1. ERA6 INSTALLER USER GUIDE

2. Contents Pre-Installation Process Post-Installation Process
What is new in ERA 6.0?
Mark Distribution for TAC & TABC
ERA 6.0 Installation
ERA 6.0 Installation Process
ERA 6.0 Prerequisite
ERA 6.0 Prerequisite Installation
ERA 6.0 Framework Installation
ERA 6.0 Framework Activation
ERA 6.0 Course Loading
ERA 6.0 Uninstallation Process
ERA 6.0 Assistant
ERA 6.0 Drive Mapping

3. Welcome to MKCL‘s ERA eLearning Revolution for All!

4. RED Take A Big Challenge
What is new in ERA 6.0 ????
Lets see what we have new in ERA 6
Tiri-Miri Videos
BLUE Take A Challenge
RED Take A Challenge
RED Take A Big Challenge

5. TAC & TABC Distribution
Topic
Take a Challenges
Blue TAC
Red TAC
Red TABC
Windows 14 --
Word Processing 8 6
Spreadsheet 18 4
Presentation Graphics
Internet - 16 12
Personal Information Manager 10
Database Management System
All About Computers 20
Making IT work for you
Total 80 90 30
Total Challenges
200

6. ERA 6.0 Installation

7. ERA 6.0 Installation Process
Check for Prerequisites
Install Anti-virus Software
Install ERA 6.0 Prerequisite
Install ERA 6.0
Framework
Restart your system
ERA 6.0 Framework
Activation
ERA 6.0 Course Loading
Start Learning in ERA 6.0

8. ERA 6.0
There will be 3 Content loader DVD’s each for MSCIT ERA 6 and WAVE ERA 6
The framework is common for both MSCIT & WAVE
Content for MSCIT as well as WAVE Courses can be loaded once the Framework for ERA 6 is Installed at your center
WAVE Learning as well as MSCIT learning will be done in ERA 6 framework only
Also the Learners for both MSCIT & WAVE can be downloaded from the same Learning Facilitator login

9. ERA 6.0 Installation>Server Prerequisites
Please Ensure the Following before Installation
That the server machine in your computer lab is being used to install MKCL’s ERA 6.0 (Physical server machine)
Operating system should be either
Win XP with SP 3 with IIS version 5.1 or Higher or
Windows Server 2003 with SP 2 IIS version 5.1 or Higher
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express R2
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
That the C drive (Root Drive) is having minimum 20 GB free space as per the recommended hardware setup. Free space required for loading a course depends on the actual size of the course content.

10. ERA 6.0 Installation>Server Prerequisites
Please Ensure the Following before Installation
That the server machine is connected to Internet for Framework Activation and Learner Data Downloading.
That you are Installing ERA 6.0 from a login which has the Administrative privileges.
That you have Flash Player installed on the machines in order to view the eContent properly

11. ERA 6.0 Installation>Server Prerequisites
Please Ensure the Following before Installation
That you are Installing ERA 6.0 by keeping the installer CD/DVD in the respective drive of the server machine itself.
That you have Internet Information Service (IIS) version 5.1 or higher installed on the server machine. IIS installation needs the respective Operating System installation CD

12. ERA 6.0 Installation > Client Prerequisites
Please Ensure the Following before Installation of QOES client
Operating system should be either
Windows XP with SP3 OR
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 OR
Windows Vista SP1 or later
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
IIS v5.1 or later
Windows Installer 3.1
Windows Installer 4.5
Internet Explorer version 7.0 or later

13. ERA 6.0 Framework Installation
Insert the Single click ERA 6.0 Framework Installation DVD provided to you in the DVD-ROM.
Open the DVD and then double click the autorun.exe file which will present the adjacent screen to you.

14. ERA 6.0 PREREQUISITE Installation
Following pre-requisites will get installed from ERA 6.0 Framework Installation CD
.NET Framework 4.0
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 express
Click on “Accept” button when the two adjacent window appears to continue the Installation.

15. ERA 6.0 PREREQUISITE Installation
If .NET Framework 4.0 is not installed earlier in your machine, then installer will start the installation of .NET 4.0 Framework
If .NET 4.0 is already Installed on your system, the installer will then directly proceed to Install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

16. ERA 6.0 PREREQUISITE Installation
For SQL Server 2008 R2 Express adjacent screens will appear
The process will continue automatically

17. ERA 6.0 PREREQUISITE Installation
Please be patient as SQL Server Installation will take mins.
Adjacent screen will appear before you while installation is in process

18. ERA 6.0 FRAMEWORK Installation
After installation of SQL server 2008 R2 has been completed following screen will appear
Click on Next button to continue the installation of ERA 6.0.

