Specifications

a Windows platform system, you need to:
Configure the Environment•
Stop the NetSight Server and Database (Windows)•
Once your system is properly configured, you can proceed with:
Installing Automated Security Manager (Windows)•
Launching Automated Security Manager (Windows)•
Configuring the Environment
Following are instructions for configuring the environment on Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2000, and
Windows XP platforms.
NOTE: Some of the operations in the following instructions may generate a message prompting
you to reboot your system. It is not necessary to reboot your system until you have
completed the configuration process.
Windows 2000
Open your system's Control Panel (Start > Settings > Control Panel) and double−click the System
icon. The System Properties window opens.
1.
Select the Advanced tab and click the Performance options button. The Performance Options
window opens.
2.
Verify that the "Application response" section has Optimize performance for: Applications
selected.
3.
Click the Change button in the "Virtual Memory" section of the Performance Options window. The
Virtual Memory window opens.
4.
Enter the following settings in the "Paging file size for selected drive" section:
Initial size (MB) −− set to a minimum of 128 MB or equivalent to your system RAM.
Maximum size (MB) −− typically set to twice the Initial size. For example, if your Initial size is set to
128 MB, your maximum size would be set to 256 MB.
5.
Click Set and OK to close the window.6.
Click OK to close the Performance Options window.7.
Click OK to close the System Properties window.8.
With the cursor in an open area of the desktop, right click and select Properties from the drop−down
menu. The Display Properties window opens.
9.
Select the Settings tab, and set Colors to High Color (16 bit) and Screen area to 1024 by 768 pixels
(recommended minimum). The Color setting affects the appearance of Automated Security Manager
windows. Certain window features, such as table rows that appear with a color gradient can only be
enabled with color settings of 24 bit (16777216 colors) and above. Setting the palette lower than 24
bit (16 bit − 65,536 colors) does not support gradients.
10.
Click OK to close the Display Properties window.11.
Reboot your system.12.
Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server
Open your system's Control Panel (Start > Settings > Control Panel) and double−click the System
icon. The System Properties window opens.
1.
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