Installing and Customizing ActivClient Setup Using the Installation Wizard

You can install ActivClient interactively through a graphical user interface (GUI).

To install ActivClient with the Installation Wizard:

  1. Locate the ActivClient MSI installer in the ActivClient product folder of the distribution package and double-click it.

    Alternatively, you can Closedrun the MSI installer from the command line or PowerShell.

    Copy 
    msiexec.exe  /i "<path>\<ActivClient setup>.msi"

    where:

    • <path> is the ActivClient setup MSI file path.

    • <ActivClient setup> is the ActivClient setup MSI file name.

    Note: The quotation marks shown in the command line are necessary when there are spaces in the file name.

    The setup detects the platform type and launches the relevant ActivClient installation wizard.

  2. On the Welcome page, click Next.

  3. Accept the license agreement and click Next.

  4. In the Choose Setup Type dialog:

    Choose Setup Type dialog

    • Leave the setup type as Typical (default setting) and click Next for a typical installation.

    • Select Custom and click Next Closedto choose manually which features you wish to install.

      1. The Custom Setup dialog is displayed.

      2. Select the program features you want to install from the list using the appropriate option from the right-click menu:

      • To install or add a component , click the "Not Available" icon The "Not available" install state icon. for the component and then click the appropriate installation option in the displayed list.

      • To remove a component, click the icon for the component and then click The "Not available" install state icon. in the displayed list.

      For the complete list of available components and sub-components, see see ActivClient Components.

    • Select Complete for installing all available program features.

  5. Click Install.

  6. The Setup Progress page is displayed. The progress might take several minutes.

  7. If the required Visual C++ Redistributable packages are not already installed, the ActivClient installer will prompt for User Account Control (UAC) and install them automatically.

  8. Once the setup is complete, click Finish.

Post-Installation Steps

  • Restart Workstation:

    It is recommended to restart your workstation after successful installation of ActivClient to make sure all the services are active and operative.

  • Smart Card Readers:

    • The security device reader that you use requires a reader driver. This driver might be present in your Microsoft Windows system, or you might need to install it. Contact your reader vendor for information.

    • If you use an HID Global OMNIKEY® reader, and if the reader is not recognized automatically, or if the driver is not installed by Microsoft Windows Update, the drivers are available for download from HID Global’s website.