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Installing Eazy Eval
The Installation of Eazy Eval is a breeze process and requires minimal level of user familiarity with the usage of computers. The Installation Disk is provided with a Single Package Installer. This Installer contains a Wizard like interface from which the user can install all the required components of Eazy Eval on his System with out any hassles.
Modes of Installation
Eazy Eval can be installed in three different modes, which controls the way in which the installed system functions. The different modes in which a system can be setup with Eazy Eval are explained below.
DIFFERENT CLASSES OF INSTALLATION
I. The Server Installation
This mode of installation makes the installed System act as a Database Server, to which the Eazy Eval software connects from other networked machines. The Database package that is shipped with Eazy Eval is the Open Sourced PostgreSQL 8.0 version. The backend server can be setup either on a Windows PC or on a Linux box according to the availability of the platform. Refer the "PostgreSQL Installation Section" for more info on how to setup a PostgreSQL Database Server on your network. This is the default installation type in the installer.
II. The Complete Control Center Installation
This mode installs the complete front-end package of Eazy Eval, from which the whole software can be operated. This installation gives authenticated users, access to the full features of Eazy Eval, which includes access to Question Bank, Question paper generator and Exam Center modules. This is a package from which you can maintain details about users, candidates, subjects, questions, exams, results etc.
III. The Exam Center Only Installation
This mode installs only the Exam Center module on the target machine. This module lets candidates take exams scheduled to them by administrators. This module is excellent if you want to install only the bare minimum needed module on machines set aside for candidates.
An Installation Guide for Eazy Eval
Now having gone through the available modes of installation, the below given section takes the user through an Installation tour which explains all the steps involved in a general installation of Eazy Eval
Step 1:
Launch the "Setup.exe" provided with the Eazy Eval Installation disk, to start a new installation session of Eazy Eval. The "Setup.exe" scans for a previous installation of Eazy Eval on the machine. If Eazy Eval is installed for the first time then a screen with a welcome screen as displayed below is shown.
The Welcome Screen of Eazy Eval Installer
If a previous installation of Eazy Eval is found then the user is prompted whether a reinstallation of Eazy Eval is needed. If the User response is "No", then the installation is aborted. If the user responds by "Yes", then the files installed previously are removed. After the removal of previous installation the fresh installation screen with a welcome message is loaded.
Step 2:
After the welcome screen the user is presented with a "EULA" or "End User License Agreement" Document. The user should agree with the terms specified in this document by pressing the "I Agree" button, for the installation to continue.
The EULA Screen of Eazy Eval Installer
Step 3:
After "EULA" window, next comes the components selection screen. This is a very important phase of installation. The components that the user selects from this screen will decide the way in which Eazy Eval will operate on the installed machine.
The Components selection Screen of Eazy Eval Installer
- Eazy Eval Pro - Select this to install the Complete Control Center of Eazy Eval. This option is to be selected if you want to create question banks, schedule exams, configure candidates etc from the target machine.
- Exam Center - If you need to restrict the operations of Eazy Eval on a particular machine as an Exam console only, then select this option and deselect the Eazy Eval Pro option. Exam center is a skinned down version of Eazy Eval provided only with the option for logging in and taking examinations. If you have already set up a Database server and an Eazy Eval Pro Control Center on a Server Machine, then you can select this option for configuring other machines on your LAN as Exam Consoles.
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Additional Components:
- PostgreSQL 8 For Windows - Select this option if you want to setup a database server on the installation machine. At least one machine on a LAN should be configured as a Database Server for the functioning of Eazy Eval. Selecting this option will install the required files for transforming the installation machine into a PostgreSQL backend server. This should be done only on Windows machines that support NTFS File Systems, like Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows 2003. The target machines installation drive should be formatted as NTFS before installing the PostgreSQL Server Component.
- ODBC Drivers for PostgreSQL - This is an important component that is to be selected on every installation of Eazy Eval. This ensures that the installation machine can communicate with backend server.
- SAPI (Speech Application Programming Interface) Components - Installing this ensures that the Speech API is correctly installed on the machine and Eazy Eval can output information in a spoken form. This component is needed if the Speech functionality of Eazy Eval is to be utilized.
