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--- admin:server_installation_2 [2022/04/28 11:08] – [Install UPS hardware and software] Nick Pendergrast
+++ admin:server_installation_2 [2023/08/11 01:54] (current) – [Install another web browser] Mark Glover
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 ==== Install associated server application software ====
-=== Install Dropbox ===
-Sustainable Solutions recommends using [[https://www.dropbox.com/|Dropbox]] to assist with transferring installation files to the server, and as a means of moving mSupply secondary backups off site.
-  * Contact Sustainable Solutions to organise a DropBox account for the server and for instructions on setting it up on the server.
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-Do this step first so that you can use the Dropbox folder to transfer software and files to the server.
+It can be useful to [[admin:server_installation_2#install_dropbox|Install Dropbox]] first so that you can use the Dropbox folder to transfer software and files to the server.  But if the internet connection is fast enough, it is easier to start with [[admin:server_installation_2#install_remote_support_software|Installing the remote support software]], and then letting the Dropbox be configured remotely by mSupply Support.
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 === Install remote support software ===
 {{page>faq:install_remote_support_software#installing_the_teamviewer_host_customised_for_msupply}}
+=== Install Dropbox ===
+Sustainable Solutions recommends using [[https://www.dropbox.com/|Dropbox]] to assist with transferring installation files to the server, and as a means of moving mSupply secondary backups off site.
+  * Contact Sustainable Solutions to organise a DropBox account for the server and for instructions on setting it up on the server.
 === Install UPS hardware and software if required ===
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 === Install another web browser ===
-If you're not a fan of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer|Microsoft Internet Explorer]], ([[https://www.computerworld.com/article/2470270/internet/12-reasons-not-to-use-internet-explorer--ever.html|12 reasons not to use Internet Explorer, ever]]) then install another browser.  Good options include:
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+Don't use [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Explorer|Microsoft Internet Explorer]], ([[https://www.computerworld.com/article/2470270/internet/12-reasons-not-to-use-internet-explorer--ever.html|12 reasons not to use Internet Explorer, ever]])
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+Install another browser:
+Good options include:
   * [[https://www.google.com/chrome/|Google Chrome]]
   * [[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/|Mozilla Firefox]]
+  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Edge|Microsoft Edge]] This comes as default with Windows machines.
 Pin the browser to the taskbar
 === Install OpenOffice, Microsoft Excel or LibreOffice ===
-mSupply can produce reports in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel|Microsoft Excel]] format.  Client machines will need to have software to open these reports.  Occasionally there will be need to run and open these reports while logged in to the Server.  If you do not have Microsoft Excel installed on the server, a good option is:
+mSupply can produce reports in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel|Microsoft Excel]] format.  Client machines will need to have software to open these reports.  Occasionally there will be need to run and open these reports while logged in to the Server.  If you do not have Microsoft Excel installed on the server, [[https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download|LibreOffice]] is a good alternative.
-  * [[https://www.openoffice.org|OpenOffice]]
-  * [[https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download|LibreOffice]]
 === Install TurnedOnTimesView ===