Installation guide

Installation Guide AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager
NOVEMBER 2013
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Renaming an AMS Device Manager PC
To rename a Server Plus Station PC:
1. Back up your AMS Device Manager database (see “Backing up a database” on
page 16).
2. Renaming the PC clears the Device Monitor List, so record all devices contained
in the Device Monitor List. Uninstall AMS Device Manager on the Server Plus
Station and all Client SC Stations in a distributed system (see
“Uninstalling AMS
Device Manager” on page 18).
3. Rename the Server Plus Station PC:
— Right-click the Windows desktop My Computer icon.
— Select Properties.
— Click Change Settings (Windows 7 only).
— On the Computer Name tab, click Change.
— Enter a new computer name and click OK.
— Click OK.
4. Install AMS Device Manager on the Server Plus Station and all Client SC Stations
in a distributed system (see
“Installing Server Plus Station software” on page 51
and “Installing Client SC Station software” on page 54).
5. Restore the database backed up in step 1 (see “Restoring a database” on page
16).
6. Reinstall the required system interfaces (see “Configuring communication
interfaces” on page 73) and SNAP-ON applications (see “Installing SNAP-ON
applications” on page 58).
7. Open AMS Device Manager, right-click each network icon and select Rebuild
Hierarchy and then Scan > New Devices.
8. Add the devices recorded in step 2 to the Device Monitor List (refer to AMS
Device Manager Books Online).
To rename a Client SC Station PC:
1. Renaming the PC clears the Device Monitor List, so record all devices contained
in the Device Monitor List.
2. Uninstall AMS Device Manager on the Client SC Station PC (see “Uninstalling
AMS Device Manager” on page 18).