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Installing Pearl Echo 

Step 1: Echo Server Installation 

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The Pearl Echo Server Software can be installed on any supported Microsoft 

installation using 

Windows platform whose IP address can be directly or indirectly (NAT) 

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accessed by your managed workstations.  The Pearl Echo Server Software is 

Windows Installer 

Service files. 

typically installed on a shared or dedicated Windows Server platform but can 

even be installed on a Windows Workstation platform.  If you would like to set 

Internet access privileges based on existing Active Directory User or Group 

names, you should install Pearl Echo Server Software on a machine that is a 

member of your Domain.  The machine can be a Windows Domain Controller 

but need not be as the Pearl Echo service is Domain Aware and will 

automatically find your database of Active Directory Users and Groups.   If 

you have not yet migrated to Active Directory, Pearl Echo will automatically 

revert to the machine's local list of Users and Groups.  Pearl Echo will even 

accommodate smaller peer to peer installations and allow you to set Internet 

access profiles based on local login names.  Regardless of your environment, 

there are no complicated setup steps for you to worry about.  The Pearl Echo 

Server Software will automatically sense its environment and will configure 

itself accordingly.  

To install Pearl Echo Server Software 

1. Login 

with 

Administrator privileges. 

2. 

Run setup.exe from the installation media. 

3. 

Click Server Setup 

4.  After installation completes, you may be prompted to reboot your 

machine. 

5. 

Start Pearl Echo and proceed through the setup wizards. 

6. 

When prompted, confirm or enter the IP address of your server. Your IP 

address must be fixed and not assigned through DHCP or through any 

other means. 

Step 2: Echo Workstation Installation 

The Pearl Echo Server Software must be installed and running to install the 

Pearl Echo workstation agent. 

Note: Before installing Pearl Echo workstation components on Windows 95, 

verify that the workstation is running the latest version of Microsoft s 

Winsock2 (available in the Utilities directory on the installation media). 

You can configure your managed workstations  to  have  either  full  (Open)  or 

restricted (Closed) access to the Internet if the Pearl Echo Service is not 

available on your server.  Please note, if you are running an evaluation 

version of Pearl Echo, the Echo service will not be available once your trial 

period has expired.  After expiration, a closed workstation s Internet access 

will be interrupted.  The Echo Service may also be unavailable due to server 

maintenance, network problems, etc. 

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