2.2.1 To Install CLINCK Cyber Café Manager

CLINCK Cyber Café Manager helps in better Café Management and Accounting.

The minimum hardware requirements to install CLINCK Cyber Café Manager are:

The minimum software requirements to install CLINCK Cyber Café Manager are:

To download the CLINCK Cyber Café Manager, do the following:

  1. Register as a partner with Ideacts, http://www.ideacts.com/cms/partner/NewCafeRegistration.aspx

  2. Ideacts mails you the Café code and Password to activate the café.

  3. After activating the cafe, login to the Ideacts Partners website at http://www.ideacts.com/CMS/partner/Login.aspx

  4. Download the Installation Manuals for both CLINCK Cyber Café Manager and CLINCK Cyber Café Client.

  5. Download the latest CLINCK Cyber Café Manager Installer from the Installers section of the website and extract the CLINCK Cyber Café Manager Installer.

CLINCK Cyber Café Manager Installer

To Install the CLINCK server, do the following:

  1. Run the setup from the location where you extracted it.

InstallShield Wizard - Extracting Files

 

InstallShield Wizard - Preparing setup final stage

As the InstallShield Wizard prepares for the setup, the welcome screen opens.

InstallShield Wizard - Welcome Screen

  1. Click Next.

The License Agreement dialog box opens.

InstallShield Wizard - License Agreement

  1. Click I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next.

The Choose Destination Location dialog box opens.

InstallShield Wizard - Choose Destination Folder

  1. Click Change, to install CLINCK Cyber Café Manager in a different folder apart from the default C: drive.

  2. Click Next.

The setup will copy all required files for installation.

InstallShield Wizard - Setup  Status

  1. After the setup finishes copying the files, Ready to Install the Program dialog box opens.

InstallShield Wizard - Ready to Install the Program

  1. Click Install.

The Install Shield Wizard Completed dialog box opens.

InstallShield Wizard - Install Shield Wizard Completed

  1. Click Finish.

The Setup Wizard welcome screen opens.

Setup Wizard - Welcome Screen

  1. On the Setup Wizard welcome screen, click Next.

The Setup Wizard [Step 1] - Activation screen opens.

The setup wizard comprises of three steps:

  1. Activating the CLINCK Cyber Café Manager.

  2. Creating Rate Plans.

  3. Setting the Café Terminals.

Setup Wizard [Step 1] - Activation

  1. To activate the CLINCK server, do the following:

Note:

  • Café code is required for activation.

  • If you do not have a Café Code, register as a partner with Ideacts, to get the Café Code and Password.

  1. Enter the Café Code and click Verify.

       On verification, Café Name and Café Address are displayed on the screen.

Setup Wizard - Activation

Note:

  • IIPL Employee No. is left blank, for a café owner.

  • IIPL Employee No. is filled, when the installation is done by an Ideacts employee.

  1. Click Next to proceed with activation.

       When the activation is done successfully, a dialog box opens, informing about the successful activation.

Setup Wizard - Successful activation

  1. Click OK.

       Result: The window for Rate Plan creation opens.

Setup Wizard [Step 2] - Rate Plan

  1. To creating a rate plan, do the following:

  1. In the Duration (From) box, the default value is zero minutes.

  2. In the Duration (To) box, select the minimum duration that you want to set. For Example: 30 minutes.

  3. Enter Price based on duration.

Setup Wizard - Adding a Rate Plan

  1. Click Add.

       The rate plan is added.

  1. Click Next.

       Result: The Client setup screen opens.

Setup Wizard - Client Setup

  1. To set up the café terminals, do the following:

Note:

  • If you have installed CLINCK for the first time, download and
    install the CLINCK client on all the terminals from
    http://partners.ideacts.com    .

  • If you are already using CLINCK in your cyber café, then on the
    client terminal, right-click the CLINCK icon found in the system
    tray, and select Enable CLINCK Cyber Café Client.

        Result: The Setup Wizard - Finish screen opens.

Setup Wizard - Finish

  1. Click Finish.

The Server Login dialog box opens.

Server Login

  1. Enter default login details for Employee Name as "admin" and Password as "password".

Server Login with default values

  1. Click Login.

The How To Start tab opens.

Setup Wizard - How To Start

  1. To view each step in detail, refer to the figure Setup Wizard - How To Start.

  2.  Click Step1

  3.  Click Step2

  4.  Click Step3

  1. Click Home.

The Manage Terminals screen appears.

Home - Manage Terminals

Result: The CLINCK Cyber Café Manager is installed successfully.