User guide

Installing RGS 44
3 Installing RGS
This chapter describes the following aspects of installing RGS:
• Installing the RGS Receiver on Windows XP
• Installing the RGS Sender on Windows XP
• Installing the RGS Receiver on Linux
• Installing the RGS Sender on Linux
IMPORTANT: Beginning at RGS 5.2.0, HP implemented a licensing mechanism for RGS based on FLEXnet Publisher
(“FLEXnet”) by Acresso Software. FLEXnet, formerly known as FLEXlm, uses files (called license files) that contain
information such as the type of license and the MAC address of the licensed computer(s).
RGS licensing applies to the RGS Sender only. The RGS Receiver is a free download and can be used on any
number of computers. Licensing of the RGS Sender on Windows XP and Linux is described in the HP Remote
Graphics Software Licensing Guide, available at www.hp.com/support/rgs_manuals
. Note that Sender licensing is
checked when an RGS connection is established; therefore, the licensing mechanism has no affect on downloading
the RGS product, and installing the RGS Sender.
However, as described in Section 2-3, “RGS licensing
,” installing the RGS Sender without a valid license will result in
an error dialog being displayed in the Remote Display Window. Therefore, before downloading a new RGS version,
and installing a new RGS Sender, ensure that your RGS license entitles you to use the new RGS Sender version.
Again, refer to the HP Remote Graphics Software Licensing Guide at www.hp.com/support/rgs_manuals
for
detailed information.
3-1 Installing RGS on Windows XP
This section describes installation of the RGS Receiver and Sender on Windows XP.
3-1-1 Installing the Receiver on Windows XP
Receiver manual installation on Windows XP
To install the Receiver on Windows XP, log into an account with administrator privileges, and perform the
following steps:
1. Go to the directory where you downloaded RGS, and change to the directory win32\receiver.
2. Double-click Setup.exe to start the Receiver installation, and follow the instructions on the screen.
3. During the installation, the Remote USB Configuration dialog is displayed (see Figure 3-1 and Section 2-16,
“Remote USB overview
”). Additional information can be viewed by selecting I’m not sure, I want more
information, and clicking Next. Select the USB configuration option that meets your needs, and click Next.
Figure 3-1 Receiver Remote USB configuration dialog