You can install the software in stand-alone or network mode. All you have to do is follow the instructions in the installation guide and the installer.
For Vista users network installation is the only option. If you only have one PC on which to install the software, you should install both the server and client components on that PC.
In version 5 of the software, the "Thin Client MSI" package offers the use of command lines for network installation, with "silent mode" and parameter setting.
To update the "Thin Client" module, you must create your own script, such as
The recommended minimum hardware for Online Filing in stand-alone mode is as follows:
Note: Online Filing only runs on machines with Microsoft Windows installed.
The recommended minimum hardware for Online Filing in network mode (server) is as follows:
The server can be installed on either
Note: Online Filing cannot run on MAC or Linux servers. The EPO does not provide support for any kind of emulation on MAC or Linux. Installations under Windows Vista SP1 are supported (but for Online Filing V4 only).
Note: Although Online Filing can run in a terminal emulation software, the EPO does not provide support for use of the Online Filing software with a Microsoft Windows Terminal Server, Citrix Terminal Server or any kind of terminal emulation software.
The client component can be installed on any Windows 2000 or Windows XP or Windows 2003 Server system or Windows Vista SP1.
These are no longer in *.ini files (as in OLF V4), and are now to be found in *.conf files with an extended parameter set.
Versions 4, 5, 6.01, 7, 8 and 9 of Adobe Acrobat Reader are supported. No other PDF readers or other versions of Acrobat are supported.
You can do this by exporting the sent application forms from the present installation, and importing them back into the new installation. For further information, see "Exporting and Importing Forms" in the Server Manager Help.
Note: Imported applications are created in draft status. To view sent applications, see the exported zip file.
For Forms EP(1001E), Euro-PCT(1200E) and EP(1038E), you must use "Import/Export XML", while for PCT applications you should use "Export Forms". The resulting .ezf file can be converted into XML format using the special "ezf2zip" tool available from the Download Centre on www.epoline.org. XML files can also be imported into other forms as well.
All imported applications have "Draft" status.