Install CMS on a Windows XP Professional Server
This is a reserved area designed to assist those who have purchased Church Management Solutions
products.
In this situation, you may have two or more computers networked together. You may choose to install CMS on a computer that will also be using CMS. The server computer is running Windows XP Professional Edition.
On the file server, create a Shared Folder (i.e. APPS) and allow full read/write access to your CMS users to this APPS folder and subfolders on the network .
NOTE: You must allow network users to change the files in the CMS4WIN and/or FIN4WIN folder!
On
each workstation, map a drive letter to the APPS folder on the server. Go to My Computer and from the pull down menu, choose Tools | Map Network Drive.
Click the Browse button and use Network Neighborhood to browse to the Server Name and \CMS4WIN or \FIN4WIN folder. Verify the checkmark at Reconnect at Logon.
Click Finish.
On the server computer, insert the CMS
Installation CD in your CD drive. The setup should begin automatically.
Click the Install CMS Products button to begin the setup wizard.
Click Next at the Welcome screen.
Click the button
CMS People Products if you wish to install/reinstall the following modules:
· CMS Membership
· CMS Contribution
· CMS Attendance
· CMS Outreach
Click the button at
CMS Fund Accounting if you wish to install/reinstall the following the following modules:
· CMS Ledger & Payables
· CMS Payroll
Reinsert
the CD to start the setup again for installing an additional product.
The installation wizard will ask if you wish to scan for a previous installation, answer Yes.
You must verify the location for your CMS System.
The Default Location for your CMS People Products is Z:\CMS4WIN.
The Default Location for your CMS Fund Accounting System is Z:\FIN4WIN.
Click Next.
You can customize the Membership Status tables in CMS for your church denomination.
Select the appropriate denomination and click Next.
If installing CMS Fund Accounting Products, you can choose to install a Generic or Catholic Chart of Accounts.
If you would prefer to enter your own chart of accounts, or if you have purchased a Chart of Accounts, choose Blank Chart of Accounts and click Next.
Next confirm your installation settings and click Next.
The installation wizard will proceed to install your CMS. After a few moments, you will be asked if you would like to add the CMS icon to your desktop. Answer Yes.
Next, you can choose to print installation instructions for a New Installation (for new clients) or for a Re-Installation (for existing clients with new computers). Choose the appropriate instructions and click Next.
A set of instructions will display on your screen. Print these instructions. Click Finish. Double click the CMS icon on your Windows Desktop. Use the Password CMS and click OK.
