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Education Software Installer 2013
Windows
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Customizing the installation package

To customize the installation package, open the SMARTEducationSoftware.msi file in SMART Install Manager (see Opening an installation package), and then set the controls on each page.

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General Options: Product Selection

SMART Product Drivers

Select to install SMART Product Drivers.

Installing SMART Product Drivers also installs SMART Ink.

SMART Notebook software

Select to install SMART Notebook software.

 

Product key

Type your 22- or 25-character product key for SMART Notebook software.

As of version 11.1, you don’t need to activate SMART Notebook software. SMART provides you with the right to use this software when you purchase a SMART interactive product.

If you want to use SMART Notebook software with a device that isn’t a SMART interactive product, you must purchase a product key.

You can type the product key with or without hyphens.

When you type a volume product key, the software activates when you deploy it to your network computers.

SMART Response software

Select to install SMART Response software.

If you choose to install SMART Response software, you must also install SMART Notebook software. When you select this check box, SMART Install Manager automatically selects SMART Notebook.

Product key

If you’re installing SMART Response software and students use SMART Notebook SE (Student Edition) software or SMART Response VE Internet-enabled devices to answer questions, type your 22- or 25-character product key for SMART Response software.

You can type the product key with or without hyphens.

When you type a volume product key, the software activates when you deploy it to your network computers.

SMART Notebook 3D Tools

Select to install 3D Tools for SMART Notebook software.

If you choose to install 3D Tools for SMART Notebook software, you must also install SMART Notebook software.

Product key

Type your 22- or 25-character product key for 3D Tools for SMART Notebook software.

You can type the product key with or without hyphens.

When you type a volume product key, the software activates when you deploy it to your network computers.

General Options: SMART Product Update

Install SMART Product Update in Full mode

Select to install SMART Product Update (SPU) in Full mode.

In Full mode, users can view the installed versions of SMART software as well as their product keys, and download and install updates.

Install SMART Product Update in Dashboard mode

Select to install SPU in Dashboard mode.

In Dashboard mode, users can view only the installed versions of SMART software and their product keys.

Do not install SMART Product Update

Select to not install SPU.

 

Check for updates

Type the number of days (1 to 60) between SPU checks.

This option is available only if you install SPU in Full mode.

By default, SPU checks for product updates every 30 days.

Notify users about SMART product updates

This option is available only if you install SPU in Full mode.

General Options: Customer Experience

Enable the Customer Experience Program on all devices

Select to automatically enable the Customer Experience Program for all users.

 

Disable the Customer Experience Program on all devices

Select to automatically disable the Customer Experience Program for all users.

 

SMART Notebook: Gallery Content

See Installing and maintaining Gallery content.

SMART Notebook: Team Content

Team Content path

Type the path to the Team Content folder, which is a location on your school’s network where users can store shared content.

For information on creating a Team Content folder, see Creating or connecting to Team Content folders.

SMART Notebook: My Content

My Content path

Type the path to the My Content folder, which is a location on the user’s computer where he or she can store individual content.

You can include environment variables in the path.

SMART Notebook: Optional Settings

Select to enable hardware acceleration.

Through hardware acceleration, SMART Notebook software completes some tasks using your computer’s graphics processing unit (GPU) rather than its central processing unit (CPU). Hardware acceleration improves the performance of SMART Notebook software on most computers. However, hardware acceleration can cause issues on some computers, such as content not displaying correctly and SMART Notebook software not responding. If users are encountering these issues, you can disable hardware acceleration.

SMART Response: Setup Tool

SMART Response LE

Select to enable students to answer questions with SMART Response LE clickers.

SMART Response PE

Select to enable students to answer questions with SMART Response PE clickers.

SMART Response XE

Select to enable students to answer questions with SMART Response XE clickers.

SMART Response/Senteo

Select to enable students to answer questions with SMART Response or Senteo clickers.

SMART Response VE

Select to enable students to answer questions with SMART Response VE Internet-enabled devices.

Multiple SMART Response devices in the same class

Select Include SMART Response VE to also enable students to answer questions with SMART Response VE Internet-enabled devices.

 

SMART Response: Optional Settings

Start Desktop Menu at log in for all users

Select to start SMART Response software when the user logs on.

 

Install the education standards database

Select to install the SMART Response education standards database.

 

SMART Product Drivers: Optional Settings

Start SMART System Menu at logon

Select to start SMART System Menu when the user logs on.

 

Start SMART Ink at logon

Select to start SMART Ink when the user logs on.

 

Start SNMP Agent services at logon

Select to enable SNMP Agent services.