Getting started

Installing Surpac from a DVD

Task: Install Surpac

1. Insert the DVD into your computer’s DVD drive.

The installation menu appears.

Note: If the installation menu does not appear, use Windows Explorer to navigate to the DVD and double-click autorun.exe. 



2. To install a 32-bit version of Surpac, click the edition you want to install.

The GEOVIA Surpac Setup Wizard appears.

3. To install a 64-bit version of Surpac:
   1. Click Install 64-bit version.
   2. Click the edition you want to install.

The GEOVIA Surpac Setup Wizard appears.

4. Click Next.
5. Choose to accept the licence agreement , and click Next.

Note: You must accept the terms of the license agreement or the installation will not continue.

6. Click Next to accept the default directory, or click Change to select and installation directry.

Note: GEOVIA recommends that you use the default locations.

7. Check that the Sentinel Service Driver is set to be installed on your local hard drive, and click Next.
8. To participate in the product development program, leave the I would like to participate and Provide contact information check boxes selected, and click Next.

Note: GEOVIA would appreciate your participation to help us improve Surpac. This feature only collects details of the functions you use. Information about your data is not recorded.

9. Click Install.

Note: If Microsoft .NET Framework 4 or Direct X 9.0c are not installed on your computer, the installer for the missing component appears at the end of the Surpac installation.

10. When Surpac is installed, click Finish.

Starting Surpac

Task: Start Surpac

Start Surpac, using either of these methods:

• Double-click the Surpac icon  on your desktop.
• Click Start, select All Programs, and GEOVIA, and GEOVIA Surpac 6.6.

Licensing Surpac

The instructions below are for installing a single user licence.  In order to proceed, you will need:

• Surpac v6.6 installed, as previously described
  
• a USB or parallel sentinel
• a valid token number or licence file

If you do not have Surpac or a sentinel, please contact your local support office.

If you do not have a valid token number or licence file you can use the self-service licensing function when you start Surpac.

Task: License Surpac

If you already have a token number, or a licence file, complete the following steps. Otherwise, use the self-service licensing method that is described in the second procedure.

License Surpac using a token number and a sentinel

1. Ensure that your sentinel is inserted into an appropriate port on your computer.
2. Start Surpac.

If the Surpac interface is displayed, you already have a valid licence.  Exit this procedure .

If you see the Update licence form, a valid licence does not exist. Follow the instructions within the form to request a licence from the GEOVIA Support web site, or to read the licence file.



3. Select local, and click Apply.

The Update Licence Token form is displayed.

4. Enter the token number, and click Validate.



5. Click Apply.

To review licence details, or type a new token number:

1. Choose File > Licencing > Change/Inspect licence.

2. After reviewing or updating the licence details, click Apply.

License Surpac using the self-service licensing service and a sentinel

Note: You must have an active Internet connection to use the self-service licensing feature.

1. Ensure that your sentinel is inserted into an appropriate port on your computer.
2. Start Surpac.

The Update licence form is displayed.



3. Select Request a licence from the GEOVIA Support web site.
4. If you have multiple sentinels attached to your computer, select the sentinel you want to use for the licence.
5. Click Using the Internet.

The login page for GEOVIAsupport.com opens

6. Enter your GEOVIA Support user name and password.

A new page opens.

7. Click Download.
8. Save the tokens.ssi file in the Surpac SSI_ETC: directory.
9. Select Local, and click Apply.

The Update Licence Token form is displayed, pre-filled with the token number.



10. Click Apply.

Setting the work directory

A work directory is the default directory for saving Surpac files. Files used in this tutorial are stored in the folder <shared_files>\demo_data\tutorials\introduction.

Where <shared_files> is the directory in which the Surpac shared files were installed.

In Windows 7, and Windows 8, the default path is

C: \Users\Public\GEOVIA\Surpac\66\demo_data\tutorials\introduction.

Task: Set the work directory

1. In the Surpac Navigator, right-click the introduction folder.
2. Select Set as work directory.



The name of the work directory is displayed in the title bar of the Surpac window.

 

Exiting Surpac

Task: Exit Surpac

Exit Surpac, using either of these two methods:

• Choose File > Exit.
• Click the button at the top right corner of the Surpac window.

Modifying the Surpac desktop icon

All of the files in this tutorial are stored in a specific directory.  Each time you start Surpac, you will need to have the working directory set to that folder.  The following steps describe how to create an icon that automatically sets the working directory when you start Surpac.

Tip: You can create multiple Surpac desktop icons with different properties.

Task: Modify the Surpac icon so that the work directory is set automatically

1. Move the pointer over the Surpac icon  on your desktop.
2. Hold down the right mouse button, drag and release.
3. From the shortcut menu, select Copy Here.

A copy of the original icon is created:



4. Right-click the new Surpac icon, and select Properties.
5. In the Start in field on the Shortcut tab, enter

<shared_files>\demo_data\tutorials\introduction

where <shared_files> is the folder where the Surpac shared files are installed.

Windows 7



6. Click OK.
7. Right-click the icon you have just modified, and select Rename.

Alternatively, you can use the F2 key as a shortcut.

8. Type Surpac Introduction, and press ENTER.

The icon will appear with the new name.



9. Double-click this icon to start Surpac.

The work directory is automatically set when Surpac starts up.