ProCurve Networking

ProCurve Configurator (Ver 2.0.0)

User’s Guide

Introduction ................................................................................................................. 2
Installation................................................................................................................... 3
Installation requirements ............................................................................................ 3
Installation............................................................................................................. 3
Uninstallation ............................................................................................................ 5
Accessing the ProCurve Configurator Tool ........................................................................ 6
ProCurve Configurator’s main window........................................................................... 7
Creating An Offer Step By Step....................................................................................... 9
1. Create a Configuration ............................................................................................ 9
Modules............................................................................................................... 10
Transceivers - Antennas ........................................................................................ 11
Redundant Power Supply – Software – Accessories – Care Pack.................................. 12
Other Functions .................................................................................................... 12
2. Create an Offer .................................................................................................... 13
Other Functions .................................................................................................... 14
Excel Export ......................................................................................................... 14
Updating The Tool Step By Step.................................................................................... 17
Requesting Support..................................................................................................... 19
Introduction
The ProCurve Configurator is a tool that allows users to create, in a friendly manner, offers and
quotations for customers.
This user’s guide provides all the information relative to installation and use of the ProCurve
Configurator tool.

Note: Version 2.0.0 of the ProCurve Configurator supports the price list for the following countries: United States, Canada,
Euro countries, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, India, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand,
Malaysia, Japan.
Installation
Installation requirements
The tool is developed with Visual Basic using the data access library for MS Access database.
Here are the system requirements to use the tool:
• 32-bit Windows operating system (W95 or higher, WNT4 SP3 or higher, W2000, WXP);
• Maximum hard drive space required: 25MB (lot of the used libraries should be already
present on most PC, so effective used space could be only a few MBs);
• Minimum RAM: 64MB;
• 800x600 screen resolution requested with 256 colors (1024x768 with 65000 colors
suggested);
• Internet Connection (required to use the Update feature);
• MS Excel (required to use the MS Excel export features).

If your system does not meet these requirements, the program may not run correctly.

Installation
To install the ProCurve Configurator, please follow these steps:
Step 1: Insert the CD containing the setup.

Step 2: Double-click Setup.

Step 3: Click on the “Next” button.

Image 1. Start-up of installation process

Step 4: Set the destination folder.

You can change the default path clicking on “Change…” button: when you have finished (whether
you changed the default path or not) click on “Next” button.

Image 2. Setting the destination folder

Step 5: Click on the “Install” button to begin the installation process.

Image 3. Launch of installation program

Step 6: Click on the “Finish” button to complete the installation process.

Image 4. End of installation program

At the end of installation process it will be probably asked to restart the system (this request
depends on which components were already present on the computer).

Image 5. Restart request

After the installation, in Start / Programs menu there will be the program’s group “ProCurve
Configurator” containing the shortcut to the program and to the present document.
There will also be a shortcut icon to the program on the desktop.

Uninstallation
To uninstall the ProCurve Configurator please use the Add/Remove Programs from the Control
Panel.
Select Settings / Control Panel in the Start menu, then click on Add/Remove Programs icon. A
new window shows the list of the installed programs: double-click on ProCurve Configurator to
uninstall the application.
Accessing the ProCurve Configurator Tool
To start the application, double-click on ProCurve Configurator icon on the desktop.
The first time the software starts, you have to select which country you are in. The tool will then
use the appropriate price list.
If you country is not displayed in the list, choose Others.

Image 6. Select Country window

Note: once the country has been confirmed, it cannot be changed anymore unless you uninstall and reinstall the entire
ProCurve Configurator application.

After choosing the country a message asks you if you would like to register to the ProCurve
Configurator e-mail distribution list. By selecting OK a new pre-written e-mail message is
generated. You still have the possibility to send the message or not.

Image 6a. Registration request window

After the Country selection, the ProCurve Configurator main window appears (see Image 8).
At this moment, the application compares the price list’s and the system’s dates: if the price list
doesn’t refer to the same month reported in the system’s date, it will appear a warning message
inviting to use the update function.

