Installing the Optional Components

The following optional DigitalPersona AD components are not automatically installed as part of either the DigitalPersona AD Server or client installations.

There are two categories of optional components:

• Those included in the DigitalPersona AD product package:

  • DigitalPersona AD Administration Tools

    • License Activation Manager

    • Users and Computers Snap-In

    • User Query Snap-in

    • GPMC Extensions

  • Attended Enrollment

• Those available as a separate package:

  • Web Management Components - for installation instructions and complete details, see Installing the Web Management Components.

  • Guardian Ten-Print Scanner Support

Installing the Product Package Components

DigitalPersona AD Administration Tools

The DigitalPersona AD Administration Tools are part of a separate installation package included in the DigitalPersona AD product package.

These Administration Tools may be installed on a single workstation for centralized administration of DigitalPersona AD, or for larger organizations, each tool may be installed on a separate workstation in order to divide the administration of various features among several people.

By default, all Administration Tools are installed. Select Custom Setup to deselect any tools you do not wish to install.

1. Locate and launch the setup.exe located in the ../Server/DigitalPersona AD Administration Tools folder of the product package.

   

2. On the Welcome page, click Next.

3. On the License Agreement page, accept the agreement and click Next.

4. On the Destination Folder page, click Next.

   

   If this is the first DigitalPersona product being installed on this machine, there will also be a Change button which allows you to change the installation directory.

   Additional DigitalPersona product installations remove this button in order to ensure that associated products are installed to the same directory.

   

5. On the SetupType page, select a Complete installation or choose Custom to control which features are installed and where they are installed:

   • Complete - Installs all available features - the License Activation Manager, Users and Computers Snap-In, User Query Snap-in for collecting DigitalPersona AD user information for the AD domain, and the GPMC Extensions, used to link product policies and settings to Active Directory containers.

   • Custom - By default, installs all features, but allows deselecting any feature.

   

6. On the Ready to Install the Program page, click Install.

   

7. On the Installshield Wizard completed page, click Finish.

   

License Activation Manager

To install the License Activation Manager:

1. Locate and launch the setup.exe located in the ..\Server\DigitalPersona AD Administration Tools folder of the product package.

2. Select Complete or Custom installation. To install only the License Activation Manager, select Custom and deselect all other administrative tools.

3. Click Next, and then click Install.

Users and Computers Snap-In

The DigitalPersona Users and Computers snap-in adds a new DigitalPersona tab to the User Properties page enabling additional administrative functions and adds a number of DigitalPersona commands to the user and computer object context menus.

To install the Users and Computers snap-in:

1. Locate and launch the setup.exe located in the .\Server\DigitalPersona AD Administration Tools folder of the DigitalPersona AD product package.

2. Select Complete or Custom installation. To install only the Users and Computers Snap-in, select Custom and deselect all other administrative tools.

3. Click Next, and then click Install.

User Query Snap-in

This tool provides a means for the administrator to query the DigitalPersona AD user database for information about DigitalPersona AD users and to perform certain operations and to set values associated with a selected user.

To install the DigitalPersona User Query Snap-in:

1. Locate and launch the setup.exe located in the .\Server\DigitalPersona AD Administration Tools folder of the product package.

2. Select Complete or Custom installation. To install only the User Query Snap-in, select Custom and deselect all other administrative tools.

3. Click Next, and then click Install.

GPMC Extensions

DigitalPersona AD Server and its associated workstation clients use GPMC/GPOE extensions, installed under the Software Settings and Administrative Templates nodes, to link product policies and settings to Active Directory containers.

For further information, see Policies and Settings.

The GPMC Extensions feature is installed by default as part of the DigitalPersona Administration Tools.

To install the DigitalPersona GPMC/GPOE Extensions:

1. Locate and launch the setup.exe located in the .\Server\DigitalPersona AD Administration Tools folder of the package.

2. Select Complete or Custom installation. To install only the GPMC/GPOE Extensions, select Custom and deselect all other administrative tools.

3. Click Next, and then click Install.

For a description of the features available through this component, see GPMC/GPOE Extensions.

Attended Enrollment

DigitalPersona Attended Enrollment is an optional feature of the DigitalPersona client software, DigitalPersona AD Workstation.

It’s installation and features are therefore addressed in Installing DigitalPersona AD Workstation. However, there is a small amount of setup that must be performed in Active Directory by an administrator.

Instructions for setup are explained in Setting Up Attended Enrollment.

Installing the Separate Components

The following security applications and modules are separately installed and may be separately licensed.

Guardian Ten-Print Scanner Support

To use the Guardian family of ten-print scanners with your DigitalPersona product, you will need to install the following:

• A DigitalPersona client (Workstation, Kiosk, or Attended Enrollment)

• DigitalPersona Guardian Support package

• L Scan Essentials (LSE) SDK RunTime component

The DigitalPersona Guardian Support and L Scan Essentials SDK products are available from HID Global or your channel partner/reseller.

Both DigitalPersona Guardian Support and the LSE SDK RunTime component must be installed on each computer where the Guardian scanner will be used.