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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Log on as Administrator. Do virus check Activate WINDOWS. Create User=RCS, Password=RCS as part of Administrators group. Password never expires. At Command prompt set: a. netsh interface ipv4 set global dhcpmediasense=disabled b. netsh interface ipv6 set global dhcpmediasense=disabled c. SetX RCSPing OFF /M

6. Set IPv4 Network to fixed address and un-tag IPv6

7. Set Computer name and Workgroup to RCS standard conventions

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8. Logon as RCS user, RCS password 9. Create \RCS Instal directory on available drive, preferably D:. 10. Copy all required RCS apps and utilities to this directory to include a. RCS Installation b. Messenger, c. Windows Security Essentials d. DirectX, e. RCS Support app, f. Audio card drivers. 11. Enable WORK network and set Advanced sharing settings to: a. Turn ON network discovery b. Turn ON file and printer sharing c. Turn ON sharing so anyone with netywork access can access files in Public folders d. Turn ON 128-bit encryptation e. Turn ON password protected sharing. f. Turn ON Use user accounts and passwords to connect to other computers. 12. Allow Remote desktop connections

13. Auto hide Task-bar.

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14. Set folder options to a. Show hidden files b. Enable file extensions to be viewed c. Not use Sharing Wizard.

15. Switch off Screen Saver, go to Change Power Settings.

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16. Change Power Saving Settings for display and PC.

17. Update Windows and then turn OFF automatic updates.

18. Turn OFF Windows Firewall

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19. Turn OFF User Access Control settings.

20. Install RCS Utilities and RCS application/s. 21. Enable multiuser access to SQL database

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22. Configure User Rights to RCS_APP, RCS_DATA and RCS_AUDIO shares Add user RCS with full rights to both Share Permissions and Security.

23. Set up Audio card routing and Levels. 24. Check STARTAPP.CFG and LAUNCHER.CFG for accuracy. 25. Configure and check all shortcuts. 26. Configure and Normalize all audio. Set MC Manager Auto-normalize on Save. 27. LICENSING. a. Set all machines with ILID. b. Check licensing including CDDB Smart Ripper. c. Check machine licensing on every machine. d. Check XML licensing is enabled and granted. 28. Set up DATA Exchange. 29. Check RCS Remote Support on all machines. Check that Remote Desktop is enabled on all machines. 30. Check that Selector Service is launching on ONE machine only.

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LAUNCHER.CFG examples: Notes: These examples have three databases Primary database (LINK), Library database (LINK-LIBRARY) and SPOTS. (assumes that you have a combined spots/music database) Replace machinenames and databasenames with your own. Delete database events that are not valid for your site. Launcher.cfg for Primary Admin machine (usually ONAIR)
VERSION=2 YES EVERY 90000 ON 6000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"GFCOPY CONFIG" GFCOPY \\LINKONAIR\RCS_APP\OUT\CONFIG \\LINKREDONAIR\RCS_APP\IN\CONFIG YES EVERY 90000 ON 12000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"GFCOPY ETC" GFCOPY \\LINKONAIR\RCS_APP\OUT\ETC C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC YES AT 1650000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"LICENSEWARNING" LICENSEWARNING YES AT 1680000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"LICENSEWARNING SELECTOR" LICENSEWARNING /PRODUCT:SELECTOR YES EVERY 1440000 ON 36000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"DBBACKUP LINK" DBBACKUP LINK -now YES AT 8610000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"DBBACKUP LINK DAILY" DBBACKUP LINK DAILY YES AT 1320000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"PURGEREC LINK" PURGEREC LINK SPOTS /D /P YES EVERY 90000 ON 48000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"GFCOPY LINK AUDIO" GFCOPY /NOSUB \\LINKONAIR\RCS_AUDIO\V14\LINK\AUDIO \\LINKREDONAIR\RCS_DATA\V14\LINK\AUDIO YES EVERY 90000 ON 78000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"GFCOPY LINK TEXT" GFCOPY \\LINKONAIR\RCS_AUDIO\V14\LINK\TEXT \\LINKREDONAIR\RCS_DATA\V14\LINK\TEXT NO EVERY 1440000 ON 48000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"DBBACKUP SPOTS" DBBACKUP SPOTS -now NO AT 8622000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"DBBACKUP SPOTS DAILY" DBBACKUP SPOTS DAILY YES EVERY 1440000 ON 72000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"GFCOPY P SPOTS AUDIO" GFCOPY /NOSUB /P \\LINKONAIR\RCS_AUDIO\V14\SPOTS\AUDIO \\LINKREDONAIR\RCS_DATA\V14\SPOTS\AUDIO NO EVERY 1440000 ON 96000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"GFCOPY P SPOTS TEXT" GFCOPY /P \\LINKONAIR\RCS_AUDIO\V14\SPOTS\TEXT \\LINKREDONAIR\RCS_DATA\V14\SPOTS\TEXT YES EVERY 1440000 ON 60000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"DBBACKUP LINK-LIBRARY" DBBACKUP LINK-LIBRARY -now YES AT 8580000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"DBBACKUP LINK-LIBRARY DAILY" DBBACKUP LINK-LIBRARY DAILY YES AT 1290000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"PURGEREC LINK-LIBRARY" PURGEREC LINK-LIBRARY SPOTS /D /P YES EVERY 90000 ON 60000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"GFCOPY LINK-LIBRARY AUDIO" GFCOPY /NOSUB \\LINKONAIR\RCS_AUDIO\V14\LINK-LIBRARY\AUDIO \\LINKREDONAIR\RCS_DATA\V14\LINK-LIBRARY\AUDIO YES EVERY 90000 ON 84000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"GFCOPY LINK-LIBRARY TEXT" GFCOPY \\LINKONAIR\RCS_AUDIO\V14\LINK-LIBRARY\TEXT \\LINKREDONAIR\RCS_DATA\V14\LINK-LIBRARY\TEXT

