SMART Technologies Classroom Suite 2010 Installation guide

Brand: SMART Technologies

Model: Classroom Suite 2010

Category: Networking

Type: Installation guide

SMART Classroom Suite™ 2010

Installation Guide

Windows® Operating Systems

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Contents

1 Welcome................................................................................... 1

2 Installing the suite on the teacher’s computer...........................2

Starting the installation...................................................... 2

Installing Teacher components.........................................4

Using Teacher components..............................................7

Activating SMART Classroom Suite .................................7

3 Installing the suite on a student’s computer..............................9

Starting the installation...................................................... 9

Installing Student components........................................10

Using Student components.............................................12

Activating SMART Classroom Suite ...............................13

4 Configuring SMART Sync Student software........................... 15

Running the SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool.. 15

Automatically configuring SMART Sync Student software

installations.....................................................................20

A Installing the suite on computers with other SMART software

installed...................................................................................21

B Language setup ......................................................................23

C Customer support ...................................................................25

Online information and support....................................... 25

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ii | CONTENTS

Training........................................................................... 25

Technical support............................................................ 25

General inquiries............................................................. 26

Registration.....................................................................26

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Chapter 1

Welcome

SMART Classroom Suite™ 2010 interactive learning software is a

suite of SMART Technologies software for teachers and students. By

using the suite with products such as the SMART Board™ interactive

whiteboard, teachers can create highly interactive learning

environments in their classrooms.

SMART Classroom Suite 2010 software integrates the following

SMART software:

• SMART Notebook™ collaborative learning software

• SMART Notebook SE (Student Edition) collaborative learning

software

• SMART Response™ CE interactive response software

• SMART Sync™ classroom management software

In addition, the suite includes SMART Product Drivers and

Gallery content.

System administrators can also install SMART Sync Class List

Server and SMART Sync Administrator Tool using the Teacher

Wizard executable file, MSI command or SMART Install Manager.

For more information on configuring the SMART Sync Class List

Server and Administrator Tool, see the SMART Classroom Suite

2010 System Administrator Guide (smarttech.com/kb/

150907).

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Chapter 2

Installing the suite on the

teacher’s computer

SMART Classroom Suite software has two sets of components:

• Teacher components to install on the teacher’s computer

• Student components to install on the student’s computer

Starting the installation

You can start the installation from the SMART Classroom Suite 2010

DVD or by downloading the Teacher wizard executable (.exe) file

from the SMART Support website.

To start the installation from the DVD

1. Insert the DVD into the computer.

The SMART Classroom Suite dialog box appears.

NOTE

If the dialog box doesn’t appear, browse to and open

[DVD Drive]\CDBrowser.exe using Windows® Explorer.

2. Select Install Teacher Components.

The SMART Classroom Suite InstallShield Wizard appears.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

To download and start the Teacher installation wizard from the Web

1. Go to smarttech.com/software

, click SMART Classroom Suite

for Windows from the Choose a product drop-down list and

follow the on-screen instructions.

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2. Click Download in the SMART Classroom 2010-teacher

installation section.

3. Enter the requested information, and then click

Start Download.

4. Save the file to a temporary location on the teacher’s computer.

5. Double-click the file.

The SMART Classroom Suite InstallShield Wizard appears.

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Installing Teacher components

In step 5 of the SMART Classroom Suite InstallShield Wizard, you

choose either the Complete or the Custom method for installing the

software on the teacher's computer.

To install Teacher components

1. Start the Teacher installation wizard, and then click Next.

The License Agreement page appears.

2. Review the licence agreement. If you accept the terms, select

I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click

Next.

Complete

Installs the following:

Custom

Installs SMART Notebook

software and your choice of one

or more of the following:

• SMART Notebook software

• SMART Response CE

software

• SMART Sync Teacher

software

• SMART Product Drivers

• Gallery collections

• SMART Response CE

software

• SMART Sync Teacher

software

• SMART Product Drivers

• Gallery collections

• SMART Sync Class List

Server

• SMART Sync Administrator

Tool

NOTE

If you’re installing SMART

Sync Class List Server or

SMART Sync Administrator

Tool, you can disable the

SMART Notebook software

installation.

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TIP

If you want a printed copy of the license agreement for

your school’s records, click Print.

3. Type the following information into the Customer Information

page, and then click Next.

– The teacher’s user name in the User Name box.

– The school’s name in the Organization box.

– Your product key in the Product Key box.

NOTES

– You can find your product key on an insert inside the

DVD case. If you downloaded SMART Classroom

Suite software from the SMART Support website, you

can purchase a product key from your reseller.

– Entering a product key is optional. If you don’t provide

a product key during installation, you can do so later

using the activation wizard (see page 7).

