GNSS Spider InstallationGuide

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Installation Guide

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Important Notice

Please find on the enclosed data media or internet download package the installation files for Leica GNSS Spider Reference Station &

Networking Software.

The new software should be immediately installed on all your

computers that are or should be running GNSS Spider software. This will ensure that your Systems will be kept up to date.

For the most recent version of this document, please always refer to the digital copy that is available on your GNSS Spider installation media!

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1. Introduction

Welcome to Leica GNSS Spider v4.3

Welcome and thank you for choosing Leica GNSS Spider, a suite of software for the management, operation and continuous monitoring of GNSS reference stations and networks of stations.

Leica GNSS Spider is designed to work together with the Leica GNSS/GPS reference and monitoring receivers or other

manufacturers GNSS reference station hardware deployed at one or more permanent locations. With GNSS Spider you can provide GNSS services for local areas (cities, municipalities, communities, mines, construction sites etc) as well as over entire regions, states or countries by means of a network of stations supplying services for GNSS raw data files, DGNSS, RTK and Network RTK. GNSS Spider incorporates the major modules “Spider Business Center”,

“SpiderNET” and “POSITIONING”.

Leica GNSS Spider – Spider Business Center (SBC) web portal is an integrated secure solution for online subscription and management of all GNSS network services. It smoothly integrates Leica GNSS Spider and Leica SpiderWeb services and allows you to complement them with your own value adding benefits.

Leica GNSS Spider - SpiderNET is a module within GNSS Spider for real-time network analysis and error modeling. It provides consistent high accuracy and improved RTK performance over an entire network region, with even larger distances between reference stations.

Leica GNSS Spider – Positioning (Real-Time & Post-Processing) is a module within GNSS Spider for continuous real-time or

post-processing of permanent stations for GNSS monitoring applications. GNSS Spider Positioning is based on the famous Leica RTK

processing algorithms utilizing Leica SmartCheck to provide the highest reliability.

Leica GNSS Spider fulfils all requirements for complete management of single GNSS stations and a network of stations:

 Configuration and control of local and unattended remote GNSS receivers. 1

 Periodic data downloads from each managed Leica receiver.  Logging of raw data from continuous raw data streams.  Data archiving and distribution.

 Data quality control.

 Continuous Position computations in real-time.  Continuous Network processing in real-time  Management and distribution of:

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Full control and configuration supported for Leica GNSS receivers. Limited control and configuration

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- RTK and DGNSS services for individual stations. - Network RTK services for an array of stations.  Management, control and logging of real-time rover user

access.

System monitoring and information.

Important Symbols

The following symbols are used though out this document to highlight important topics.

The exclamation mark symbol indicates important

information that is critical to the proper functioning of the system.

The pointing hand symbol indicates useful information or advice that is important to successful system operation.

Getting help with GNSS Spider

You may use any of the following methods to obtain customer support for GNSS Spider:

 Read the detailed installation instructions and a brief

introduction to GNSS Spider in this document which is also contained in an up-to-date digital format within the

“../Documentation/..” folder of the installation media.

 Read the detailed instructions on how to migrate the GNSS Spider rover user management database into the new Spider Business Center in the "SBC_Migration_Guide.pdf" document which is also contained within the

“../Documentation/Leica_GNSS_Spider/Getting_Started_Guide s/..” folder of the installation media.

 View the comprehensive GNSS Spider and Spider Business Center on-line help files or Quick-tours in GNSS Spider.

 For release notes to this and the previous versions of GPS Spider refer to the following documents that are also contained within the “../Documentation/..” folder of the installation media: ■ GNSS Spider V4.x.x: ReleaseNotes_GNSS_Spider_V4_en.doc ■ GNSS Spider V3.x.x: ReleaseNotes_GNSS_Spider_V3_en.doc ■ GPS Spider V2.x.x: ReleaseNotes_GPS_Spider_V2_en.doc ■ GPS Spider V1.x.x: ReleaseNotes_GPS_Spider_V1_en.doc Before you install

Please note the following advice before you make any modifications to your existing GNSS Spider installation:

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■ Carefully read the release notes and this installation guide. ■ Ensure that all the Requirements for GNSS Spider software are

fulfilled.

■ Make sure that other components of your system are regularly updated and sufficiently in advance, prior to the GNSS Spider software upgrade. Please refer to the notice in step 5 of section 9. ■ If applicable, make sure you have read and understood the

“Special Installation Advice for Updates from V2.1.x (or earlier) to V2.2.0 (or later)” contained in this installation guide below.

■ Please read the section “Compatibility notices related to other Leica software”.

■ Ensure that all users of your reference station services are

informed in advance about the system maintenance. Advise them about the maintenance period and that GNSS Spider services might temporarily be unavailable and must not be used during this period, until further notification.

■ When using the GNSS Spider RT-Rover user management /

Spider Business Center, then for updates from V3.2.6 (or earlier) to v4.0.0 (or later) please first review the GNSS Spider SBC Migration guide that is provided with the installation media.

■ Directly before starting the installation, make sure that no RT-users are connected. Applications using the output of GNSS Spider Positioning or Post-Processing should be stopped or should be able to handle possible data interruptions.

After

installation is complete

Please note the following advice after you have made any modifications to your GNSS Spider installation.

■ Ensure that all GNSS Spider services are properly configured and running.

■ Verify that Real-Time, Positioning and Post-Processing Services are providing the expected data and accuracy. Field tests for RTK are recommended.

■ Notify all users of your reference station network products about all relevant configuration changes, e.g. that from GPS Spider V2.2.0 onwards RT-Product services use either Null Antenna or

ABSOLUTE antenna calibrations (depends on your individual configuration).

