2. Add the Workstation in System Parameters #

While logged on an Existing Workstation as an operator with System Parameters access

• Navigate to Management Tab- System Parameters – Workstations Tab and Add the Workstation PC name to the table using the Workstations screen.

Add a New Workstation #

An example process

• Click the button on the right hand side of the screen
• Input the workstation name (PC name)
• Description (either the pc name or a more identifiable description of the pc e.g. front desk PC)
• Select the physical location of the pc
• Leave the port
• Select currency from drop down
• Select type from drop down e.g staff for staff workstations or kiosk for self serve checkouts
• Select primary operator for this workstation
• Select pull down e.g automatic of front desk pcs that are likely to be used in offline mode
• Tick has docket printer if the workstation is connected to receipt printer
• Click Save button 
• The workstation will be added to the workstation list on the left hand side of the screen (Note the number of licenced workstations is set by the Aurora Licences contact AIT if you are a cloud customer and require additional licences)

Add new Workstation number as replacement for existing #

• If the workstation is a replacement for an existing workstation, make sure you remove the old computer name details from Workstations first, or edit the previous workstation. Note  Use this button simply to replace the workstation name, e.g. when replacing the workstation and all other settings remain the same
• For full details of the Workstation registration process see Workstation maintenance.

3. Confirm License Considerations (On-Prem Only) #

• If the workstation is an additional system, you may need an additional Aurora license. The license is in the file.
  \Programs\licences\AuroraLicences_InstId.txt
  (where InstId is your site’s assigned Aurora institution identifier) in the Aurora programs directory (which is typically located on the server file system). You can see number of licensed users in this file. If you add more workstations than you have licenses for, then all workstations will breach the licensed terms and will no longer be valid. If you are adding a workstation beyond existing licenses, please contact AIT.

Important: #

This is a simplified description of the setup process – full details with screen images etc, can be found in the Aurora Configuration pages

This document assumes that the Aurora Workstation File ( auWksAurora.ini) points to a central Aurora Client directory structure including a set of shared program files. If a different structure is used, please consult the Aurora Configuration pages

Notes #

• Please note that existing installations will have the Aurora Workstation file in the \Windows root directory. Following the move towards Vista/Windows 7, which do not allow easy access to the Windows directories, all Aurora applications support the placement of this file in this new location under \Program_Files\Aurora Information Technology\. All Series IV applications will also be housed in this directory.
• Please ensure that each workstation is set for international date settings. To do this you will need to go to Control Panel / Clock, Language and Region, and set the date formats so:

Note that if the date formats are not set, then the workstation may inherit US date settings, and this can cause issues in operation and display, where 1-05-2014 is understood internationally as May 1st, but in US as 5th January. Setting the due date in the wrong style will be awkward!

[3] If setting up a 64-bit workstation, it is necessary to replicate the auWksAurora.ini file in both [Program Files]/Aurora Information Technology and also [Program Files (x86)]/Aurora Information Technology