4. After you complete the Customer Information page, click Next.

The Setup Type page appears.

5. Select Complete to install default Teacher components, and

then click Next to go to the Ready to Install the Program page.

Skip to step 8.

Select Custom to install selected Teacher and System

Administrator programs, and then click Next to go to the

Custom Setup page.

6. Select the components you want to install, and then click Next.

IMPORTANT

If you choose not to install a component that is currently on

the computer, see page 20.

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NOTES

– If you want to change the installation folder from the

default location, click Change, and then browse to

and select a new folder.

– If you’re installing SMART Product Drivers, select the

Add SMART Tools to the Startup folder check box

to start Floating Tools automatically each time the

computer starts.

7. Select the Gallery collections you want to install, and then click

Next.

NOTE

If you downloaded the installation wizard (see page 2) and

then chose to install Gallery collections, the wizard

downloads and installs the collections from the SMART

website. Depending on your Internet connection, this can

take several minutes.

8. Click Install on the Ready to Install the Program screen.

The installation wizard installs the selected Teacher

components.

9. When the InstallShield Wizard Completed screen appears, click

Finish.

The installation wizard closes.

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Using Teacher components

To start SMART Notebook software

Double-click the SMART Notebook 10 icon on your desktop.

NOTE

SMART Notebook software includes handwriting recognition in

English only. To use handwriting recognition with other

languages, see page 22.

To start SMART Sync Teacher software

Double-click the SMART Sync Teacher 2010 icon on your desktop.

To start SMART Response CE software

Select Start > All Programs > SMART Technologies >

SMART Response > Teacher Tools.

Viewing Help

For information on using the Teacher components of SMART

Classroom Suite software, see the software’s Help file.

To view Help

Select Help > Contents in the program.

Activating SMART Classroom Suite

If you don’t enter a product key during installation, you can do so

later using the activation wizard. You can purchase a product key

from your reseller.

IMPORTANT

Without a product key your software is only enabled for a 30-

day trial.

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To activate the suite

1. Start one of the suite’s component programs on the teacher’s

computer.

The Evaluation Version dialog box appears.

2. Click Activate Product.

3. Type the 22-character product key in the Product Key box, and

then click Next.

4. Select Activate Automatically, click Next and then click

Finish.

The activation wizard validates the product key and activates

SMART Classroom Suite 2010.

5. Click Finish.

NOTE

You need to activate Teacher and Student software separately.

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Chapter 3

Installing the suite on a

student’s computer

SMART Classroom Suite software has two sets of components:

• Teacher components to install on the teacher’s computer

• Student components to install on the student’s computer

Starting the installation

You can start the installation from the SMART Classroom Suite 2010

DVD or by downloading the Student installation wizard executable

(.exe) files from the SMART Support website.

To start the installation from the DVD

1. Insert the DVD into the computer.

The SMART Classroom Suite dialog box appears.

NOTE

If the dialog box doesn’t appear, browse to and open

[DVD Drive]\CDBrowser.exe using Windows Explorer.

2. Select Install Student Components.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

To download and start the Student installation wizard from the Web

1. Go to smarttech.com/software

, click SMART Classroom Suite

for Windows from the Choose a product drop-down list and

follow the on-screen instructions.

2. Click Download in the student installation section.

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3. Enter the requested information, and then click

Start download.

4. Save the file to a temporary location on the student’s computer.

5. Double-click the file.

The SMART Classroom Suite InstallShield Wizard appears.

Installing Student components

In step 4 of the SMART Classroom Suite InstallShield Wizard, you

choose either the Complete or the Custom method for installing the

software on the student's computer.

Complete

Installs the following:

Custom

Installs your choice of one or

more of the following:

• SMART Notebook SE

software

• SMART Sync Student

software

• Gallery collections

• SMART Notebook SE

software

• SMART Sync Student

software

• Gallery collections

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To install Student components

1. Start the Student installation wizard, and then click Next.

The License Agreement page appears.

2. Review the license agreement, and if you accept the terms,

select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then

click Next.

TIP

If you want a printed copy of the license agreement for

your school’s records, click Print.

3. Type the following information in the Customer Information

page, and then click Next.

– The student’s user name in the User Name box.

– The school’s name in the Organization box.

– Your product key in the Product Key box.

NOTES

– You can find your product key on an insert inside the

DVD case. If you downloaded SMART Classroom

Suite software from the SMART Support website, you

can purchase a product key from your reseller.

– Entering a product key is optional. If you don’t provide

a product key during installation, you can do so later

using the activation wizard (see page 7).

The Setup Type page appears.

4. Select Complete to install default Student components, and

then click Next to go to the Ready to Install the Program page.

Skip to step 7.

Select Custom to install select Student components, and then

click Next to go to the Custom Setup page.

