1. Verify System Requirements
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TimePro In-House has the following system requirements:
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Operating System:
- Windows® XP Professional
- Windows® Vista 32- or 64-bit version
- Windows® 7 32- or 64-bit version
- Windows Server™ 2003 Standard, Enterprise or Web Edition
- Windows Server™ 2008 Standard, Enterprise or Web 32- or 64-bit release
- Windows Server™ 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise or Web 32- or 64-bit release
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Software:
- Microsoft SQL Server® 2005/2008, or Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005/2008
All supported versions of SQL Server Express may be downloaded from the Microsoft Web site.
Intertec TimePro does not use any SQL Server 2008 features.
A simple click-once installation of SQL Server Express 2005 is provided.
Microsoft SQL Server Express 2008 does not permit such easy installation.
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Microsoft Internet Information Server® (IIS) 5.0 or later (included with
the Windows operating system)
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Microsoft Visual Basic® 6 runtime components - all recent versions of Windows have the latest VB6 components; if you are running an older
version of Windows or have not installed these components, the following Microsoft KnowledgeBase article provides a
link to the latest version if required:
Knowledge Base Article - 290887
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Microsoft .NET Runtime version 2.0 -
this is automatically part of Windows updates, or can be downloaded from Microsoft's
servers:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en
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Supported Web Browsers:
- Firefox 1 or later
- Google Chrome 1 or later
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or later
- Mozilla 1.1 or later
- Netscape 6 or later
- Opera 7 or later
- Safari 4 or later
Disclaimer: With frequent security and other updates being made to
browsers, it is possible that some minor incompatibilities may be
introduced. We do our best to resolve such issues once we become aware of
them.
The most commonly-used browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla
Firefox, and our testing is most exhaustive on these browsers. For other
browsers not listed above, we do not do rigorous testing, but they should work as
long as the browser complies with Internet standards.
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Minimum Hardware:
- Intel Pentium III or later
- 128Mb RAM
- 60MB free disk space for Intertec TimePro In-House
- 430MB free disk space for Microsoft SQL Server Express

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2. Install Internet Information Server
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Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) is a required component of
TimePro In-House.
You can verify if you already have Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
installed on your computer, by looking for the World Wide Web service in the Services
administration tool [this can be found in Administrative Tools on the Control
Panel].
The World Wide Web service should be started, as shown in the Status column in
the image below:
If there is no World Wide Web service, you will need to install IIS on your
computer. The steps differ slightly for different versions of Windows.
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Go to the Control Panel.
Depending on Windows version, click on one of:
- Add/Remove Programs
- Programs and Features
- Locate the Internet Information Services feature:
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: Select Add/Remove Windows Components.
Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2: Select Turn Windows features on or off.
- Add Internet Information Services:
Windows Server 2003: select Application Server and then choose Details to see the IIS option.
Windows XP, Vista or 7: Tick the check box next to the entry "Internet Information Server (IIS)".
NB: For Windows Vista and Windows 7,
this additional step is necessary: enabling IIS6 management options.
Choose Next to complete the installation.
Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2:
In the Roles section, choose Add Roles and select IIS on the list provided; if it's not
in this list, IIS is already installed as a Role.
NB: When adding IIS, this additional step is necessary:
enabling IIS6 management options.
- Once the Windows Components Wizard has finished installing IIS, click Finish
and close the Add/Remove Programs window.
- For Windows XP, we recommend that you reboot the machine at this point to ensure a trouble-free
installation, as our testing has shown that the IIS service may not start correctly without a reboot.
Alternatively, you can verify using Control Panel | Services whether the World Wide Web Service is running and start it manually.
A manual start can be done by opening a command window (Start | Run | type "cmd" and press Enter) and entering the command "net start w3svc".

