first of all, thank you for using cab Network Manager v3
cab Network Manager v3 is a Java application and written in the Java programming language. The advantage of Java applications is that they are platform independent. The only thing you need is a Java JRE, which adapts the program to the system. Java JREs are free available for all important platforms. Java is also an Open-Source product.
cab Network Manager v3 requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6.0 or higher is recommended. To get a copy of Sun Java JRE 6 see www.java.sun.com. The current version by January 20th, 2009 is Java JRE 6 Update 11 (6u11). The JRE is about 16 MB to download.
Supported system configurations detail and more detailed disk space usage dependent on the system platform - more information can be found here (external links)
To get a copy of a Java JRE have a look at the following Internet link http://java.sun.com/j2se/
To install cab Network Manager proceed as follows:
Step 1: Install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
Note: If you have already a JRE installed, please check its revision. Min. JRE 6.0 is required to use all features and to run cab Network Manager v3 properly. Please make sure the JRE path is setup properly in your system. You may have to restart your system. We also recommend having only one JRE installed on a system. For security reasons we also recommend to use latest version of your release.
Step 2: Copy the cab Network Manager v3 to your local disk.
Note: Please make sure you have read/write permission for the file-system.
That's all...
To run cab Network Manager just double-click the cab Network Manager jar-file.
Or
To start the cab Network Manager
from a shell, type java -jar cab_network_manager_3_3.jar
Note: This is assuming being in the directory the cab Network Manager jar-file is located in. Otherwise, you have to tell Java JRE the path to the jar-file (You could also add the path to your system environment).
cab Network Manager is a program to observe and manage cab printers over the network. You may also request a status report from a printer and its font and device list. Send reset signals, update its firmware and configure them.
After you have started cab Network Manager and generated your account, you need to configure its Network settings. Therefore, enter you local network base IP address and its subnet mask. With these two parameters, you have already configured your network. Finally, register your desired cab printers by adding a new printer or start a network search.
For more information about how to get started with cab Network Manager please refer to the programs online help (Tip: After start press F1)
Windows XP SP2 - Connection limits
Be aware of connections limits in Microsoft Windows XP SP2, introduced by a security patch, which affects the communication of the cab Network Manager. It happens when more than 8 printers in the overview table are NOT available and the status should be updated. The reason is the combination of the connection limits and the latency of the system to release a connection attempt. After detecting 8 not available printers the status will not be shown reliable.
For more information about connection limits, read the related support page from Microsoft, please - "TCP/IP and NBT configuration parameters for Windows XP"
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