Image 7. Warning message about price list’s update

At this point it’s advisable to use the Update feature to be sure to have the last version
of the tool and the database.
ProCurve Configurator’s main window

Image 8. ProCurve Configurator Main window

In the main window you can find:

o The following general functions in the upper side of the window:

o Product Advisor: this feature can be used to be advised about the

product to choose based on user’s needs;

o Change User Information: it opens a window to insert some

information about the user; those are needed in order to use the
Update feature;
o Update: this feature is being used to update both the application
program and the price list;
o FeedBack: it opens a new pre-written e-mail message to use as
template to send a feedback about the tool;

o Information: contains the information about the tool.

o The pane Product Configuration, used to create and manage any possible
configuration of ProCurve products. The available functions are:

o Create Configuration: opens the Create Configuration window to

create a new configuration.
 o Edit Configuration: opens the Edit Configuration window to modify
the selected configuration.
o Copy Configuration: makes a copy of the selected configuration (it
asks for the name of the new one).

o Delete Configuration: deletes the selected configuration.

o Move to Folder: move the selected configuration to another folder.
o Folder: folder in which the configurations are stored. The function on
the right of the folder able to create, modify or delete folders. The
Default Folder cannot be changed or deleted.
o The pane Offer Management, used to create and manage offers. The
available functions are:
o Create Offer: opens the Create Offer window to create a new offer.
o Edit Offer: opens the Edit Offer window to modify the selected offer.

o Copy Offer: makes a copy of the selected offer (it asks for the name
of the new one).
o Delete Offer: deletes the selected offer.
o Move to Folder: move the selected offer to another folder.

o Folder: folder in which the offers are stored. The function on the right
of the folder able to create, modify or delete folders. The Default
Folder cannot be changed or deleted.
o An Information toolbar in the lower side of the window, indicating currency
and month’s price list (for example, in Image 8, currency is Euro and the
price list used is February 2003).

o The Close button in the lower right corner of the window, to close the
application.
Creating An Offer Step By Step
Offers are based on product configurations. A product configuration consists of a base product
configured with modules and accessories. For a project, all product configurations must be
created first before defining the offer. A product configuration can be used in different projects.

1. Create a Configuration
To create a new configuration, click on ‘Create Configuration’ in the main window: This will open
the Create Configuration window reported below.

Image 9. Create / Edit Configuration window

Step 1: Set the Configuration’s name (the Save button will be not enabled until a
name has been set).

Step 2: Choose the Product Family.

Step 3: Choose the Base Product.

The image in the center of the screen reports the selected product: it can
have green and / or yellow rectangles where the user can respectively insert
modules and / or transceivers.
Beneath the image, in the yellow frame, there is the description of the
selected product and its current configuration.
 Step 4: Insert additional elements.
In the three sections on the right of the image are reported all the elements
that can be added to the selected product.
These elements can be:

o Modules;
o Transceivers - Antennas;
o Redundant Power Supply – Software – Accessories – Care
Pack.
The listed elements in each of these groups depend on the selected product:
some products don’t have any additional module or transceiver, others may
have only transceivers and others have both of them.

Step 5: save the configuration clicking on the Save Config button.

Step 6: repeat the operation for all the product configurations needed for the
project.
Note: you can use the “Copy configuration” function to create a similar configuration to an existing one.

Modules
To add a module to the product you can double click on it (it will be placed in the first free slot),
or use drag&drop to place it where you prefer (the possible positions are marked with red color
when you drag the module on them).

Image 10. Drag&Drop a module

To remove a module from the product double-clicks on its image.
When you move the mouse cursor over a module’s image, its description appears in the yellow
frame below the product’s image.
When you select an additional module from the list (by simple left-click), in the below group it
appears the complete list of all possible transceivers that can be installed on that module.

Transceivers - Antennas
If the transceiver directly fits in the base product, you can add it simply with a double-clicks (it
will be placed in the first free slot), or with drag&drop to place it where you prefer (the possible
positions are marked with red color when you drag the transceiver on them).
To add a transceiver in a modular product you must first select the module from the list and then
drag&drop the transceiver onto the module. It’s also possible to add a transceiver with a double-
clicks (it will be placed in the first free slot of the first module equal to the selected ones).
To remove a transceiver from the product double-clicks on its image.
When you move the mouse cursor over a transceiver’s image, its description appears in the
yellow frame below the product’s image.
Redundant Power Supply – Software – Accessories – Care Pack
To add an RPS, SW, Acc. or CP to the configuration double-clicks on the desired element: and
the corresponding icon will appear over the product’s image.
To remove an RPS, SW, Acc. or CP from the product double-clicks on its image.
When you move the mouse cursor over an RPS, SW, Acc. or CP image, its description appears in
the yellow frame below the product’s image.

Note: The ProCurve Configurator checks product’s limitations.

For example:
- Some modules have a maximum number of installations on the same product:
when you try to add one more of them, a message will show up.

- Certain configurations require a redundant power supply: in such a case, the RPS
will be automatically added to the product’s configuration.
- Certain configurations have mandatory products (they are marked in green
color): if you try to save the configuration without them a message will show up.
- Certain modules are incompatible with each other: once a module is used the
incompatible modules are marked with a denied icon and can’t be used.

