Installing on a Local Area Network

Citavi can be run on a Local Area Network (LAN). However, certain changes have to be made to the .NET Framework on your computer (in addition to all other computers that you want to run Citavi on).

Installing on a LAN

A direct installation on a LAN is not possible. We recommend the following steps:

1.Perform a regular installation of Citavi (if possible, on an administrator's computer).

2.Copy the entire Citavi program folder (by default, C:\Program Files\Citavi 3) to the desired location on the LAN.

3.Download the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK from the Microsoft website and install it.

4.Open Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Configuration.

5.Open Console Root > .NET Framework 2.0 Configuration > Runtime Security Policy > Machine > Code Groups > All_Code > LocalIntranet_Zone.

6.Click Add a Child Code Group. Name it Citavi LAN FullTrust and click Next.

7.Under Choose the condition type for this code group, click URL. and in the URL field, enter the full path to the Citavi program folder on the LAN (from step 2), followed by a backslash and asterisk. For example, if the Citavi program folder is H:\Shared Programs\Citavi 3, then enter H:\Shared Programs\Citavi 3\*. This allows items within the folder to inherit the rights from the parent folder. Then click Next.

8.Click Use existing permission set and then click FullTrust. Then click Next and then click Finish.

This allows Citavi to run on the administrator's computer. Since performing the entire process above on every client computer would be far too time-consuming, the .NET Framework SDK lets you save the changes as a deployment package you can easily roll out to all your client computers.

1.Open Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Configuration.

2.Open Console Root > .NET Framework 2.0 Configuration > Runtime Security Policy.

3.Click Create Deployment Package.

4.Click Machine. and choose a folder and file name for the deployment package, then click Next.

Now you can run the deployment package to share your configuration with users, including the FullTrust security settings for your shared Citavi program folder. Just run the deployment package on each client computer, which you can do with a software distribution system.

URL for this page: http://manual.citavi.com/en/?installing_on_lan.htm (Last updated: 05.10.2011 15:01:26)
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