP Teacher discovery port 5491 UDP Broadcast port 5493 UDP Broadcast recovery port 46200 TCP SMART Sync Class List Server 38 Appendix B Windows Installer reference PRODCMICS E E hc se eae EE EE ewe es ae dds Bat ove cen E E aieeene 39 SMA
50. roduct updates every 30 days You can set it to check for product updates at intervals of one to 60 days This property is only applicable if you install SMART Product Update This property is only applicable if you install SMART Product Update The following are properties for the SMART Sync Student installation package Property Values General properties INSTALLDIR String The path to your preferred folder for SMART Sync Student TRANSFORMS String A language MST file for the installation see Locating the language files on page 29 41 Notes If you don t include this property Windows Installer installs SMART Sync Student in PROGRAMFILES SMART Technologies SMART Sync Student Ensure the specified MST file is in the same folder as the MSI file This property defines the language of the installers user interface and the installed software s icons and shortcuts It doesn t define the installed software s user interface language The installed software uses the computer s operating system language if it s supported or English U S if not APPENDIX B Windows Installer reference Property LOCALE Values Integer A language code for SMART Sync Student see Locating the language files on page 29 SMART Sync Student properties CREATE_ SHORTCUTS PATHTOINI 1 default Include shortcuts to SMART Sync Student in the Start menu and on the desktop Null Don t include shortc
51. stallation files 2 Customizing the installation packages 3 Deploying the installation packages CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district Locating the installation files The first step in installing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student across a school or district is to locate the installation packages and supporting files Locating the installation packages There are two installation packages also known as MSI files for SMART Sync software Installation package File name Components SMART Sync Teacher SMART Sync SMART Sync Teacher SMART Sync Class List 2010 msi Server and SMART Sync Administrator Tool SMART Sync Student SMART Sync SMART Sync Student Student msi Both installation packages are located on the SMART Sync software CD The SMART Sync Teacher installation package is located in the TeacherSetup folder and the SMART Sync Student installation package is located in the StudentSetup folder Alternatively you can download both packages from www smarttech com downloads Save the packages in a location on your school s network that is accessible to all computers on which you plan to install SMART Sync software 28 CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district Locating the language files If you plan to deploy the SMART Sync software installation packages in a language other than English U S ensure the corresponding MST file for that language is in the sam
52. stomizing the SMART Sync Teacher installation package 2 2022220c cee eeeeeeeeeeee eee ees 50 Customizing the SMART Sync Student installation package 0 000 0c eee eee 51 SMART Install Manager allows you to customize SMART software installation packages also known as MSI files by publishing MST files You can then install the MSI and MST files on computers using third party imaging or remote management software Installing SMART Install Manager You can install SMART Install Manager from the included CD OR You can download and install SMART Install Manager from the SMART Support website I To install the software from the CD 1 Insert the CD in your computer s CD drive A dialog box appears Hl NOTE If the dialog box doesn t appear browse to and open CD Drive C DBrowser exe in Windows Explorer 2 Click Administrator Preparation and Tools and then click Install SMART Install Manager The SMART Install Manager installation wizard appears 47 APPENDIX C SMART Install Manager reference 3 Follow the on screen instructions 4 Click Install Windows Installer installs SMART Install Manager I To install the software from the website 1 Goto smarttech com software 2 Browse to the appropriate download page and then follow the on screen instructions to download the Install Manager exe executable file 3 Double click the Install Manager exe file The SMART Install Manager installati
53. t to a specified teacher ID host name or IP address rather than requiring the student to provide this information each time he or she logs on For more information see the following section Configuring SMART Sync Student Run the SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool to configure SMART Sync Student on a student s computer The SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool updates the SyncClient ini file on the student s computer which you can then use to configure SMART Sync Student on other students computers without running the tool each time Running the SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool If you want to configure a SMART Sync Student installation you can run the SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool CHAPTER 2 Installing SMART Sync software in a single classroom E To run the SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool 1 Select Start gt All Programs gt SMART Technologies gt SMART Sync gt SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool 2010 The SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool appears Click Next In the Interface page select one of the following options and then click Next Option Select this option to Visible to students Show the SMART Sync Student user interface to the student Hidden from students Hide the SMART Sync Student user interface from the student Hi NOTE If you click Hidden from students the student won t be able to do the following o Connect to a teacher by selecting the teacher s name from
