Echelon LNS User Manual

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Figure 14.5 Select Setup Package Destination Folder Dialog

5. Specify the location of the setup packages that are generated. If you specify a

folder name that does not exist, the LNS Redistributable Maker utility will
create that folder automatically. You can produce various redistributable setup

packages. For instance, you may want to sell different versions of your product,
where each version of the product differs by the number of LNS Device Credits

that are initially included with it.

Click Next to continue. You will then be prompted to finish the operation and

exit the application.

Adding the LNS Runtime to an LNS-based Product Installation

The LNS Redistribution Kit will allow you to generate sets of files you can use to install

either the “Echelon LNS Server” or the “Echelon LNS Remote Client” runtime from your

application’s installation. These new runtime redistributable packages have been

produced with InstallShield DevStudio 9 as Windows Installer installations. They will
automatically uninstall older, non-Windows Installer versions of the LNS runtime

components before installing the new runtime.

Each set of redistributable files includes the setup.exe installation launcher

application, and the Windows Installer companion DLL _SetupLNS.dll. Depending

upon your installation environment, you will probably find it convenient to install the

LNS runtime using one of these methods.

The correct approach for your installation depends upon the capabilities of your
application’s installation. The setup.exe application will check for Windows Installer

version 2.0 or greater, which is required for the new LNS runtime installations, and

update the Windows Installer runtime if it is a lesser version. If your installation is

based on Windows Installer, and will update Windows Installer when necessary, it does

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