Installation support

Installation of GNSS Spider for a single reference station is quite straightforward. With just a few mouse clicks, your installation is operational. However a complete GNSS network installation with receiver control, data archiving, network processing and RTK data transmission service distributed over multiple computers, that are

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possibly not located on one computer network and separated by firewalls can become complex.

This guide outlines many of the installation related considerations needed to decide on the most suitable installation set-up for your application.

For additional remote or on-site support with your installation please contact your local Leica Geosystems service & support representative.

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2. Special Installation Advice for Updates from V2.1.x (or

earlier) to V2.2.0 (or later)

When updating your GNSS/GPS Spider installation from V2.1.x or earlier to V2.2.0 or later, then please note the following important improvements that will require the operators’ special attention after the installation:

■ The support of Null Antenna in RT-Products requires all GNSS antenna offset and PCV calibration data to be ABSOLUTE calibration values.

See following section “Use of Null Antenna & Need for ABSOLUTE antenna calibration” for more detail.

■ Positioning post-processing products do support configurable logging paths that require correct manual configuration after the software installation to prevent loss of data. See the following section “Positioning post-processing products – reconfigure logging path” for more detail.

Use of Null Antenna & Need for ABSOLUTE antenna calibration

From GPS Spider V2.2.0 onwards the use of the so-called “Null Antenna” is supported. The use of ABSOLUTE antenna calibration data is required for this new GPS Spider V2.2.0 RT-products feature “Send Null-Antenna”. It allows supplying real time correction data that is consistently transformed to the ARP (Antenna Reference Point) for all stations in a network, by applying the absolute antenna PCV. This removes the need for any rover system that connects to a GNSS Spider RT-Product knowing the original antenna type of each

reference station. Instead the rover system can simply always use the so-called “Null Antenna” definition (also known as

“ADVNULLANTENNA” or “GPPNULLANTENNA”) as defined by the reference antenna type. The “ADVNULLANTENNA” is a default antenna type available on all Leica Geosystems GPS500 and

GPS1200 GNSS field-surveying systems. It is also supported on most other GNSS surveying system brands.

Optionally, the “Null Antenna” feature can be used with every GNSS Spider RT-Product of Type = Single Site (except those with message type “original raw data”) within GNSS Spider on both the Site Server as well as the Network RT-Proxy Server.

The “Null-Antenna” feature is used with every GNSS Spider RT-Product on the Network RT-Proxy Server of the following types:

• “Nearest Site” • “Single Cell” • “Automatic Cell”

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Note: After the installation of GNSS Spider V3.0.0 over any version 2.1 (or earlier) all existing RT-Products (except those with message type = “original raw data”) will automatically be modified to supply real time corrections based on the “Null Antenna”. Please check for all your Single Site products if this is desired and modify them if necessary.

Thus all antenna calibration data used in GPS Spider from version 2.2.0 onwards MUST contain ABSOLUTE calibration values. This also includes any GNSS Spider V3.0 or later.

Therefore please read the following advice carefully:

■ RELATIVE Calibration values for all default Leica antennas will be automatically replaced with ABSOLUTE calibrations during this installation.

■ All user-defined antennas in the GNSS Spider antenna management must also have ABSOLUTE calibrations.

■ User-defined antennas cannot be automatically updated during the installation!

■ It is the GNSS Spider network operators’ responsibility to ensure that all user-defined antennas contain only ABSOLUTE calibration values.

■ Failure to provide ABSOLUTE calibrations for all user defined antennas, will lead to biases in the real-time correction

information transmitted by GNSS Spider and subsequently to biases in the rover positioning.

■ Mixing of antenna calibration data from different sources for different sites is not recommended! Therefore when using non-Leica antenna calibration values for some sites in the Network, it is recommended to also use calibration data from the same source for all Leica antennas in the network, instead of using the Leica default values

■ If you already have been using ABSOLUTE type-mean or

individual calibration data in your GNSS Spider installation, then you will not need to modify the antenna configuration.

Otherwise please refer to the section “Recommended procedure to update antenna information in GNSS Spider“ below.

During the GNSS Spider installation of a version V3.0 (or later) over an existing V2.1.x (or earlier) you will have to confirm that you have read and understood the above advice.

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For more details on GNSS Spider Antenna Management, the import of user-defined antennas, the update of existing antennas and the use of the “Null Antenna” in RT-Products, please refer to section “Antenna

Management in GNSS Spider” below.

Note: Leica Geosystems strongly recommends verifying all reference station coordinates whenever the applied antenna calibration data is modified, as could be the case after the update from earlier versions of GPS Spider to V2.2 (or later)!

Further please ensure your entire Network users are advised about the changes to the real time products and that they must use the “NullAntenna” as reference antenna definition for all products where this is now configured!

Positioning post-processing products- reconfigure logging path

Within GNSS Spider Post-Processing products, it is now possible to individually configure the logging paths for the position log files. For all existing Post-Processing products it is mandatory after the update to GPS Spider V2.2 or later, to manually re-configure the logging path. This is required to ensure Post-Processing results will be written to files as desired.

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3. Compatibility notices related to other Leica software

GeoMoS compatibility

For using Leica GNSS Spider V4.0.0 (or later) in monitoring applications with Spider Positioning and Leica GeoMoS, at least GeoMoS version 5.1 or newer is required.

The GNSS Spider RT-Positioning output to GeoMoS is not backwards compatible with older versions of GeoMoS.

Note: Please do not attempt to upgrade to GNSS Spider V4.0.0 for a combined application with GeoMoS unless you do also upgrade to at least GeoMoS V5.1. Otherwise your system will not continue to operate.