54. tasks before reviewing and saving the file e Locate SMART Sync Class List Server see Locating SMART Sync Class List Server on page 26 20 CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district e Import school information see mporting school information on page 21 OR Enter student teacher or class information see Entering student information on page 21 Entering teacher information on page 22 and Entering class or computer lab information on page 23 OR Enter computer lab information see Entering class or computer lab information on page 23 Create administered application blocking rules see Creating administered application blocking rules on page 24 Create administered Internet blocking rules see Creating administered Internet blocking rules on page 25 I To review the SMART School file 1 Start SMART Sync Administrator Tool see Starting SMART Sync Administrator Tool on page 19 Click Summary If any warnings appear read them and take the appropriate actions Click Exit Installing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student After installing SMART Sync Class List Server and SMART Sync Administrator Tool and creating a SMART School file you can install SMART Sync Teacher on teachers computers and SMART Sync Student on students computers Installing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student across a school or district involves three steps 27 1 Locating the in
55. than by IP address Workstation Name String The computer s name Lab ID String The unique ID of the computer s lab Lab Title String The name of the computer s lab H NOTES o The first row of the spreadsheet must contain the column names as listed in the table above o The string columns can contain any character except a comma 4 Save the CSV file Creating a SMART School file After installing SMART Sync Administrator Tool and exporting information from third party applications to CSV files you can use SMART Sync Administrator Tool to create a SMART School file Starting SMART Sync Administrator Tool The first step in creating a SMART School file is to stat SMART Sync Administrator Tool I To create a SMART School file 1 Double click the SMART Sync Administrator Tool 2010 icon on your desktop The SMART Sync Administrator Tool window appears CHAPTER 3 Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district Click School File Click Create anew SMART School file and save it as Click Browse The Select School File Location dialog box appears Browse to the folder where you want to create the SMART School file IMPORTANT For security reasons create the SMART School file in a location that is accessible to teachers and system administrators but not to students Teacher can have read only access to the file but system administrators require read write access Type a name in the File name box Click Save
56. to download the SMART Sync Teacher executable file Double click the executable file The SMART Sync Teacher installation wizard appears Follow the on screen instructions CHAPTER 2 Installing SMART Sync software in a single classroom 5 Click Install Windows Installer installs SMART Sync Teacher Installing SMART Sync Student I To install SMART Sync Student from the CD 1 Insert the SMART Sync software CD into the student s computer The SMART Sync Classroom Management Software dialog box appears H NOTE If the dialog box doesn t appear browse to and open CD Drive CDBrowser exe Click Install Student Edition The SMART Sync Student installation wizard appears Follow the on screen instructions Click Install Windows Installer installs SMART Sync Student I To install SMART Sync Student from the website 1 2 Go to smarttech com software Browse to the SMART Sync 2010 download page and then follow the on screen instructions to download the SMART Sync Student executable file Double click the executable file The SMART Sync Student installation wizard appears Follow the on screen instructions Click Install Windows Installer installs SMART Sync Student Deploying the SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student installation packages If you re installing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student on a large number of computers you can deploy the installation packages to the teacher
