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What are the best practices of Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 Standard software for Cencon 4 Locks

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What are the best practices of Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 Standard software for Cencon 4 Locks?

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Operating Environment 

  • Check the hardware manufacturers web sites for driver and BIOS updates
  • All Cencon client machines must be on the same subnet.
  • Add an Lmhosts file to all Cencon 4 and CenTran 4 machines to assist WINS resolution.
  • Add a hosts file to all Cencon 4 and CenTran 4 machines to assist DNS resolution.
  • Time and date must be synchronized between the clients and the server.
  • Do not share a printer. Use network printer or print server, or use a series of local printers.
  • Do not allow peer-to-peer file sharing between clients.
  • Check the disk drives frequently and add or reclaim storage space as necessary.

 Network 

  • 1000 Mbps connectivity must exist throughout the Cencon segment of the network.
  • Use a switch or hub connecting the Cencon 4 and CenTran 4 clients to the server. 

Driver signing for Windows 

Device drivers and operating system files included with Windows have a Microsoft digital signature. The digital signature indicates that a particular driver or file has met a certain level of testing and that it was not altered or overwritten by another program's installation process. Device drivers for hardware products that have the Designed for Microsoft Windows 7 or Designed for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 logos have a digital signature from Microsoft which indicates that the product was tested for compatibility with Windows and has not been altered since testing. 

Depending on how your administrator configured your computer, Windows either ignores device drivers that are not digitally signed, displays a warning when it detects device drivers that are not digitally signed (the default behavior), or prevents you from installing device drivers that do not have digital signatures.

Windows includes the following features to ensure that your device drivers and system files remain in their original, digitally-signed state:

  • Windows File Protection
  • System File Checker
  • File Signature Verification

 The Drivers for the Cencon USB KeyBox are digitally signed and have been certified by Kaba Mas as compatible with Microsoft Windows 7 operating system and the hardware appearing on the Microsoft HCL.

HCL 

The Microsoft Windows Catalog (also known as the hardware compatibility list or as the HCL) is a compilation of computers and computer hardware that have been extensively tested with Windows for stability and compatibility. Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS) uses the catalog to determine whether particular hardware is supported for use with the Windows operating system.

Before you install Windows on a computer, check the Windows Catalog to determine whether the computer is certified by Microsoft as Windows-compliant.

Hardware not found on the Windows HCL is unsupported. However, Kaba Mas will aid in troubleshooting these issues, if the customer requests it. Kaba Mas does not guarantee that a resolution will be found for non-HCL equipment. Applicable Professional support rates will apply for troubleshooting assistance.

BIOS 

Please do not update the BIOS if your system is running fine. 

Please do not update the BIOS if the BIOS patch doesn't pertain to your current problem. 

Unsuccessful BIOS flash may cause the system to fail to boot up. Kaba Mas is not responsible for any BIOS flash failure.

PURCHASE PROCESS 

Once you have reviewed the Cencon 4 Product Bulletin, Release Information & New Features, and the appropriate Minimum Requirements document for either Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 Enterprise, Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 Standard or Microsoft SQL 2008 R2 Express, please follow these steps to place your order: 

  1. Complete the Customer Information Form and submit.
  2. Contact your Kaba Mas distributor or sales person and place your order. (List of distributors inside the U.S.) 

Additional keys, locks and other Cencon parts are found in the Kaba Mas Price Book. For information and scheduling of Cencon training, please email the Product Manager.

 

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