Note: When installing GeoMoS and GNSS Spider on the same computer, the GNSS Spider software must be installed FIRST to ensure a correct SQL server configuration.2

SpiderWeb compatibility

For using Leica GNSS Spider V4.0.0 (or later) with Leica SpiderWeb Virtual RINEX at least SpiderWeb version 4.0 or newer is required. The GNSS Spider SpiderNet network correction archive files are not backwards compatible with older versions of SpiderWeb.

Note: Please do not attempt to upgrade to GNSS Spider V4.0.0 for a combined application with SpiderWeb Virtual RINEX unless you do also upgrade SpiderWeb to at least version 4.0.

Otherwise your system will not continue to operate as expected. Please contact Leica Geosystems support for assistance if you require to combine GNSS Spider v4.0 with SpiderWeb v2.2.

2_{Leica GNSS Spider needs the TCP/IP protocol to communicate with Microsoft SQL Server (see SQL} Server configuration Manger, "SQL Native Client Configuration" and "SQL Server Network configuration" -> Protocols / Client Protocols). GNSS Spider always activates TCP/IP protocol for Microsoft SQL Server when it installs the database server. In case the SQL server is already installed on the system and if GNSS Spider does not work after a installation, it is possible that TCP/IP protocol is disabled (this can happen for example if you installed Leica GeoMos before). Thus, it is recommended to install Leica GNSS Spider before Leica GeoMos if both softwares shall run on the same computer.

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4. Requirements for GNSS Spider software

Software protection

The Leica GNSS Spider software requires a software protection key (dongle) to enable and use the protected software options.

■ No key (dongle) protection is required for GNSS Spider site server for all manual reference station operations.

■ No key (dongle) protection is required for GNSS Spider client user interface.

■ A software protection key (dongle) and a valid software CCP license key are required for GNSS Spider protected server options. ■ A software protection key (dongle) needs to be installed only on

computers where a GNSS Spider Site Server or Network Server is installed.

The driver for the SW protection key (hardware dongle) will be installed automatically. Should this fail for any reason, please manually install the driver. You will find the installation files for the software protection key driver on the installation media under the directory ”\Software\Dongle\..”.

Note: The software protection key (dongle) does not need to be connected to your computer during the installation procedure.

An USB-type software protection key must not be connected during the installation procedure while dongle drivers are being installed. You will only be prompted to remove the USB dongle if the drivers are going to be installed.

Upgrading your software protection key:

Should you purchase a new option for an existing license you will receive an upgrade executable file that you need to run on the computer where the dongle is attached. After the upgrade has been executed successfully, the GNSS Spider servers (Site Server and / or Network Server) must be restarted, in order to recognize the new options that have been loaded to the dongle.

Alternatively you can click the [Refresh] button in the “Purchased options” dialog for the Site server and/or Network server.

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CCP license key

Please ensure you have a valid software CCP license key with an expiry date beyond the release date of GNSS Spider version that you are going to install. A software CCP license key is always linked to a software protection key (dongle). If no valid CCP license key can be found on the computer during the installation or if you install GNSS Spider for the first time, a valid software CCP license key must be entered to be able to complete the installation.

Installing GNSS Spider without a valid CCP license key will cause all dongle protected options to be disabled.

Do not update an existing previous version of GNSS Spider, unless you are confident that you do not need a new software CCP license key or unless you have received a valid software CCP license key for your dongle. Otherwise your system might not continue to operate with any of the protected options.

The CCP license key only needs to be registered once during the installation on one computer. After registering your GNSS Spider software CCP license, all new versions of GNSS Spider, which will be released before the expiry date of your license, can be downloaded from the Leica Geosystems web site free of charge and can be installed and executed using the registered license key.

Within GNSS Spider you can check the expiry date of your CCP license in the Purchased Options dialog accessible from the About Box.

If you are in doubt about the required software CCP license key, then please contact your local Leica Geosystems representative before starting the software installation.

CCP license key for DONGLE FREE operation:

In case you want to install GNSS Spider for only using the unprotected (dongle free) functionality a dongle specific license key is not required. In this case type the text “DONGLEFREE” into the license key entry field to proceed with the installation.

CCP license key for operation with Leica DEMONSTRATION license:

In case you want to install GNSS Spider for a Leica Geosystems demonstration license (demo dongle) a dongle specific license key is not required. In this case type the text “DEMOVERSION” into the license key entry field to proceed with the installation.

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Operating system

requirements

The following Microsoft® Windows™ operating system editions are

supported and recommended for the current version of GNSS Spider: Operating System Version Recommended

Service Pack3

Server 2008 R2 64-bit SP1 Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 Windows 7 Professional 32-bit SP1

The following Microsoft® Windows™ operating system editions are currently still supported for the current version of GNSS Spider, but will in future be abandoned:

Operating System Recommended

Service Pack1

Server 2008 32-bit SP2

Server 2008 64-bit SP2

Always refer to the GNSS Spider release notes for possibly updated information on the supported operating systems.

Note on Microsoft® Windows™ operating system Power options: The Windows™ Power Options (Control Panel – Power Options) should be turned off on every computer where a Leica GNSS Spider Service is running. Especially the System standby, which should be set to <off>, because this could cause data gaps in the GNSS data that are managed by Leica GNSS Spider.

Windows™ AutoUpdate should be turned Off, as it can impact on the continuous Network service operation. All Microsoft® Windows™ updates should be installed manually be the system administrator.

Web server service

requirements

In order to use the GNSS Spider Business Center web services, the following must be installed on the computer running the SBC WebProxy service before installing GNSS Spider – Spider Business Center:

• Microsoft®_{Internet Information Service V6 or later.}

The installation of the Microsoft® Internet Information Service (IIS) is part of your operating system. On some operating systems you may need your original operating system installation media to install IIS.