57. trally managed in SMART School files created with SMART Sync Administrator Tool This makes this type of installation ideal for implementing SMART Sync software across your school or district See Installing SMART Sync software across a school or district on page 13 for instructions on completing this type of installation Chapter 2 Installing SMART Sync software ina single classroom Installing SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student 2 2 22 222222222 e cece e cece cece e ee 6 Installing SMART Sync Teacher 2 2 0 0 2222 c cece cece cece cece ccc cece eee ceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6 Installing SMART Sync Student 2 22 22 c cece cece cece cece cc eeeeeeeeees 7 Deploying the SMART Sync Teacher and SMART Sync Student installation packages 7 Connecting students to teachers 22 22 22 ee 8 Configuring SMART Sync Student 00000 c cece ee eee cence eee e eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 8 Running the SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool 200 02022222 e cece eee ee eee cece eee eee 8 Automatically configuring SMART Sync Student 00 0 2 22 c cee e cece eeeeeeeeeee 12 In atypical single classroom installation you install SMART Sync Teacher on one or more teachers computers and SMART Sync Student on students computers SMART Sync Teacher SMART Sync SMART Sync SMART Sync Student Student Student After installation the teacher creates his or her own class and ap
58. ty SYNC_STUDIDMODE is set to 1 automatically APPENDIX B Windows Installer reference Parameters The following are the standard Windows Installer parameters Parameter Use Iq Hide the installation wizard Hl NoTE This is Silent mode Iqb Show a basic installation wizard lab Show a basic installation wizard without a Cancel button Iqb Show a basic installation wizard with a dialog box signaling the end of the installation Iqbt Show a basic installation wizard without a Cancel button but with a dialog box signaling the end of the installation qr Show a reduced installation wizard qf Show the full installation wizard including a dialog box signaling the end of the installation or the Fatal Error User Exit or Exit dialog box Iqn Hide the installation wizard and the dialog box signaling the end of the installation qnt Hide the installation wizard but show the dialog box signaling the end of the installation 45 Appendix C SMART Install Manager reference Installing SMART Install Manager 0000000 c cece cece ce cece cece eee e ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 47 Using SMART Install Manager 00 00002202 c cece cece cece cece ccc ccc cece cece daraanan annann 48 Opening an installation package 0 000222 c eee eee cee ee cee cece naonnana nnana 48 Saving your changes eee 49 Publishing your changes as an MST file 00 00002002 o ccc cece cece cc ccc cece cece cece eeeees 49 Cu
59. udent to submit files through SMART Sync Student Exit the Student program Allow the student to close SMART Sync Student H NOTE These check boxes aren t visible if you clicked Hidden from student in step 2 8 Click Student ID 10 11 55 The Student ID page appears Select one of the following options Option Student Controlled The following Found in this Active Directory field Anonymous Click Shared Files Folder Select this option to Allow the student to enter an ID when SMART Sync Student starts Hl NOTE This option is disabled if you clicked Hidden from student in step 2 Enter a specific student ID Type the ID in the box below the option Find the student ID in an Active Directory field of the student s login account Type the Active Directory field name in the box to the right of the option Allow the student to use SMART Sync Student without entering an ID The Shared Files Folder page appears Select one of the following options Option My Documents folder Custom folder Select this option to Store files the teacher shares with the student in the My Documents folder Windows XP or Windows 7 or Documents folder Windows Vista Store files in another folder Type the path to the folder in the box below the option Appendix D Customer support Online information and support Visit smarttech com support to view and download user s guides how to and troub
60. uts to SMART Sync Student in the Start menu and on the desktop String The full path and file name for the SyncClient ini file SYNC_VISIBLE 1 default Show the SMART Sync Student 42 user interface 0 Hide the SMART Sync Student user interface Notes If you don t specify a language code using LOCALE SMART Sync Student uses the computer s operating system language if it s supported or English U S if not If you ve previously installed SMART Sync Student you can run the SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool to create a SyncClient ini file which you can then refer to in this property If you don t include this property you can configure SMART Sync Student using the SYNC_ properties described below If you don t include this property or the SYNC_ properties Windows Installer refers to the SyncClient ini file in the same folder as the MSI file If Windows Installer can t finda SyncClient ini file in this folder it uses a default SyncClient ini file APPENDIX B Windows Installer reference Property SYNC_ CONTEACHID SYNC_ CONNECTIP SYNC_NAMING SERVERLOC SYNC_ AUTOSTART SYNC_ENABLE QUESTIONS SYNC_ ENABLECHAT SYNC_ ENABLEFILE TRANSFER 43 Values String A teacher ID to which SMART Sync Student will connect automatically String A teacher host name or IP address to which SMART Sync Student will connect automatically String A SMART Sync Cl

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