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3. Compatibility checks for IIS6 management tools and 32-bit components
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4. Install SQL Server Express (if required)
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Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005 or 2008, or SQL Server
2005 or 2008 is a required component of TimePro In-house.
Use an Existing Database Server
Intertec TimePro In-House can use an existing SQL Server Express or SQL Server
2005 or 2008 database server. The only prerequisite is that Mixed Mode
authentication must be enabled. If you have an existing
database server, there is no need to install SQL Server Express. Obtain the
connection details for the server from your Network or Systems Administrator.
Install SQL Server Express
SQL Server Express may be downloaded from Microsoft's Web site. Choose SQLEXPR32.exe for a 32-bit version of Windows, and SQLEXPR.exe for a 64-bit version of Windows.
The installation will take some time.
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Note that recent versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer by default disable file downloads from the Internet Zone.
To allow downloads, go to Tools > Internet Options > Security tab > Internet Zone and choose the Custom option.
Scroll down to the File Download section, about 40% of the way down, and enable it.
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A prerequisite is that the .NET 2.0 runtime engine must be installed. If
you do not have this installed, the required installation can be downloaded from
Microsoft's servers
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en).
If you use the one-click installation for SQL Server Express 2005, this will be
installed automatically.
- Downloads available from Microsoft:
SQL Server Express 2005
with SP3 (recommended)
SQL Server Express 2008 with SP1
- SQL Server Express 2005: one-click installation:
- Save the downloaded file into a local folder.
- Copy the setup32.bat or setup64.bat file (for 32- or 64-bit operating systems, respectively) and the DotNetFramework folder into the same folder.
- Run the .bat file (double-click it, or select it and press Enter).
- The installation will proceed automatically and result in an SQL Server instance ready for automatic configuration by the Intertec TimePro Configuration Wizard.
Note for system administrators: This SQL Server Express instance is called
TimePro and has the sa user password set to TimePro_0.
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If you downloaded SQL Server Express 2008 or did not run the one-click installation of SQL Server Express 2005,
you will have a database instance named SQLExpress and the password you chose. You will need to supply
this information to the Configuration Wizard in the next step.

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5. Install TimePro In-House
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Once IIS and your database server are installed and running, you are ready to
install the TimePro In-House application.
Make sure that you are logged in as Administrator, and complete the following
steps to install TimePro In-House:
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Go to the TimePro In-House directory on the CD media.
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Run Setup.exe.
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If required, you will be prompted to reboot your computer.

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6. Run the TimePro In-House Configuration Wizard
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Before using TimePro In-House you will need to run the TimePro In-House Configuration Wizard.
The Configuration Wizard will gather the necessary information required to
configure TimePro In-House on your computer. This includes activities such as creating
the TimePro In-House database and web site.
Make sure that you are logged in as Administrator before running the TimePro In-House
Configuration Wizard.
The Configuration Wizard can be started at the end of the TimePro In-House
installation, or from the Start menu
(Start->Programs->IntertecTimePro In-House->Configuration Wizard).

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7. Getting Started with TimePro In-House
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Congratulations! You have now completed the installation of Intertec TimePro In-House.
To help you to successfully customise TimePro In-House for your business we suggest the
following steps:
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Open your web browser and enter the address provided at the end of the
Configuration Wizard.
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Log in as Administrator with the following credentials:
Login ID:
admin
Password: password
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Access the online Help in TimePro In-House. Choose the "TimePro Setup Guide" in the
Table of Contents. This will take you through a series of steps to set up
TimePro In-House for your business.
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Once you have completed the instructions in the online Help, forward your staff
their login details so they can begin to record their hours in TimePro In-House.
Default URLs for TimePro In-House

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Possible Security Problems
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The security settings of computers, especially servers, can vary widely, and it
is possible that the automatic installation is prevented from correctly setting
permissions on the application folders. This can lead to messages indicating
permissions problems. In such a case, it will be necessary to have permissions
set manually by an administrator.
The folders and required permissions are listed below. The Internet User
accounts are:
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the Internet Guest Account (IUSR_<machine name>)
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the IIS Process Start Account (IWAM_<machine name>)
Folder |
Default Location |
Permissions |
Application Components |
c:\Program Files Intertec TimePro In-House\Components |
Read and Execute for the Internet User accounts |
Web Root |
c:\Program Files Intertec TimePro In-House\Web |
Read and Execute for the Internet User accounts |
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c:\Program Files Intertec TimePro In-House\Web |
If you plan to use the Compact edition of TimePro In-House on IIS v6 or later, Read and
Execute for the IIS_WPG account |
User Output |
C:\Program Files\Intertec TimePro In-House\Web\TP50\User |
Read, Write and Execute for the Internet User accounts |


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Intertec TimePro In-House Support
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If you have any questions regarding the installation notes above then, please
log a support call at your local TimePro support centre. You may also find the answer to
your question on our Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting
Guide pages.


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