How to install a workstation – Interlogix Topaz User Manual User Manual
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How to install a workstation
Setting up Internet Explorer:
1. From Window’s desktop, right-click the Internet Explorer Icon and select Properties.
2. On the General tab, click Settings, select Every visit to the page, and lastly click OK to save.
3. On the Security tab, click the Local Intranet icon. Click Custom Level. Under ActiveX
controls and plug-ins change Download signed ActiveX controls, Download unsigned
ActiveX controls and Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as Safe to Enable.
Then click OK to save.
4. On the Privacy tab, move the slide bar all the way down to Accept All Cookies then click OK
to save.
5. Click OK to save and exit Internet Explorer Properties.
Installing Topaz
Make sure the workstation Sentinel is plugged into the parallel port of the PC you are going to install
the workstation software on.
Make sure you are logged in as the Administrator so you have the correct rights to install software.
Insert the Topaz Installation CD into the CD drive. If Auto Insert Notification is enabled for your CD
drive, the Install Menu appears as shown below and provides a selection list.
If the Install Menu, as shown below, does not appear within one minute, follow this procedure:
1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Double-click the drive of the CD.
3. In the root directory, double-click the file “start.bat”.
The Topaz Install screen displays.
Note: Before installing the Topaz Workstation, make sure that Topaz server has been installed and that the computers
are communicating. If you have Internet Explorer 6.0 already installed on your computer, check if the title bar
states “Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by GE”. If not, you must install the Virtual Machine that is located on
the CD. For more information see