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1)Go to the system that's going to host the database and program for PageGate (I'll refer to it as the PageGate Server). 2)Browse to our website, http://www.notepage.net 3)Click the Download button under the PageGate section. 4)Save the pgsetup.exe file somewhere convenient, like the Desktop. 5)Once the file is downloaded, right click on it and select "Run as Administrator" 6)You should then be presented with four installation options. Select: Install PageGate Server 7)Click next until the installation finishes. 8)From your Start Menu or Desktop, right click on the shortcut for the PageGate Admin and select "Run as Administrator" 9)You should then be presented with the default setup screen. Click Apply. 10) When it asks if you would like to create the Database, Archive and Log directories, say Yes. 11) You should then see a message indicating that a new database has been created and that PageGate must be restarted. Click OK. 12) Right click on the shortcut for the PageGate Admin and select "Run as Administrator". 13) Go to the Program - Settings section of the Admin. 14) Under 'Run PageGate As', select: Windows Service 15) Click Apply. 16) You should then be prompted for credentials. Leave both boxes blank and click Apply. 17) When "Switching Run Styles" goes away, open the Windows Service list. 18) Find and start the PageGate service.
Now that we have PageGate installed and the server engine running, all that remains is to configure the program to send messages. Click here for information on how to configure PageGate to send messages.
To get the PageGate GUI Client installed and functioning on workstations, there's a little networking setup that has to be done in advance on the server. All you'll need to do is share the PageGate Database directory (on the PageGate Server) on the network and make a note of the UNC/Networking path to the shared folder.
Once you have the PageGate Server's database shared, here's how to install the PageGate Client on a workstation: 1) Go to a system that's going to run the PageGate Client. 2)Browse to our website, http://www.notepage.net 3)Click the Download button under the PageGate section. 4)Save the pgsetup.exe file somewhere convenient, like the Desktop. 5)Once the file is downloaded, right click on it and select "Run as Administrator" 6)You should then be presented with four installation options. Select: Install PageGate GUI Client 7)Click Next until the installation finishes. 8)When you run the Client for the first time, it's going to ask you for the server's database path. This is the network path to the PageGate Server's network shared database directory (example: \\servername\directory\) 9)Click Apply. |