Depending on your operating system you can install IIS via one of the following ways:

A. Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Component

B. Start > Administrative Tools > Server Manager > Roles > Add Roles

C. Start > Administrative Tools > Manage Your Server > Add or remove a role

For detailed installation instructions depending on your operating system

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see the table below and follow the link to Microsoft® TechNet: IIS version Windows operating systems Installation Instructions Required “components” or “features” or “role services”4 7.0 Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

Follow link IIS Management Scripts and Tools

7.5 Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

Follow link IIS Management Scripts and Tools

When using IIS7 in IIS6-compatibility mode, the following message will appear during the GNSS Spider installation:

For more information on corrective actions please refer to the section “Trouble shooting IIS7 when using IIS6 compatibility mode” in this document.

Further information concerning the IIS prerequisites for Spider Business Center installtion can be read in the following document, that is included on the installation media:

“..\Documentation\Leica_GNSS_Spider\Getting_Started_Guides\Spider_B usiness_Center\SBC - IIS Prerequisites.pdf"

The following web server service components will be installed during the Spider Business Center installation:

• Microsoft®_ASP.NET. Microsoft® SQL™ Database requirements

Leica GNSS Spider makes use of the Microsoft® SQL™ Server database. With Leica GNSS Spider, the free version Microsoft® SQL™ Server 2005 Express is provided and will be installed if no Microsoft® SQL™ server is found on the computer.

This is the recommended SQL Server version!

If a full version of Microsoft® SQL™ Server 2005 shall be used, it must be purchased and installed separately.

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Note: The older versions Microsoft® SQL™ Server 2000 or

MSDE are NOT supported by GNSS Spider V4.0.0 or later. Existing installations still using an older version, must upgrade to Microsoft® SQL™ Server 2005 Express or full version first. For advice on how to migrate from an older version of SQL to a newer version and how to migrate existing SQL databases please refer to the “Trouble Shooting” section in this document below.

Hardware requirements

In general the computer hardware requirements depend on

parameters such as the number of GNSS receivers / data streams connected, the number of sites included in a network processing and/or the number of file-, real-time- or positioning- product services that shall be active. The following hardware requirements are a general guideline and should not be taken as being absolute. In case of doubts please consult your Leica Geosystems representative for advice.

■ For GNSS Spider user interface only installations:

Minimum

Processor type Pentium II Processor speed 500 MHz Memory (RAM) 256 MB Hard disk 1 GB Removable disk DVD ROM Port for SW

protection key

none

■ For GNSS Spider Site Server installations:

Minimum Recommended

Processor type Pentium II Xeon Processor speed 1.0 GHz 2.0 GHz

Memory (RAM) 256 MB 1 GB

Hard disk 4 GB 100 GB

Removable disk DVD ROM DVD ROM Port for SW protection key* 1x USB or 1x Parallel 1x USB or 1x Parallel

■ For GNSS SpiderNET Network Server installations:

Minimum Recommended

Processor type Pentium IV Xeon Processor speed 2.5 GHz 2.6 GHz

Memory (RAM) 512 MB 2 GB

Hard disk 4 GB 100 GB

Removable disk DVD ROM DVD ROM Port for SW protection key 1x USB or 1x Parallel 1x USB or 1x Parallel

When installing all GNSS Spider servers on one computer, the higher computer requirements should be satisfied at least.

Communication ports/devices depending on requirements and final

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network configuration have to be available.

For professional use, the following (or equivalent) rack mountable server hardware is recommended:

• Hewlett Packard ProLiant DL360 Server series • Dell PowerEdge R710

• Using e.g.:

o Processor type: Intel Xeon E5520 o Processor speed: 2.26 GHz

o Memory: 4GB

Servers should be protected against power outages using an

uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The following (or equivalent) is recommended:

• APC Smart-UPS 3000i

A professional hardware firewall should be used to protect GNSS Spider server installation. The following (or equivalent) is

recommended:

• Cisco PIX 501 Security Appliance

Supported Modem Access Router Types

For RTK data distribution via telephone lines it can be advantageous to use modem access routers. The following modem access routers are supported directly within GNSS Spider:

• Cisco AS5xxx series • Cisco 3xxx series

For updated information on support of other access router models please contact your Leica Geosystems sales & support representative.

System Performance

For guiding values on the GNSS Spider system performance using the above recommended hardware please refer to section “Guide values on system performance” further below.

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5. Software Installation

Preparation Before starting the Installation program, it is recommended that you carefully read these installation notes. Section 10 and onwards provide a general introduction into the software functionality and system architecture, and will help you to decide which set-up type to select during the installation process.

Please also see the ”What’s New” release notes for GNSS Spider on the installation media for latest changes and additions to the software. You can open these from within the DVD browser directly or find them on the DVD within the “\Documentation\...” folder.

Note: To successfully perform the installation of GNSS Spider on your computer you need to be logged on as Windows™ System Administrator. Also be aware that the current Windows user, under which the installation is performed, is automatically added to the “Spider Administrators” User Group in Windows User Management. To learn more about the “Spider Administrators” User Group, refer to section 11 sub-section “GNSS Spider Client access levels”.

For remote access security we recommend to perform the installation under a unique user account with administrative privileges, thus not using the default Windows administrator user account “Administrator”. Alternatively, use the Windows User Management to properly manage the members of the „Spider Administrators“ user group.

