Tactical Control Center installation

Introduction

Tactical Control Center is normally already installed and set on the Tactical Network Injector notebook.

It can be re-installed on a notebook using a restore disk.

IMPORTANT: installation and settings require the Master Node authentication files and the creation of a Network Injector on RCS Console. Be well prepared for installations far from the operating center.

Tactical Control Center features

Tactical Control Center lets you:

Package content

The package includes a notebook and installation CD.

 

The full installation sequence is provided below:

Step Action Paragraph
1

Install and set up the operating system and create the Tactical Control Center object from the RCS Console.

"Operating system installation and settings"
2

Set Network Injector.

"Network Injector settings"
Requirements

In Master Node, copy the rcs.pem and rcs-network.sig authentication files from folder : they will be copied to Tactical Network Injector.

Operating system installation and settings

The procedure is described below:

Steps Result

Connect the notebook to the network via Ethernet cable and insert the installation CD: the operating system is installed and the notebook turns off when completed.

IMPORTANT: the computer must remain connected to the internet during the entire installation process.

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Reboot the notebook; enter the passphrase to unlock the encrypted disk. The passphrase for first boot is "firstboot".

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The first setup window appears.

Select the language.

Select the correct time zone.

The keyboard layout is read. Only change it if necessary.

Enter user data: operating system setup starts.

WARNING: if you lose your password you must re-install Tactical Control Center.

IMPORTANT: the entered password becomes the disk encryption passphrase requested each time the notebook is turned on. The password is also requested at user login.

The standard login page appears at the end of operating system installation.

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Copy rcs.pem and rcs-network.sig Master Node authentication files to Tactical Network Injector folder .

 
IP address check

To check all addresses, open RCS Console, System section, Network Injector and view data for each Network Injector. See "Network Injector management

Uninstall

To uninstall Tactical Control Center, simply remove it from the computer. To uninstall a Tactical Network Injector, simply delete the object in RCS Console and turn off the device.

See "Network Injector management