Launcher.cfg for Secondary machine (usually the REDOnair machine):

VERSION=2 YES EVERY 90000 ON 6000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"GFCOPY CONFIG" GFCOPY \\SourcemachinewhichisADMIN\RCS_APP\OUT\CONFIG \\Targetmachine\RCS_APP\IN\CONFIG YES EVERY 90000 ON 12000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"GFCOPY ETC" GFCOPY \\SourcemachinewhichisADMIN\RCS_APP\OUT\ETC C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC YES AT 1650000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"LICENSEWARNING" LICENSEWARNING YES AT 1680000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"LICENSEWARNING SELECTOR" LICENSEWARNING /PRODUCT:SELECTOR YES AT 1200000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"Safe Audit" SELECTOR.EXE RMONLY /D:Databasename

Launcher.cfg for all other machines Launcher.cfg for all other machines
VERSION=2 YES EVERY 90000 ON 6000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"GFCOPY CONFIG" GFCOPY \\SourcemachinewhichisADMIN\RCS_APP\OUT\CONFIG \\Targetmachine\RCS_APP\IN\CONFIG YES EVERY 90000 ON 12000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"GFCOPY ETC" GFCOPY \\SourcemachinewhichisADMIN\RCS_APP\OUT\ETC C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC YES AT 1650000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"LICENSEWARNING" LICENSEWARNING YES AT 1680000 /MINIMIZED /TITLE:"LICENSEWARNING SELECTOR" LICENSEWARNING /PRODUCT:SELECTOR

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StartappR.cfg for Secondary machine, usually the REDOnair machine:
"Launcher" Y 5 GOLAUNCH.BAT "Schedule Server !LINK " Y 10 start /min sserver.exe /d:!LINK "Master Control for !LINK " Y 10 C:\RCS\V14\GOMC.bat !LINK "Selector/Log Editor for !LINK " Y 5 C:\RCS\V14\GOSel.bat !LINK LOGEDIT "Hotkeys for !LINK " Y 5 C:\RCS\V14\GOHotkey.bat !LINK "XML Server for !LINK " Y 5 START /MIN C:\RCS\V14\XMLServer.exe /D: !LINK "Database Bar" N 5 GOLIBBAR.BAT "Device Monitor" N 5 GODEVMON.BAT

Startapp.cfg for Secondary machine, usually the RED Onair machine:

"Launcher" Y 5 GOLAUNCH.BAT "Database Bar" Y 5 GOLIBBAR.BAT "Device Monitor" N 5 GODEVMON.BAT

Startapp.cfg for Primary machine, usually the Onair machine:

"Launcher" Y 5 GOLAUNCH.BAT "Schedule Server LINK" Y 10 start /min sserver.exe /d:LINK "Master Control for LINK" Y 10 C:\RCS\V14\GOMC.bat LINK "Selector/Log Editor for LINK" Y 5 C:\RCS\V14\GOSel.bat LINK LOGEDIT "Hotkeys for LINK" Y 5 C:\RCS\V14\GOHotkey.bat LINK "XML Server for LINK" Y 5 START /MIN C:\RCS\V14\XMLServer.exe /D:LINK "Database Bar" N 5 GOLIBBAR.BAT "Device Monitor" N 5 GODEVMON.BAT

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