1. SOUL Software Installation
INFLIBNET Centre
An IUC of UGC
P B No.4116, Navrangpura
Ahmedabad –

2. 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

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

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

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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

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

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

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

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

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

16. 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...

17. 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

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

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

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

21. 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

22. 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

23. The following screen will appear.

24. 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

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

26. 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

27. 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

28. The following notepad file will be opened on your screen.

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

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

31. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

39. 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

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

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