5. Select the components you want to install, and then click Next.

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IMPORTANT

If you choose not to install a component that is currently on

the computer, see page 20.

NOTE

If you want to change the installation folder from the

default location, click Change, and then browse to and

select a new folder.

6. Select the Gallery collections you want to install, and then click

Next.

NOTE

If you downloaded the installation wizard (see page 9) and

then choose to install Gallery collections, the wizard

downloads and installs the collections from the SMART

website. Depending on your Internet connection, this

process can take several minutes.

7. Click Install on the Ready to Install the Program screen.

The installation wizard installs the selected Student

components.

8. When the InstallShield Wizard Completed page appears, click

Finish.

The installation wizard closes.

Using Student components

To start SMART Notebook SE software

Double-click the SMART Notebook SE icon on the desktop.

NOTE

SMART Notebook SE software includes handwriting recognition

in English only. To use handwriting recognition with other

languages, see page 22.

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To start SMART Sync Student software

The method for starting SMART Sync Student software depends on

installation settings and the student’s hardware.

Depending on the installation settings, SMART Sync Student

software may start automatically when the computer starts.

If the software doesn’t start automatically, or if you closed the

software since the computer started, double-click the SMART Sync

Student 2010 icon on the desktop.

Viewing Help

For information on using the Student components of SMART

Classroom Suite software, see the software’s Help file.

To view the SMART Notebook SE Help

Select Help > Contents.

Activating SMART Classroom Suite

If you don’t enter a product key during installation, you can do so

later using the activation wizard. You can purchase a product key

from your reseller.

To activate the suite

1. Start SMART Notebook SE software on the student’s computer.

The Evaluation Version dialog box appears.

2. Click Activate Product.

3. Type the 22-character product key in the Product Key box, and

then click Next.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

NOTE

You need to activate Teacher and Student software separately.

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Chapter 4

Configuring SMART Sync

Student software

If you previously installed and configured SMART Sync Student

software on a student’s computer, the installation wizard uses that

installation’s SyncClient.ini file to configure SMART Sync Student

software. Otherwise, the wizard uses a default SyncClient.ini file. In

either case, you can configure SMART Sync Student software using

the SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool on the teacher’s

computer.

Running the SMART Sync Student

Configuration Tool

If you want to configure your school’s SMART Sync Student

installations, you can manually run the SMART Sync Student

Configuration Tool.

IMPORTANT

The configuration tool is installed on the teacher’s computer.

To run the SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool

1. Select Start > All Programs > SMART Technologies >

SMART Sync > SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool

2010.

The SMART Sync Student Configuration Tool dialog box

appears.

2. Click Next.

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SOFTWARE

3. On the Interface page, select one of the following options, and

then click Next.

NOTE

If you select Hidden from students, the student is unable

to do the following:

– Connect to a teacher by selecting the teacher’s name

from a list

– Manually start SMART Sync Student software

– Manually enter the student’s ID after starting

SMART Sync Student software

The relevant controls in SMART Sync Student

Configuration Tool will be disabled or hidden.

The Startup page appears.

4. Select one of the following options:

Option Select this option to:

Visible to

students

Show the SMART Sync software user

interface to the students.

Hidden from

students

Hide the SMART Sync software user

interface from the students.

Option Select this option to:

Allows the

student to select

from a list of

available

teachers

Allow the student to select a teacher from

a drop-down list using teacher discovery.

NOTE

This option is disabled if you clicked

Hidden from students in step 3.

Automatically

connects with

this Teacher ID

Connect SMART Sync Student software

to a specific teacher through the teacher’s

ID.

Type the ID in the box below the option.

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5. If you selected Allows the student to select from a list of

available teachers and want to use SMART Sync Class List

Server for teacher discovery, or if you selected Automatically

connects using administered classes, select the Uses the

Class List Server hostname or IP address check box.

Type the host name or IP address of the SMART Sync Class

List Server computer in the box below the check box.

NOTE

If your network uses DHCP, refer to the SMART Sync

Class List Server computer by hostname rather than by IP

address.

6. If the computer has multiple network adapters, click Network

Adapter Selection to specify the order of the network adapters,

and then click Next.

The Options page appears.

7. Clear the Start SMART Sync Student automatically

check box if you don’t want SMART Sync Student software to

start when the student first logs on.

Automatically

connects with

this hostname or

IP address

Connect SMART Sync Student software

to a specific teacher through the

hostname or IP address.

Type the hostname or IP address in the

box below the option.

NOTE

If your network uses DHCP, SMART

recommends that you refer to the

computer by hostname rather than

by IP address.

Automatically

connects using

administered

classes

Connect SMART Sync Student software

to a teacher specified in a SMART School

file.

Option Select this option to:

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