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3.5 Installing PhoneSweep
Note that you cannot reinstall or upgrade PhoneSweep while the program or any parts thereof are running.
If an attempted installation results in an error message indicating that parts of PhoneSweep are still
running, you can use the Task Manager (accessed by simultaneously pressing CTRL-ALT-DELETE) to
kill the parts of PhoneSweep that are still running, including MySQLd, or reboot your computer.
Insert the PhoneSweep CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. PhoneSweep is distributed as an
industry-standard InstallShield package to ease the installation and removal process. If you have not
disabled Autorun, the installer will start up automatically after the drive closes. If the installer does not
start automatically, select Start and then Run from the Windows startup menu, and use Browse to locate
and run the program setup.exe. In either case, a standard InstallShield installer will guide you through the
installation process. You will not need to place the PhoneSweep CD-ROM in the drive to run
PhoneSweep after it is installed.
PhoneSweep’s default installation is: C:/Program files/Sandstorm/PhoneSweep.
If you have problems installing PhoneSweep, please consult Appendix C: PhoneSweep Troubleshooting
Guide.
3.6 Hardware License Protection
PhoneSweep is a powerful program that can uncover many weaknesses in a telephone system. This
information could potentially be very damaging if misused. It is important that PhoneSweep only be used
by those authorized to do so. Therefore, to help ensure that unauthorized persons do not use PhoneSweep,
a hardware license manager device (also called a “dongle”) is shipped with PhoneSweep and must
be attached to the computer’s parallel or USB port in order for PhoneSweep to function.
PhoneSweep is shipped with a parallel port dongle. Laptop users may want to use the USB dongle. A
USB port dongle can be substituted for a small extra charge.
PhoneSweep will not place calls if the dongle is not attached to the computer’s appropriate port.
This allows you to lock the dongle in a safe place and be assured that, for example, a disgruntled
employee cannot use PhoneSweep to collect information about vulnerabilities in your organization’s
telephone system, or use your telephone resources to sweep another organization.
If you attempt to run PhoneSweep without the dongle attached, it will run in demonstration mode and not
make any actual calls. This means that even if an unauthorized person procures a copy of PhoneSweep,
that person will be unable to use that copy without the dongle. PhoneSweep will display a warning
message if it is started without the dongle in place.
Do not remove the dongle while PhoneSweep is running!
PhoneSweep will cease to function properly
if the dongle is removed. If the dongle is disconnected while PhoneSweep is running, it will be necessary
to shut down PhoneSweep, reattach the dongle, and restart PhoneSweep.
PhoneSweep’s standard dongle works with most PC parallel ports, and does not preclude other
simultaneous use of the parallel port. (If you have ordered PhoneSweep with the optional USB dongle, see
below for special installation instructions.) The parallel dongle works with:
Standard parallel ports
Bi-directional parallel ports
ECP ports
EPP ports
Most other PC parallel ports