SOUL Software Installation INFLIBNET Centre An IUC of UGC P B No.4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad – 380009 soulsupport@inflibnet.ac.in

Please insert the CD inside the CD-ROM Drive=>The following Setup screen appears. Select the Install Products from the given options. Click on Next Buttons. Step-1, Choose this option Step-2, Click here

When this screen appears Select 32-bit long name option Click on Next Button Step-1, Select this option Step-2, Click here

When the following setup option Screen appears, Select on Custom Click on Next Buttons Step-1, Select this option Step-2, Click here

When the above Screen appears Select the Software for University Libraries Click on Details Button Select this option

When this Screen appears, Select the SOUL Application Files Select SOUL Server FilesStep-1, Select these two options Click on OK Button Step-1, Select these two options Step-2, Click here

When this Setup Warning Screen appears Click on OK Button Click Here

Step-1, Choose this Option When the following Screen appears, Select the Overwrite all option. Click on Next Button. Step-1, Choose this Option Step-2, Click Here

When this Install Product Screen Appears, Select Install nowStep-1, Select this option Click on Next Button Step-1, Select this option Step-2, Click here

When this Begin Installation Screen appears with the above message then Click OK Button Click Next Button Step-1, Click Here Step-2, Click Here

When following Screen appears, Please wait as Installation is In Progress…………………..

When the following completed Copying Files screen appears, Click on Next Button. Click here

When The following Setup Complete Screen appears, Click on Finish Button. Click Here

The Software for University Libraries Installation… The Software for University Libraries Has been Installed Successfully…………..

Select the My computer=>right click the mouse=>select the explorer Click Here

After Installation of SOUL Software we have to do Following things… Run install.exe file for hardware lock execution. Share Soulserver Folder for Clients Find Soul.ini file. Change the database name and Server name for accessing the database...

The following screen will appear The following screen will appear. Select the local disk(C:) then the following folder and file appears.. Double Click Here

Click Here Select the soulserver folder you will get install.exe file

The following screen will appear ……. Run This Install.exe file

The following screen will appear The following screen will appear. Select install option and click on that.. Click here

So hardware lock installation part is completed… The following message will appear… Click on OK Button Click on Exit or close the screen. Step-1, Click here (on exit option) or close the screen. Step-2, Click here

Now we have to share the soulserver Folder for clients Now we have to share the soulserver Folder for clients. For this go to the (C:) Drive and then Explore it. Select the soulserver Folder Right click the mouse Click on sharing Click Here

The following screen will appear.

Select the share this folder option Click on Apply Button Click on OK Button Step-1, Select this Option Step-3, Select this Option Step-2, Select this Option

=>After completing the sharing part, the soulserver folder will look like this…. Check here one hand is attached with this Soulserver Folder

Now we Find Soul.ini file and Change the database name and Server name for accessing the database… Click on Start Button Go to Search Click on files and folder

The following screen will appear. Write down soul The following screen will appear. Write down soul.ini at the files and folder search place. Click on Search now Button The detailed path of that file will be shown to you. Then double click on that search file (that is soul.ini) . Step-3 Double Click here to open this file Step-1 Write down soul.ini Step-2 Click here

The following notepad file will be opened on your screen.

Here you have to change the following selected database. Write down here your database name (Here is soul4)

Here you have to change the Server Name Write down here your local server name (Here is soultr)

This will be the final out put after changing database name and server name. Close the window Click here Check both database and server name

The following message will appear… Click on Yes Button Click here

Click on Start Go to programs Go to software for university libraries Click on soul server Click here

The message will appear that Server is Started Click on OK Button Click here

The following soul server icon will be shown to you on your status bar. Check out here that icon is there or not?

Click on that Button and find out the status of the server See here server is already started

Click on start Go to programs Go to software for university libraries Click on soul Applications Click Here

The following screen will appear The following screen will appear. Enter the appropriate data and click on OK Button Enter Data, Here Click Here

The following screen will appear The following screen will appear. Enter the user name as inf01 Enter the password as inf01 Click on login ButtonStep-1 Entered user name and password here Click on OK Button Step-1 Entered user name and password here Step-2 Click Here Step-3 Click Here

The following screen will appear … and start your application work.

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