Other Functions
Other functions available in the Create / Edit Configuration window:

o The toolbar below the product’s image reports at any time: the number of
total and free slots, the cost of the built product’s configuration along with
currency and price list’s month.
o In the same toolbar the Show Detail / Hide Detail function alternatively
shows and hides the panel below, reporting the detailed list of elements for
the configuration.

o The Start POE Advisor function is available on some products using the POE
feature. This function can be used to budget the amount of power needs and
be advised on the correct Power Supply to use.
o In the upper right corner there is a simple help that reminds how to add and
remove elements to the configuration.

o Beside the “Save Config” button there are three small buttons:
- Print Preview: exports in MS Excel the current configuration’s image and
the list of all the elements included to be able to print them.
- Copy Image into Clipboard: copies the current product configuration’s
image in system’s Clipboard.
- Save Image on Disk: saves the current configuration’s image in a bitmap
file (BMP).
2. Create an Offer
To create a new offer, click on ‘Create Offer’ in the main window: This will open the Create Offer
window reported below.

Image 11. Create / Edit Offer window

Step 1: Set the Offer’s name (all the other functions will be not enabled until a name
has been set).
Step 2: Add the product configuration(s) desired.
The Add function opens the Select Configuration window: you can select
each configuration clicking on the box near the ID number, or select /
deselect all of them with the two buttons in the lower left corner.

Image 12. Select Configuration window

 Clicking on the OK button the selected configurations are reported in the
Create / Edit Offer window.
Step 3: Set each configuration’s quantity.
To insert in the Offer more recurrences of the same configuration, select the
desired configuration, click on the field “Quantity” and insert a positive
number.
Step 4: Save the Offer clicking on the Save Offer button.

Other Functions
Other available functions in the Create / Edit Offer window are:

o The toolbar below the configurations’ list, which reports at any time the cost
of the current offer, with mention of the currency and the price list’s month.
o The Delete function, which deletes the selected Configuration from the
Offer.
o The Excel Export function, which exports the current Offer in MS Excel.

Excel Export
When you click on the Excel Export function in the Create / Edit Offer window, it appears the
usual “Save as” window to set where to save the Excel file.
The application then asks if you want to see the Excel file. By clicking OK, the system launches
MS Excel and opens the file.

Image 13. Successfully Export message

The Excel file contains three sheets:

• Offer Summary (Image 14): reports the Product configurations included in
the Offer, along their Quantities, Unit and Total Costs and the Offer’s Total
Cost.
 Image 14. Offer Summary sheet

• Offer Detail (Image 15): reports the complete list of products included in
the Offer.
For each, is listed the Product number, Product name, Quantity, Unit and Total
Cost. You have the possibility to enter a percentage discount, which is used to
calculate the Net Cost.
Finally, the Total Cost and Net Cost of the Offer are shown.

Image 15. Offer Detail sheet

• Configuration Detail (Image 16): reports the exact same information
contained in Offer Detail sheet but organized by Product configurations.

Image 16. Configuration Detail sheet

Updating The Tool Step By Step
The “Update” feature in the main window is used to update both the application program and the
price list. To do this, the application compares the components’ versions locally installed with
those available on the ProCurve Configurator web site, eventually giving the possibility to
download and install the more recent ones.
Note: if you are behind a proxy or firewall requiring for user authentication, you must use at least version 1.0.3 of the
ProCurve Configurator. The standard authentication window will appear before the connection to the internet.

Step 1: Click on the “Update” function: the application opens the “ProCurve
Configurator Update” window.

Image 17. Update window

This window is composed by two panels:

o Update: contains the list of all ProCurve Configurator’s components

installed on the computer.
o System: collects some information about the system used by the
application to connect to the ProCurve Configurator web site.

Step 2: Click on the “Next” button: the application retrieves information about the
most updated components available on the web site and compares them
with the installed ones.
In the window are shown the updateable components along their different
versions and the files’ size to be downloaded.
 Image 18. Updateable Components window

Step 3: Click on the “Start Update” button: the application downloads and installs
the listed components.
Previous version of each updated component is saved in the “Backup” folder,
inside the main application folder.

Image 19. Process Complete window

Step 4: Click on the “Close” button: the application closes itself and opens the
ProCurve Configurator’s main window.
Requesting Support
For any questions related to technical problems (installation, bugs), please send an e-mail to
[email protected].
To find out more about
ProCurve Networking
products and solutions,
visit our web site at
www.procurve.com

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3/2006