- TTS Engine (Text-To-Speech Engine) - Together with SAPI component, the TTS Engine gives Eazy Eval the ability to aurally read questions to the user. Ensure that this component is selected if you want to activate Speech capabilities in Eazy Eval.
- Speech Recognition Tool - This component is needed if the Exam Center component of Eazy Eval has to have features for accepting voice commands
- Microsoft Agent Server - This component is needed for synchronizing the Voice capabilities of Eazy Eval. Basically Windows 2000 and XP versions have this component installed as a default option, so select this option if you are not sure about the presence of this component on your machine.
SAPI, TTS Engine, Speech Recognition Tool and Microsoft Agent Server are necessary for the smooth performance of Speech and Voice related functions of Eazy Eval. - Select "Start Menu Shortcuts" and "Desktop Shortcuts" to create shortcuts for Eazy Eval in start menu and desktop respectively.
Step 4:
The next screen can be used for controlling the location on which Eazy Eval is installed on the machine. Select the preferred location and press next.
The Disk Path selection Screen of Eazy Eval Installer
Step 5:
Now the various components are installed according to the selection that you made in step 3. Installation of various components will be launched and you are required to respond to some simple alert boxes that are shown during the installation process. If everything goes correctly during installation, a screen with a message "Eazy Eval Pro has been installed on your computer" is displayed. Now you are ready to harness the power of Eazy Eval on your machine.
The Installation complete Screen of Eazy Eval Installer
PostgreSQL Installation Section
PostgreSQL Database Server can be installed both on Linux and Windows Platforms. A brief guide is provided below regarding the installation of PostgreSQL on both Linux and Windows Platforms.
Setting Up PostgreSql Server on Microsoft Windows Platform
Setting up a PostgreSql Server on a Windows PC is pretty Easy, as the Installer of Eazy Eval is provided with an option for launching the "Windows PostgreSql Installer". If you want the Eazy Eval Installer to launch "Windows PostgreSql Installer" during a particular installation, then the Eazy Eval Installer is provided with an option for this. The only thing to note while, installing a PostgreSql Server on a windows machine is to make sure that the drive on which you are installing PostgreSQL server is formatted as NTFS. We recommend a Windows NT/2000/XP server machines to be setup as a Database Server, if you are planning to use Windows Platform. The installer will provide the option to choose customized or automated installation of PostgreSQL. The automated installation of PostgreSQL is a simple task, this will install PostgreSQL with a minimal interaction. If you are opting customized installation, then the various steps involved are given below.
Step 1:
When the Installer is launched it displays a welcome Screen.
The Welcome Screen of PostgreSQL for Windows Installer
Step 2:
The Installation Notes are shown. Press Next.
Installation Notes of PostgreSQL for Windows Installer
Select the Needed Components and the Target Disk. Please make sure that the installation location is pointed to an NTFS Partition. Press Next.
Components Selection of PostgreSQL for Windows Installer
Type in the configuration details. Please remember the username and password that you provide here. Press Next.
Service Configuration Screen of PostgreSQL for Windows Installer
Type in the Initialization details. Please make sure that the Port Number is 5432 and the "Accept connections on all addresses" is selected. both of these are very important for the functioning of Eazy Eval. Press Next.
Service Initialization Screen of PostgreSQL for Windows Installer
Now the wizard will lead you through the installation
After the Installation of PostgreSQL for Windows is finished, a Tool named "PGWinNWFix.exe" found in the Tools Directory of Eazy Eval Installation directory is to be executed in order to configure the machine to accept Remote connections. This is needed in order for the server to accept connections from Remote Front End tools of the Eazy Eval. Just double click that tool and now your Windows PostgreSQL Server is ready to accept remote connections.
The PGWinNWFix Utility - Press the "Apply Permission" button
Setting Up PostgreSql Server on Linux Platform
Almost all Distributions of Linux have PostgreSQL included with the installation disks and you can select to include PostgreSQL during the Linux installation. But if you already have a Linux machine that doesn't have PostgreSql installed on it, then Read the Linux Installation Guide included with this help system.