HOW TO: Using the mControl Client and Addins installer

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Instead of doing a full install of mControl, sometimes all you need to do is a client install. A client install is practical when your automation server is hosted on another machine. It allows you to discover mControl servers and set the default server without editing any configuration files.

When you do a client install, the following programs and utilities are installed:

mControl Editor
mControl for MCE
Client Connection Configurator
OneVoice to mControl Bridge

Due to possible resource conflicts, we recommend you only do one type of install on your machine. You will also need to configure your firewall on each system that is either a client or service host to allow exceptions for ports 29990 to 29995. Do this before proceeding.


Here is how it is done:

After downloading and extracting the folder with the latest build of mControl, run ClientsAndAddins.msi, located in the Clients_And_Addins folder.





The following screen should appear:







Press next, and agree to the license.





The install will begin.



The following screen should show up when the install is almost complete.



Here, you can select from a list of mControl servers on your network. Click on Re-Discover Servers and set the server you want to use as the default. Now close this window.

An info screen will be displayed. Press next, and installation will finish.




When you open an mControl client, such as mControl Editor, the client will now connect to the server you chose as the default. The default server can be changed at any time by using the Client Connection Configurator tool.