Both GNSS Spider and Microsoft™ SQL Server need to open IP ports on your computer. An active software firewall installation may prevent the successful installation or operation of GNSS Spider. The personal firewall integrated within Windows XP, is reconfigured automatically by GNSS Spider during installation. Any other firewall must be

re-configured manually. A simple method is to remove any active firewall from the system prior to the GNSS Spider installation and then re-install the firewall afterwards. The following IP ports are utilized by GNSS Spider and must be open in the firewall on the computer:

• Leica GNSS Spider (Data Dispatcher): - Site Server IP port = 9877

- Cluster Server IP port = 9882 (, 9883, 9884, ...)5 - Network Server IP port = 9879

- RTK Proxy Server IP port = 9880 • Spider Business Center:

- SBC Central Server IP port = none - SBC Proxy Server IP port = 8021

- SBC Web Portal IP port = 80 (web server port) • SQL/MSDE: IP port = 1433

If the GNSS Spider server is installed in a corporate network with public internet access, we recommend installing a professional hardware firewall to properly protect your reference station servers from unwanted access. Please also refer to Section 12 Security

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paragraph “Distributed installation in a corporate LAN” for security-related aspects of the GNSS Spider installation.

Starting GNSS Spider Set-up

program

If the DVD browser does not start up automatically after inserting the enclosed installation media into your computer, then please run

CD_START.EXE from the DVD root directory to start the DVD browser manually.

To start the GNSS Spider software set-up program from the DVD Browser, select first:

and then select twice:

To start the GNSS Spider software set up program directly you can also start the SETUP.EXE contained in the

“\Software\GNSS_Spider_EN\…” DVD directory and follow the on screen instructions.

For more detailed installation instructions and Getting Started information, please refer to the following sections of this document.

Note: Existing installations of GPS Spider V1.0 or V1.5 must be uninstalled first manually. To uninstall GPS Spider V1.0 or V1.5, click on the Windows button, go to Settings and open the Control

Panel. Then open Add/Remove Programs. Select Leica Geosystems – GPS Spider and click on the [Change/Remove] button to start the

un-install process.

Existing installations of GPS Spider V2.x and GNSS Spider v3.x/4.x will be automatically un-installed first, when starting the Spider set-up program. To install GNSS Spider after this un-install, please run SETUP.EXE once more.

Existing installations of GPS Spider V2.x must be upgraded to GNSS Spider v2.3.4 before the installation to higher versions of GNSS Spider can be done successfully.

GNSS Spider database and configuration information is stored in the SQL database and will not be lost during the GNSS Spider un-install procedure.

For the all GNSS Spider databases of existing installations an automatic backup into the default data directory is performed during the installation.

Once you started the installation the following actions and steps are performed.

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Check and install Pre-Requisites

Prior to the launch of the actual GNSS Spider install wizard, the setup will check if the required Windows components and applications are installed on the system. Depending on the operating system the list of requirements differs:

Select Install to install all required packages. The status will change from Pending to Installing to Succeeded.

Depending on the system’s configuration a restart of the operating system might be necessary and will be indicated by a message box.

After the restart the GNSS Spider installation will continue automatically.

Note: In case of an upgrade of the software this step is already

performed on uninstalling the previous version (first call of setup.exe).

Accept License Agreement

To accept the Leica Geosystems software license agreement select [YES] in the license agreement dialog:

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Destination folder for program files

The installation needs to copy all GNSS Spider program related files into a program directory. You can accept the default or select your preferred program files destination directory using the browse button: • Destination folder for program files:

Default = C:\<windows program directory>\Leica Geosystems\GNSS Spider

Select the Installation Type

The installation program offers different installation types. Select the appropriate type and follow the subsequent installation steps. To find out which installation type is most appropriate, you should know which GNSS Spider optional modules you have purchased and whether these are part of the GNSS Spider Site Server or Network Server. Furthermore you should be clear about which GNSS Spider modules you intend to set-up together in parallel on one computer and which ones you prefer to install on separate computers. For updating

distributed systems please refer to section “Recommended procedure for updating distributed systems” below.

Please refer to the corresponding section of the Leica “Equipment list for GNSS Networks and Reference Stations” to find out which

purchasable options belong to which server type.

Refer to Section 11 of this document to learn about GNSS Spider software features and architecture.

Here is a brief description of the different installation types. ■ Site Server Installation (DEFAULT)

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Server related components including the local SQL database which, when populated, contains all the information required to manage one or multiple reference station receivers. This installation type installs all modules required for receiver control, raw data archiving, simple RTK distribution (not the RTK Proxy Server) and Positioning. ■ Full GNSS Spider Installation

Use this option to install all GNSS Spider components onto a single computer, including all the required modules for all options of the GUI Client, Site Server, SpiderNET Network, Cluster & RTK-Proxy Server and Spider Business Center servers, including the local SQL database for all GNSS Spider servers. This installation type is typically suitable for small networks, where a single high

performance computer shall handle all reference station tasks, such as receiver control, raw data archiving, network computation and RTK data distribution.

■ Cluster Server Installation

This option installs a cluster service. This option is necessary in case you want to have your cluster server on a different machine to your network server.

■ Network Server Installation

This option installs the network server which manages the network configuration. Also the GUI client application will be installed. ■ RTK Proxy Server Installation

This option installs the data distribution service which handles the distribution of real-time data to outside data recipients. This service will typically be installed on a computer outside the firewall.

■ Spider Business Center Central Server

This option installs the SBC Central Server which contains the backend part of the Spider Business Center.

■ Spider Business Center Proxy Server

This option installs the SBC Proxy Server which contains all components of the Spider Business Center for the web access. This component is usually installed in the DMZ.

■ Stand alone GNSS Spider Remote GUI Client Installation Use this option to install all GNSS Spider user interface related components. This installation type is suitable for computers that

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shall only be used to remotely access existing GNSS Spider Site Server or Network Server installations.

Note, the GNSS Spider GUI Client is automatically installed, when installing the GNSS Spider Site Server or Network Server, and it can always be used to access existing remote GNSS Spider Site Server or Network Server installations.

