Installation Windows

The Basic C3Fire distribution contains all you need to run the system.
It contains The C3Fire environment, a pre-configured Apache web server, and a Java environment.

Download System

The system can be downloaded from the download page.
Require a system license at the license page.

Install Server

Select Server Computer

Select the computer that you want to have as C3Fire server. It should be visible in the network that you use when you run C3Fire sessions.

Contact your network administrator and make sure that the C3Fire server and the C3Fire clients should be able to communicate in the network. The C3Fire server and the clients should be able to communicate on a port that you can select. The default port is 8381 but you can define port number in the C3Fire server configuration.

IP address and Port number
Every computer in a network have an IP address. If a computer program accepts calls from an other computer its open a port and starts listens on that port number. In IPv4 the port number is a number between 1-65535. Specific port numbers are often used to identify specific services. C3Fire server uses port 8381 by default.

The C3Fire Server uses a Apache web server to distribute files to the clients. The Apace web server uses the port 8380, can be changed in the configuration. It is also possible to use an external web server, then you need have write access to that web server.

Backup old sessions

If you have an old C3Fire installation on the computer backup the old session log files.

Run installation program

Run the C3Fire installation program. The installation wizard will guide you through the setup.

You should install the system at C:\C3LearningLabs\.

	Press < Next >.
	Read and press < I Agree >.
	You should install the system at C:\C3LearningLabs\ Do not change destination folder.
	Wait to installation finish.
	Press < Finish >.

The wizard will create the C3Fire directory structure, see Folder Structure below.
It also creates shortcuts on the desktop for starting the C3Fire server and C3Fire client on this computer.

Apply the license file

To be able to start the C3Fire server the system needs a license file.
The license file is supplied by C3 Learning Labs. If you do not have a license file, require a system license at the license page.
The license file should be copied to the folder <C3FIRE-ROOT>\server\.

Example: C:\C3LearningLabs\C3Fire\Server\c3fire.license



With a correct C3Fire license file it is now time to try if the system is working on the server computer.
This is done by doing the steps in Test C3Fire Server. Test also if it is possible to start a C3Fire client on the server computer Test C3Fire Client.
If all works do the server configuration described below.

Configure Server

Before you configure the C3Fire server do the Test C3Fire server below so that you know that the first installation step did work.

The configuration you need to do is only to set the IP number that your server computer have.

Find the server computer's IP number

Start the command prompt by writing command prompt in the windows search tool.



In the command promp start the program ipconfig. It will give you the server computer ip numper in the field IPv4 Address.



Example, 192.168.1.37

Start the configuration program

The IP numbers can be set by running a program that updates the IP number in all C3Fire configuration files.
The configuration program is located in folder <C3FIRE-TOOLS>\Config\.
Example: C:\C3LearningLabs\Tools\Config\



You should edit the configuration file for the configuration program. The configuration file is located at <C3FIRE-TOOLS>\Config\config.xml.
Example : C:\C3LearningLabs\Tools\Config\config.xml .
Change the IP number in the argument that is labelled New and save the file.

Example, If your server computer have the ip number 192.168.1.37 :

<Search>
Replace Find="127.0.0.1" New="192.168.1.37"
</Search>

Run the configuration program <C3FIRE-TOOLS>\Config\config.bat
The configuration program changes the IP number in all configuration files from the value in argument Find to the value defined in the argument New.

Now, configuration is done. It is now time to try if the system is working on the server computer.
This is done by doing the steps in Test C3Fire Server and Test C3Fire Client from the server computer below.

Install Clients

The clients is installed by starting the installation program, as done in installing the C3Fire server.

Run installation program

Run the C3Fire installation program. The installation wizard will guide you through the setup.

You should install the system at C:\C3LearningLabs\.

	Press < Next >.
	Read and press < I Agree >.
	You should install the system at C:\C3LearningLabs\ Do not change destination folder.
	Wait to installation finish.
	Press < Finish >.

The wizard will create the C3Fire directory structure, see Folder Structure below.
It also creates shortcuts on the desktop for starting the C3Fire server and C3Fire client on this computer.

Configure Connection to C3Fire Server

When the C3Fire server was configured it created the configuration files that the C3Fire clients need.
Copy the following files from the server to all clients:

From : Server : C:\C3LearningLabs\C3Fire\Client\ClientStart\Applet\C3FireClient.bat
To: Client : C:\C3LearningLabs\C3Fire\Client\ClientStart\Applet\C3FireClient.bat

From : Server : C:\C3LearningLabs\C3Fire\Client\ClientStart\Application\C3FireClientConfig.xml
To: Client : C:\C3LearningLabs\C3Fire\Client\ClientStart\Application\C3FireClientConfig.xml

Test C3Fire Server

This test should be performed before and after you have configure the C3Fire server. Before the configuration the server should run as local host using the ip number 127.0.0.1 and after the configuration the server should use the ip number defined in the configuration process.

The C3Fire server can be started with the program <C3FIRE-Server>\C3FireServer.exe or script file <C3FIRE-Server>\C3FireServer.bat with the file explorer in the windows environment.

Example : C:\C3LearningLabs\C3Fire\Server\C3FireServer.exe.
Example : C:\C3LearningLabs\C3Fire\Server\C3FireServer.bat.

The C3Fire server can also be stared with the shortcut "C3Fire Server" on your desktop.

  


After some startup processes the C3Fire server should write 'C3Fire Server Running'.



If the C3Fire server does not start go to Troubleshooting C3Fire Server below.

Web Server

When the C3Fire server is started, a preconfigurated Apache web server also, automatically, is started.
The Apache web server uses the standard web server port 80.
The Apache web server is visible on your screen as a black command window.
Do not close this before you close the C3Fire Server.



If the Apache web server does not give any error messages in the black command window then it is running.
You can test the web server by surfing to the server computer with a web browser.

Surf to : local host http://127.0.0.1/
or
Surf to : 'your-ip-number'/index.html
Example : http://192.168.1.2/index.html

A web server error can occur when a http/web server already is running on the computer.
Example, Skype sometimes uses port 80, the same port as web servers.

If the Apache web server does not start go to Troubleshooting Apache Server below.

Test C3Fire Client

Start C3Fire client on Server Computer

Start C3Fire client on the server computer. This is done by starting the program <C3FIRE-Client>\ClientStart\Application\C3FireClient.exe
or script file <C3FIRE-Client>\ClientStart\Applet\C3FireClient.bat with the file explorer in the windows environment.

Example : C:\C3LearningLabs\C3Fire\Client\ClientStart\Application\C3FireClient.exe.
Example : C:\C3LearningLabs\C3Fire\Client\ClientStart\Applet\C3FireClient.bat

Start the C3Fire client with shortcut: It is also possible to start a client by activating shortcut "C3Fire Client" on your desktop.

More information about starting a client can be found in Start System documentation.

  

After some startup processes the C3Fire client should open the following window.



If the client does not start then some thing went wrong when installing the C3Fire Server or during the configuration of the C3Fire Server.

Start C3Fire client on Client Computer

If the C3Fire client does not start go to Troubleshooting C3Fire Client below.