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Contemporary Research 4 Display Express System Manual
Display Express Software Installation
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Introduction
Display Express is now available in two forms, an installation CD for Windows XP Pro. Windows 7 Pro PCs and
Server 2003 servers, and preinstalled in a rack-mount PC. This manual covers both applications in three sections:
 Software Installation
 PC and System Setup
 Software Operation
Display Express Service
Display Express Service (manages data handling on Web pages) must be run on Windows XP Pro or 7 Pro 32- and
64- bit. After installation, the Display Express Service will be started automatically, and every time the computer is
booted it will be started automatically. If you want to start the service manually instead, you can do this by going
to Start Menu > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services. Scroll down to Display Express. By right-clicking,
you can change the start option to manual.
You can also start and stop the service using the Services Dialog.
Internet Information Services
Internet Information Services (IIS) should be installed on your computer before Display Express is installed. To find
out if IIS is installed on Windows XP, click on Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs, then click on the
Add/Remove Windows Components icon on the left. In the next window, scroll down and find Internet Information
Services. If it does not have a check mark next to it, then it is not installed.
To install IIS, click to put a check mark next to IIS, then click on Next, etc. You will need the CD used to install
your operating system if the files are not installed on your hard drive, or the installation files may be stored in the
server. On Windows Server 2003, look for Application Server instead of Internet Information Services in the
Add/Remove Windows Components dialog. The PC will likely need to restart.
On Windows 7, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features On or Off > Internet
Information Services (IIS), and check the box. Then, click on the + next to IIS, click on the + at World Wide Web
Services, + at Application Development Features, then click the box for ASP.NET.
Web Access to Display Express
When you install Display Express, the installer gives you a choice of standalone, LAN or WAN configuration. In
Standalone mode, no UDP/TCP ports are created, so only the user at the PC can access Display Express. In LAN
mode, the ports are opened for local LAN access only, and WAN setting opens access to browsers outside your
local LAN. Additional IT services are required to enable remote WAN access. To change access, manually uninstall
the software from Control Panel, then re-install. No data will be lost.