Remember that the GNSS Spider client can be used to control a remote GNSS Spider server; however it is the server, not the client, that establishes communication to the GNSS receivers and

performs the processing and data distribution. Therefore, the platform on which the server is installed is normally deployed at a permanent location where dedicated dial-up modems and/or network connections provide individual links to the reference

stations. All that is required for the client to connect to the Server is a single dial-up line or a network link.

■ Advanced GNSS Spider Installation

Use this option to install a single GNSS Spider component or your individual combination of GNSS Spider components. Installation of individual GNSS Spider components is particularly useful if you want to distribute some of the GNSS Spider operations over different PCs that are connected in a computer network.

Please note that for a distributed installation the Spider Business Center should be installed and running before installing the GNSS Spider Network Server. And the Network Server should be already installed and running, before a Cluster Server or RTK Proxy Server is installed on a remote computer.

If you are still unsure about which installation is best suited for your set-up please carefully read the sections 10, 11, and 12 in this document.

When you have purchased a Customer Care Package contract you can also request assistance from our Support through your nearest Leica Geosystems sales representative or distribution partner.

Microsoft IIS installation check

If you selected “Full GNSS Spider Installation”, “SBC Proxy Server

installation” or “Advanced GNSS Spider Installation” including the SBC Proxy Server the setup will check if the Microsoft® Internet Information Service (IIS) is installed on the system.

A proper installation of IIS is a prerequisite of the SBC Proxy Server installation. See “Web server service requirements” for more details. If IIS is not installed or the setup could not detect the IIS installation or configuration the following dialog will be shown6:

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The existence of a proper IIS installation can not be checked on any 64bit operating system. Please check the installation manually before proceeding with the installation. See section “Trouble Shooting the Installation”.

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Please install IIS first before selecting [OK] to proceed with the installation of GNSS Spider.

If [Cancel] is selected, the whole installation process will be canceled.

Enter valid CCP license key

If no valid CCP license key can be found on the computer during the installation, e.g. if you install GNSS Spider for the first time, a valid CCP license key must be entered to be able to complete the installation in the following dialog:

Enter a valid license key or browse to the valid key file.

Note: If a valid GNSS Spider CCP license key is found, this dialog will not appear and the installation will proceed to the next step automatically.

CCP license key for DONGLE FREE operation:

In case you want to install GNSS Spider for only using the unprotected (dongle free) functionality a dongle specific license key is not required. In this case type the text “DONGLEFREE” into the license key entry field to proceed with the installation.

CCP license key for operation with Leica DEMONSTRATION license:

In case you want to install GNSS Spider for a Leica Geosystems demonstration license (demo dongle) a dongle specific license key is not required. In this case type the text “DEMOVERSION” into the

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license key entry field to proceed with the installation.

Microsoft™ SQL Server

GNSS Spider software requires a Microsoft® SQL Server version to be installed on your system.

For a list of supported Microsoft SQL Server versions please refer to section 4 “Requirements for GNSS Spider software” sub-section above in this document.

The Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express™ is included on the full installation media (i.e. not within the compact web download) and will be installed automatically, if the installation program finds no installed Microsoft SQL server.

Older

versions of MS SQL Server

If you are already running a version of Microsoft™ SQL server older than version SQL Server 2005, you must update this version manually before you can install GNSS Spider. If you do not need your older version of the SQL Server any more, then you should un-install it before installing GNSS Spider. First make sure no other programs that are using the SQL server, are still running on your system. Un-installation of your SQL server may cause loss of data needed by other applications. Please check with your system administrator if you are unsure about this.

SQL Server 2005 Express Installation with GNSS Spider

When installing the SQL Server 2005 Express, you will be prompted for the SQL server System Administrator (sa) password. This is not your Windows User password. You should choose a new and secure password for the SQL Server System Administrator (sa). After you have entered the password and confirmed it, then the SQL Server 2005 Express will be installed.

After successful SQL Server 2005 Express installation your system needs to be rebooted, before you can proceed with the GNSS Spider installation. This will typically happen automatically, but may fail on some Windows systems. If so, then please reboot the computer manually.

Note: Be sure you remember your SQL Server System Administrator (sa) password. You will be prompted for this again during the

remainder of the GNSS Spider installation. You may also need this in the future when you install new versions of the GNSS Spider software and have removed the GNSS Spider database earlier. If GNSS Spider installation finds an existing SQL database for GNSS Spider, it can use this automatically and does not need to ask for the System Administrator (sa) password.

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Site server password

This step is only performed if you selected “Site Server Installation” or “Full GNSS Spider Installation” type.

The GNSS Spider Site Server access with local or remote user

interface clients or from a Network Server is protected by a password. Please enter and confirm a unique password that will be required by clients to access this Site Server. This password should be different from your user account and SQL system administrator passwords.

Network Server password

This step is only performed if you selected “Full GNSS Spider

Installation”, “Network Server Installation” or “Advanced GNSS Spider Installation” including the Network Server.

The GNSS Spider Network Server access with local or remote user interface clients is protected by a password. Please enter and confirm a unique password that will be required by clients to access this

Network Server. This password should be different from your user account and SQL system administrator passwords.

Spider Business Center Proxy Server

password

This step is only performed if you selected “Full GNSS Spider Installation”, “SBC Proxy Server installation” or “Advanced GNSS Spider Installation” including the SBC Proxy Server.

The Spider Business Center Server access with a local or remote Network server is protected by a password. Please enter and confirm a unique password that will be required by server clients to access this SBC Proxy Server. This password should be different from your user account and SQL system administrator passwords.

Enter Spider Business Center Proxy Server

connection

This step is only performed if you selected “Network Server

installation”, “SBC Central Server installation” or “Advanced GNSS Spider Installation” including the Network Server and/or the SBC Central Server.

