One Orbit Client is installed on the same computer as the Orbit Server.
All the Orbit users within the local network can start the Orbit Client via a shortcut that is using a network share to the Orbit Client directory.
This configuration is advised if Client and Server are in the same LAN having at least a 1GB network connection.
At startup of the Desktop Client, software and Java JRE are transferred from Server to Client generating +-300MB network traffic. Once started network traffic is limited to map, tabular data configuration updates.
<Orbit installation directory>/client/program/login.ini
ServerLocation dox://<server ip or server name>:1100/
//<server>/<client share>/program/bin64/Orbit.exe
//<server>/<client share>/program/bin64/
Instead of one Central Client installation, a Local Client copy can be used to startup the Orbit Desktop Client.
Data, users and workspaces are still centrally managed but the Orbit Desktop Client will start from a local copy. Consequently there no network traffic is generated when starting the Orbit Desktop Client application.
A Local Client copy can be used by multiple users, e.g. as 2nd application server in a remote office.
Special attention is required at software update. Next some additional configurations must be enabled to maintain central storage of all client side generated data.
Similar as for a single Central Client installation, but pointing the Orbit Desktop Client to a local copy of the Orbit “client” directory as available on server. Before testing a Local Client installation, we advise to test first startup via the Central Client installation used as reference to copy the Local Client.
When installing the Client on multiple computers, we advise to copy the client installation directory to the same location for each computer. It simplifies updates and and makes re-use of shortcut configurations possible
Special attention is required when using Asset Inventory, contact support at Orbit GT.
By default Orbit Clients use the bundled Java JRE.
It is possible to adjust the startup parameters to use the Java JRE installed on the client workstation.
Point the client to communicate with the server :
<Orbit installation directory>/client/program/bin64/Orbit.ini
“..\jre\bin\javaw.exe”
, replace by locally installed JRE, e.g. “c:/jre6/bin/javaw.exe”
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