To install an NFM-P single-user GUI client

Purpose

The following steps describe how to install the single-user GUI client software on a station.

Note: The main server to which the client connects must be running when you perform this procedure.

Note: You require local user privileges on the client station.

Note: A leading bash$ in a CLI command line represents the RHEL prompt, and is not to be included in the command.

Steps
 
1 

Create a local folder to hold the client installation software.

2 

Use a browser on the client station to open one of the following URLs:

  • http://server:8085/client, if TLS for client access is disabled

  • https://server:8444/client, if TLS for client access is enabled

where server is the main server IP address or hostname

Note: An IPv6 address must be enclosed in brackets, for example:

[2001:0DB8:3EA6:2B43::11A1]

The page shown in Figure 14-1, NSP Network Functions Manager - Packet client opens.

Figure 14-1: NSP Network Functions Manager - Packet client
NSP Network Functions Manager - Packet client
3 

Click on the appropriate Binary installer packages link for your client station OS to download the installer zip file.

4 

Fully unzip the contents of the downloaded file to the temporary folder created at the beginning of the procedure.

Note: Do not run the installer from a zip-file preview window.

5 

If you are installing a single-user client on Windows, open the nfmp_win_client executable file in the temporary folder. An installation wizard is displayed.

Note: You may need to unquarantine the file if your virus scanner identifies the file as unknown.

6 

If you are installing a single-user client on RHEL, perform the following steps.

  1. Open a console window.

  2. Navigate to the temporary folder.

  3. Enter the following:

    bash$ ./install_nfmp_linux_client.sh ↵

    A Network Functions Manager - Packet icon is created in the Desktop folder. The icon is automatically renamed to include the client software version as part of the installation.

  4. Open the Desktop folder.

  5. Double-click on the Network Functions Manager - Packet icon, and acknowledge any prompt about allowing a security exemption.

7 

If you are installing a single-user client on Mac OS, perform the following steps.

Note: Each client package has a different name that corresponds to the server IP address. Multiple client installations on one station are supported, but only one client installation per server is allowed.

  1. A package called NFMPclient.IP_address is displayed, where IP_address is the main server IP address. Mac OS security prevents the application from being renamed.

  2. Drag the package to move it to your desktop or application folders.

  3. Right-click on the package and choose Open. You are prompted to accept a security exemption.

  4. Accept the security exemption.

8 

Follow the prompts to specify the client installation directory, whether you want a desktop shortcut created, and whether to run the client when the installation is complete, as required.

Note: Depending on the OS type, one or more prompts may not be present.

After you click Finish, a form like the following is displayed.

Figure 14-2: Do you want to run this application?
Do you want to run this application?
9 

Click Run. The client installation begins, and the panel shown in Figure 14-3, Updating... is displayed. The panel uses separate bars to indicate the overall and current task progress.

Figure 14-3: Updating...
Updating...
10 

If you are not currently logged in, the splash screen shown in Figure 14-4, Waiting for user authentication opens, and the NSP sign-in page is displayed.

Enter the required login credentials on the NSP sign-in page and click SIGN IN. The NSP UI is displayed, and the client GUI opens.

Figure 14-4: Waiting for user authentication
Waiting for user authentication

End of steps