Enter the hostname or IP address and SBC Proxy Server password of the SBC Proxy Server you want to connect to.

Add Cluster Server to GNSS Spider Network

This step is only performed if you selected “Cluster Server Installation”.

Please enter the computer name or IP address of the computer where the Network Server is installed. Then enter the server password of that Network Server.

A Cluster Server must be assigned to a GNSS Spider Network Server. Make sure the Network Server is already installed and an operational network connection to the Network Server computer is available. The Cluster Server will then be automatically assigned to the Network Server. Should this fail, you need to un-install the Cluster Server and

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re-install it again once an operational network connection is available. Add a RTK Proxy Server to GNSS Spider Network

This step is only performed if you selected “RTK Proxy Server Installation”.

Enter the server password of the Network Server to which this RTK Proxy Server shall be assigned.

In contrast to the Cluster Server, when installing the RTK Proxy Server only, the RTK Proxy Server must be assigned manually to the Network Server. Therefore during this installation step only the password of the Network Server must be provided. The computer name or TCP/IP address is not required. This is because the RTK Proxy Server typically is installed on a computer that is separated by a firewall from the Network Server. Thus an automatically assigning connection cannot be established from the RTK Proxy Server to the Network Server, like it is the case with the Cluster Server.

To manually assign the RTK Proxy Server to a Network Server after successful installation, open the Network Server GUI; open the dialog

Configuration from the Tools menu. On the General tab you can then

enter the computer name or TCP/IP address of the RTK Proxy Server.

Destination folder for IIS based web components

This step is only performed if you selected “Full GNSS Spider Installation”, “SBC Proxy Server installation” or “Advanced GNSS Spider Installation” including an SBC Proxy Server.

The Spider Business Center web components will be copied in this folder. You can accept the default or select your preferred program files destination directory using the browse button:

• Destination folder for SBC files: Default = C:\inetpub\wwwroot\SBC

Data

destination folders

This step is only performed if you selected “Site Server Installation”, “Full GNSS Spider Installation” or “Advanced GNSS Spider Installation – Site or Network Server” type.

The GNSS Spider Server(s) uses a default root path for all data product files. You can specify this default by selection of your preferred data destination folder. To select a different folder use the browse button:

• Folder for the GNSS data products: Default = C:\GNSS Spider\Data

TEMP data destination folder:

Within the given GNSS data destination folder, during the installation GNSS Spider creates also the temporary files folder e.g. “C:\GNSS

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Spider\Data\Temp”. This directory is used as temporary location for raw data, other files that are downloaded from the GNSS receiver or the Internet and any other temporary data files required for the running server application. After e.g. successful download and completion of all products defined within GNSS Spider, the temporary files will be automatically removed by the software.

In case that only Cluster, RTK Proxy or SBC Proxy Server are being installed, the data destination folder is not asked for during the installation. Thus the installation creates the temp folder using the default structure “C:\GNSS Spider\Data\Temp”.

Completing the

Installation

After providing all the above information, the Set-up Wizard is now ready to install GNSS Spider program files on your system. Please check in the summary dialog all settings and then click [Next>]. GNSS Spider installer will then start copying files. Once all files are copied, the GNSS Spider services will be automatically started in the background. During the start of the GNSS Spider services they will initialize the SQL database. When this is successful, this is

accompanied by a ring sound of increasing pitch. Should it fail you will hear a high frequency beep sound.

 - Check that your volume is not muted.

In the Finish dialog, you then have the option to automatically start the GNSS Spider client user interface if this was part of the installation. Click Finish to complete the installation process.

Automatic DB backup

When updating a previous installation, the installation program will automatically perform a backup of your GNSS Spider server SQL databases into the default data directory.

Note: From GNSS Spider 4.1 (and later) no message box does pop up to confirm the successful backup. Only possible problems will be reported. Launch GNSS Spider Graphical User Interface - GUI

To launch the GNSS Spider Graphical User Interface you will find the following icon on your desktop.

Additionally a shortcut has been installed in your Windows™ menu under “Programs / Leica Geosystems / Leica GNSS Spider”.

Launch GNSS Spider Business

To launch the Spider Business Center web-based graphical user interface you will find the following icon on your desktop.

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Center Web Interface

Additionally a shortcut has been installed in your Windows™

menu under “Programs / Leica Geosystems / Spider Business Center”. For first login a default administrator account is available. See section 12 paragraph “SBC default administrator access”.

GNSS Spider Server

control

As all GNSS Spider Servers are installed as Windows services and run continuously in the background, you will not see them as running applications in the Windows™ task bar. To help you monitor the status of the GNSS Spider Servers, a GNSS Spider Server Control console will be installed on every computer where a GNSS Spider Server is installed.

You can find the shortcut to open the GNSS Spider Server Control in your Windows™ task bar icon tray with the following icon:

To open the GNSS Spider Server console, double click on this icon or right click and select Show Spider Server Control from the context menu. The following dialog will appear:

Select one or more GNSS Spider Servers (Ctrl-A to select all) and right click with the mouse on the selection will open the context menu. The options also you to STOP or START the GNSS Spider Servers. To close this dialog, click on the window control. This will only close the dialog. The shortcut in the Windows icon tray to open the console will remain.

To remove the shortcut from the Windows icon tray, right click on it and select Exit Spider Server Control from the context menu.

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6. Multiple Cluster Servers

Operating multiple cluster servers on one computer

GNSS Spider supports the operation of multiple cluster servers on a single computer. This takes full advantage of modern multi-processor and/or multi-threading computer technology and its computation performance. High-speed single processor computers can also run multiple cluster servers. GNSS Spider does not restrict the number of cluster servers that can be installed on a single machine. Only the number and performance of available processors on a single computer limit the number of cluster servers that can be used. This allows

processing of large networks on a single computer.

