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Network Setup Information
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Note: Every Visio user must have a license. A license is 
obtained by buying a retail package or a network license 
pack. For more information on network use restrictions, see 
your Visio license agreement.

On a network, many users can share the Visio program and 
drawings. Once Visio is set up on the network, the program 
can be run from the network server, or it can be installed 
onto the hard disks of individual workstations.

Setting up Visio on a network is a two-step process. You 
first install Visio on the network server. Then you set up 
the workstations, either by setting up the workstations to 
run Visio from the server or by installing Visio on each 
workstation's hard disk.

If you would like to set up Visio on a network so that
many workstations can use it from the network, please see
Section A.1 of this document.  If you are trying to run
Visio from a network server on a work station, please see
Section A.2.  If you wish to set up Visio files on a 
network server so that the program can be loaded onto 
the hard disks of individual workstations, please see
Section B.1.  If you are at a workstation and would like 
to copy Visio onto your hard disk, please see 
Section B.2. 


A. Running a Shared Copy of Visio from the Network Server
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A.1 >> To install Visio on a network server:

1. From a workstation, log on to the network and connect to 
the drive on which you want to install Visio.

2. Start Windows, if it is not already running.

3. Insert Disk 1-Setup in a drive.

4. From the File menu, choose Run.

5. Type the drive letter of the drive and setup; for 
example, type:

	a:\setup

6. Follow the instructions on your screen.

7. Setup asks where you want to install Visio. Type the path 
to the directory on the server where the Visio program will 
reside; for example, type

	e:\visio

8. Mark the Visio directory read-only if you run a shared 
copy of Visio from the network. You can do this in File 
Manager.  Although the Visio program directory on the 
server (the directory containing VISIO.EXE) can be 
either read-write or read-only, you should make it 
read-only after installing Visio to prevent users from 
unintentionally overwriting files.

Also, the VISIO.INI file is not an installed file; it is 
created automatically by Visio the first time the 
application is started. By default, VISIO.INI is created in 
the same directory as VISIO.EXE. However, if VISIO.EXE is 
marked read-only or the directory that contains VISIO.EXE is 
marked read-only, VISIO.INI is created in your personal 
Windows directory. By maintaining your own copy of VISIO.INI 
as opposed to a shared copy, you can customize Visio 
according to your preferences.

A.2 >> To run Visio from the server:

1. On each workstation, create a Program Manager group and 
one or more icons for the Visio application. The command 
line for the icons should include the drive and directory on 
the server where the Visio program resides; for example:

	e:\visio\visio.exe

You can also include a template or other drawing file as a 
parameter, for example,

	e:\visio\visio.exe e:\visio\template\basic.vst

2. Start Visio by double-clicking on the icon. A private 
copy of the VISIO.INI file is automatically created in your 
personal Windows directory the first time you start the 
program.

3. Hint: Specify an alternative path for your drawing files 
by adding the following line to the [application] section of 
your VISIO.INI file:

	[application]
	DrawingsPath=c:\visio\drawings\*.vsd

By default, Visio will look first in the Visio subdirectory 
named DRAWINGS for drawing files. If you are running a 
shared copy of Visio, this directory is likely to be marked 
read-only. If you would like the primary location for your 
drawing files to be elsewhere, you may substitute any valid 
path for c:\visio\drawings. This will cause Visio to look in 
the specified directory whenever you open an existing file 
or save a new file. 


B. Placing Visio Files on a Network Server
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Visio has an administrative setup option you can use to 
place Visio files on a network server. The administrative 
option does not set up a usable copy of Visio that you can 
run, but transfers the files from the Visio Setup disks to a 
network drive. The files are not expanded when they are 
copied to the network drive. After the Visio files are 
copied to a directory on the network, users may connect to 
this directory and run the Setup program to set up Visio for 
their own workstations.


B.1 >> To place Visio files on a network server:

1. From a workstation, log on to the network and connect to 
the drive on which you want to install Visio.

2. Start Windows, if it is not already running.

3. Insert Disk 1-Setup in a drive.

4. From the File menu, choose Run.

5. Type the drive letter of the drive and setup /a; for 
example, type;

	a:setup /a

6. Follow the instructions on your screen.

7. Setup asks where you want to install Visio. Type the path 
to the directory on the server where the Visio program will 
reside; for example, type

	e:\visio


B.2 >> To install so Visio runs from a local workstation

This method of installation from a network server is a time-
saving, convenient alternative to installing Visio from 
disks. Before installing Visio on any workstations, you must 
be in compliance with the terms of your Visio license 
agreement.

1. From the workstation, log on to the network and connect 
to the drive that contains Visio.

2. Start Windows, if it is not already running.

3. From the File menu, choose Run.

4. Type the complete path to where Visio is installed on the 
network, followed by setup. For example:

	e:\visio\setup

5. Follow the instructions on your screen.

6. Setup asks where you want to install Visio. Type the path 
to the directory on your workstation where the Visio program 
will reside; for example, type:

	c:\visio


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Using Visio on a Network
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Using Visio on a network is essentially the same as using 
Visio from a hard disk on an individual computer. On the 
network, you can make a drawing available to other users and 
allow them to make changes to the file, or you can protect 
the file from changes. You can use the network server to 
store and exchange documents between users, and many people 
can use a printer attached to the network server.