Network installation

In order to run MedCalc in a network environment, you need a MedCalc multi-user license and product key. Contact us for details.

• To setup MedCalc you must be logged on to your computer with administrator privileges.
• Network clients must be PC's with Windows Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7.
• The network server can be a Windows, UNIX or Linux server (for UNIX and Linux: install from a Windows network client).

From the download section, you can download a set of 2 utilities, mcservsu.exe and mcnetsu.exe that you can use to configure medcalc in a network.

• First use medcalcsetup.exe to install MedCalc in a shared folder on the network server.
• Place mcservsu.exe and mcnetsu.exe in the folder in which MedCalc is installed on the server.
  • mcservsu.exe can optionally be used to place the license on the server
  • mcnetsu.exe can be used to configure MedCalc on the clients (register medcalc.exe and the MedCalc file extension .mc1 in the registry).

Method 1: place license on server

Use mcservsu.exe to enter the product key and distribute the license from the server.

From the network server, or a client computer, double-click mcservsu.exe in the MedCalc folder on the server, and follow the instructions on the screen.

Advantages of method 1:

• You only have to enter the MedCalc product key once.
• MedCalc can be run from any client connected to the server.

Disadvantages of method 1:

• You do not (directly) control on which clients MedCalc can be run.

This method is preferred in a small organization or in a controlled setting such as a computer class room.

After having placed the license on the server, you may still want to run mcnetsu.exe in order to configure medcalc.exe and the MedCalc file extension .mc1 in the registry of the clients. mcnetsu.exe accepts different command line parameters so some of the configuration process can be automated.

Method 2: place license on clients

Use mcnetsu.exe to enter the product key on each individual client.

From the different client computers, run mcnetsu.exe from the MedCalc folder on the server, and follow the instructions on the screen.

Advantages of method 2:

• You control on which clients MedCalc can run.

Disadvantages of method 2:

• You must enter the product key on each individual client.

mcnetsu.exe accepts different command line parameters so some of the configuration process can be automated.

Verified for Windows Server 2003

MedCalc successfully passed the "Verified for Windows Server 2003™" test (July 2004).

The Verified for Windows Server 2003 Test Specification (PDF - 176 KB) was developed by Microsoft to identify applications that run successfully on Windows Server™ 2003.

This certification assures customers that:

• MedCalc will install onto Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 by means of a robust installation that helps minimize conflicts among shared components
• MedCalc will run on Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 and is unlikely to cause Microsoft Windows Server ™ 2003 to become unstable
• MedCalc un-installs cleanly from Windows™ 2003 Server.
• MedCalc meets basic security requirements for Windows Server™ 2003.