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Installing NerveCenter on Windows      Preparing To Use NerveCenter

Setting Up the NerveCenter Database on Windows

After you have completed the Setup instructions detailed in the previous section, the DBWizard application is displayed. Using the wizard, you can set up your NerveCenter database.

This section describes how to set up a Microsoft Access database. Access does not have to be installed on your system for you to create the database.

DBWizard Dialog Box

dbInstallStart

 
  To create an Access database:

  1. Select Full Database Creation and Installation and select Next.

    The Select DBMS dialog box is displayed.

  2. Select MS Access and select Next.

    The ODBC for Access dialog box is displayed. This dialog box enables you to provide a name for the ODBC data source you want to use. It also lets you specify the name and location of the database. For your installation, use the default NCAccess.mdb.

dbODBCforAccess

  1. In the ODBC Data Source Name field, enter a name that can easily be identified as the data source for this installation of NerveCenter v3.8, and then select Next.

    The NerveCenter Paths and Files dialog box is displayed.

  2. Accept the default values and select Next.

    The Finish dialog box is displayed.

  3. Select the Create and Execute InstallDB checkbox and select Next.

    The Events Status dialog box displays the information you have specified for your database.

    dbEventsStatus

  4. Verify that the information is correct, and then select Finish.

    The InstallDB Status Screen dialog box shows you the status of your database installation.

  5. Select OK when it becomes enabled.

    The installation process is completed.

When prompted to restart, select Yes.

After your computer restarts and you log back on, you are ready to use NerveCenter.


Installing NerveCenter on Windows Preparing To Use NerveCenter
29 July 2003