19. ERA 6.0 FRAMEWORK Installation
Once all the prerequisites are over, the installation of ERA 6.0 will start & following screen will appear

20. ERA 6.0 FRAMEWORK Installation
While ERA 6 Framework is being installed following screens will appear before you

21. ERA 6.0 FRAMEWORK Installation
After ERA 6 Framework Installation is over following screens for copying Demo Course Content will appear before you

22. ERA 6.0 FRAMEWORK Installation
After ERA 6 Framework Installation is over following completion screen will appear before you

23. ERA 6.0 FRAMEWORK ACTIVATION

24. ERA 6.0 FRAMEWORK ACTIVATION
Use the icon present on the Desktop for accessing the Learning Facilitator Login
Or open the Learning facilitator login from Start >> Programs >> ERA 6 >> ERA 6 – Learning Facilitator
Click on Activate button to start activation process.
Click on Shortcut icon on desktop

25. ERA 6.0 FRAMEWORK ACTIVATION
Make sure that your are connected to internet while doing activation.
A message of successful activation shall be displayed if the Activation Key entered is correct.
Now you are ready to enter into the eLearning world!
LF Login URL for ERA 6.0 is and for Learner Login

26. ERA 6.0 FRAMEWORK ACTIVATION
Make sure that your are connected to internet
Internet connectivity is required while activation

27. ERA 6.0 FRAMEWORK ACTIVATION
Enter your Center Code and SOLAR Password
Click Here
Click Here

28. ERA 6.0 FRAMEWORK ACTIVATION
After successful Activation following message will come
Enter Username and Password to login as LF
Enter your Center Code and SOLAR Password to login as Learning Facilitator
Click on OK

29. ERA 6.0 COURSE LOADING

30. ERA 6.0 Course Loading
Once the ERA 6.0 Framework is activated you can load the course contents
Be ready with course CD/DVD

31. ERA 6.0 Course Loading
Insert course CD/DVD in CD/DVD drive of your server machine on which ERA 6.0 framework is installed.
The setup shall run automatically

32. Please make provision for free space.
ERA 6.0 Course Loading
In case there is insufficient space on the drive to load the course, a message prompt shall be displayed as follows:
Please make provision for free space.

33. Once the ERA 6.0 server and client application is installed, You are ready to use ERA 6.0

34. ERA 6.0 UNINSTALLATION PROCESS

35. ERA 6.0 UNINSTALLATION
Before uninstalling ERA6 framework, please ensure you taken the database backup. In case you do not have the database backup, you will end up losing all your data
You can take the latest Database backup from Data Traveler from “Backup/Restore” tab
In case of any issue in opening Data Traveler, you can get the backup files: “ERA6_Data.mdf” and “ERA6_Log.ldf” from the path  C:\ProgramFiles\MicrosoftSQLServer\MSSQL10_50.ERA6\MSSQL\DATA . You can save these files at some place on your system. After ERA 6 re-installation is done, you can restore these files in the above path mentioned.

36. ERA 6.0 UNINSTALLATION
In case you need to Uninstall only ERA 6.0 framework you can uninstall it from the following path
Control Panel  Add or Remove Programs ERA 6

37. ERA 6.0 UNINSTALLATION
In case you need to Uninstall ERA 6.0 as well as its prerequisites you can uninstall it from the following path
Control Panel  Add or Remove Programs ERA 6
Control Panel  Add or Remove Programs Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

38. Click Here to remove Microsoft SQL Sever 2008 R2
ERA 6.0 UNINSTALLATION
If you remove the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 following screen will appear
Click Here to remove Microsoft SQL Sever 2008 R2

39. Click on OK button to continue
ERA 6.0 UNINSTALLATION
Click on OK button to continue

40. Click on the Next button to continue
ERA 6.0 UNINSTALLATION
Click on the Next button to continue
Click on the respective component you want to Uninstall( You can Uninstall either ERA 6 or ERAQOES6 SQL server at a time)

41. ERA 6.0 UNINSTALLATION Select first two check boxes only
Click on the Next button to continue

42. Uninstall process will take about 30-45 mins
ERA 6.0 UNINSTALLATION
Uninstall process will take about mins

43. Click on the Next button to continue
ERA 6.0 UNINSTALLATION
Click on the Next button to continue

44. Click on the Remove button to continue
ERA 6.0 UNINSTALLATION
Click on the Remove button to continue

45. ERA 6.0 UNINSTALLATION
Once the Uninstallation in complete a message will be displayed as shown

46. ERA6.0 ASSISTANT You can find “ERA6 Assistant” as shown below:
Double click on ERA6 Assistant to access of ERA Assistant for the first time.
Once you have run ERA6 Assistant exe, its icon will appear on the right-hand side of task-bar as shown -

47. ERA 6.0 DRIVE MAPPING
While ERA6 Assistant window appears, In “Backups” tab, “Map Drive” button will be visible.
This, drive mapping is for specifying the location where you want to keep the back up of your data.

48. ERA 6.0 DRIVE MAPPING
While ERA 6 Framework is getting installed, you will be asked to specify for Drive Network Mapping as shown below
This is the path where your ERA 6 Backup will be stored, so do not skip this step
Enter the Drive letter & then specify a shared folder in your server or any other system in the LAN where you wish to store the backup files

49. Wish you Happy Learning with ERA 6.0