Follow these steps to install Vocera Voice Server in your
environment.
Vocera Voice Server
is distributed electronically using an ISO image file. Before installing and setting up
Vocera Voice Server on your
system, follow the steps in
Electronic Software Distribution.
Note: If Vocera
Secure Texting (VST) is installed in your environment, you must uninstall the VST Sync
Connector before you upgrade to the latest version of Vocera Voice Server. See
"How to Uninstall the Vocera Secure Texting Sync Connector" in the VST Administrator
Guide. Re-install the Sync Connector after you complete the Vocera Voice Server
upgrade. Make sure that you download and install the latest version of the VST Sync
Connector.
Use the following steps to install Vocera Voice Server
software components.
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Log in to the computer with administrator privileges.
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Locate and double click the Vocera Voice Server
Suite Installer file, VoceraSuite.exe.
The Welcome window opens.
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On the Welcome window, click Next to
continue with the installation program.
The License Agreement window opens.
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Review the license agreement before accepting the terms in the agreement and click
Next.
The Custom Setup Window opens.
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In the Custom Setup window, select the radio button next to the
feature that you want to install and click Next.
The Installation Configuration window window opens.
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In the installation configuration window, select the local IP address and the location
for the drive where you want your Vocera Voice Server
component installed. If needed, select the checkbox next to the SSL or the dual speech
recognition setting and Click Next.
For more information on Enable SSL and Enable dual
speech recognition servers, see the Vocera Server
Administration Guide.
The License File Location window opens.
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Click the Browse button, navigate to the location of the license file, and then click Install.
Note: If you do not have a license file, you can proceed with the installation using the
installation program. However, you must install the
Vocera Voice Server
license file manually after the installation program completes since the
Vocera Voice Server
will not start unless the license file is present in the
Vocera Voice Server
license directory. See
Updating the Vocera License File on a Stand-alone Vocera Server for more
information.
The Vocera Voice Server
installer is launched with a progress bar showing the status of the installation.
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When the installation is finished, a window appears announcing that the installation
is complete.
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Click Finish. The installer opens a window where you can
choose to restart your system.
Note: After a new installation, you should restart the Vocera Voice Server
before using Vocera. However, if you are performing this installation as part of an
upgrade, DO NOT restart the server. Return to the upgrade tasks, and follow the steps in
order.
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If you did not install the Vocera Voice Server XML
License file earlier, you must install the license file manually. See Updating the Vocera License File on a Stand-alone Vocera Server.
Note: The Vocera Voice Server
will not start unless the license key is installed.
Congratulations! Your installation is complete.
After you install
Vocera Voice Server, you
will need to set up Users and Groups. In addition, you may want to create a server cluster, or
setup a staging server. For more information, see
Setting Up Users and Groups,
Setting Up a Vocera Cluster, and
Setting Up a Staging Server.