In general we recommend to initially monitor the CPU load using the Windows performance monitor, when using a new computer and configuration of multiple clusters. Overall CPU load should typically not exceed 80% to allow some buffer for processing peaks.

Adding a Cluster Server on one

computer

If during the installation the option to install a Cluster Server has been chosen (e.g. with “Full GNSS Spider Installation” or “Cluster Server installation” option), then by default a single Cluster Server is installed on a computer. This first Cluster Server is installed, as a service called "Spider Cluster Server 09882", where 09882 is the IP-port number on which the cluster server communicates with the Network Server.

To add one or more additional cluster servers on this computer please proceed as follows:

Step Action

1 When the GNSS Spider installation has finished, open a Command Prompt (CMD) with administrator privileges and change to the directory where GNSS Spider is installed, e.g. "cd c:\Program Files\Leica Geosystems\GNSS Spider". 2 To install a cluster server, run the following command from

the command prompt: "ClusterServer.exe -install"

3 This will install a new service called "Spider Cluster Server 09883" on your computer.

4 Repeat steps 1-3 to install further cluster servers. Allow some seconds time in between each rerun. 5 Verify with the SpiderTray that the Service has been

installed and started (press the Refresh State button on the SpiderTray). The Spider Server Control window displays the Server name, Server state (started, stopped) and the

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6 After installing additional clusters you must update the connections to the cluster servers. Open GNSS Spider → open the Network Server → go to the Tools menu → select Configuration-General tab. Press the [Update Servers] button. A message will appear in the watch view indicating whether the connection was successful.

This procedure installs a service and writes the entries into the Database of the corresponding Network Server. The Cluster Server can then be added to network processing in the Net Config tab of the Network Server.

Note: Make sure your system’s user account policies do not block this change of your system. If the installation fails, check the “Change User Account Control Settings” by typing “uac” into Start > Search and set to “Never notify” and try again.

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Removing a Cluster Server on one

computer

To remove a Cluster Server from a computer proceed as follows:

Step Action

1 Open a command prompt and change to the directory where GNSS Spider is installed, e.g. "…\Program Files\Leica Geosystems\GNSS Spider".

2  To remove a single Cluster Server service, run the following command from the command prompt: "ClusterServer.exe -remove #portNumber" (e.g. with #portNumber = 9883 ).

OR

 To remove ALL the Cluster Server services at once, run the command "ClusterServer.exe -remove", without specifying a unique port number.

ATTENTION: this will remove all the Cluster Server services, including the default "Spider Cluster Server 09882"!

Note: All cluster server services are removed when installing a new GNSS Spider version, due to the automatic un-install of the previous version. The default and any additional Cluster Server have to be installed once again for the new version as described above. Removing a cluster server only stops and removes the service; it doesn't remove the cluster configuration entries in the database of the Network Server.

All Cluster Servers services running on the same computer are

connected to the same Network Server. It's not possible to run several Cluster Servers on a single computer and connect them to different Network Servers.

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7. Antenna Management in GNSS Spider

This very important section introduces to you the Antenna

Management component in GNSS Spider. It covers how to import and update antenna information and how to ensure that antenna

information is properly applied in all GNSS Spider components after being updated.

Note: From GPS Spider V2.2 onwards only ABSOLUTE antenna calibration data must be used in GNSS Spider. It is the network operators’ responsibility to ensure that user-defined antenna

information in the GNSS Spider Antenna Management is consistently updated to meet this requirement!

Leica Default antennas

All antenna calibration data that is provided by default within the Antenna Management component of GNSS Spider for the default Leica antenna types contain ABSOLUTE antenna phase centre offsets and PCV.

The Leica default ABSOLUTE antenna calibration values are so-called “Type-Mean” calibrations that are based on a minimum of five –

typically more – individual antenna calibrations executed and supplied by Geo++® GmbH.

Note: When updating from earlier version of GPS Spider the

previously used RELATIVE calibration values will be updated to these new ABSOLUTE calibration values. The GNSS Spider software set-up will automatically perform this set-update to the GNSS Spider antenna database.

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User-Defined Antennas

When using a mixture of different antenna brands and models in the reference station network, (as some are not available in GNSS Spider as Leica Geosystems default type antenna), then it is the network operators responsibility to provide the required ABSOLUTE antenna calibration information. These can then be added as user-defined antennas to the GNSS Spider Antenna Management database. Please refer to the GNSS Spider on-line help documentation to learn how to manually add or import antenna calibration data.

To obtain antenna calibration data for non-Leica Geosystems equipment the following options are recommended:

(a) Use individual absolute antenna calibration data for each antenna in the network. Such individual antenna calibration service is supplied e.g. by Geo++® GmbH.

(b) Use Geo++® GmbH type-mean absolute antenna calibration data for each non-Leica Geosystems antenna in the network. Type mean calibration data for non-Leica Geosystems default antenna can be obtained directly from Geo++® GmbH.

(c) Use IGS published absolute antenna calibration models for all antennae in the network.

For latest updates of the igs05_xxxx.atx file please refer to the IGS server under:

http://igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/igscb/station/general/

(d) Use NGS published absolute antenna calibration models for all antennae in the network.

For latest updates of this data please look on the NGS antenna calibration home page under:

http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ANTCAL/images/ant_info.abs

Note: Although theoretically absolute antenna calibration data is not correlated with a specific reference antenna model and thus all such calibration data should be well compatible, we recommend avoiding mixing calibration data from different sources, to prevent

inconsistencies due to any remaining biases.

Using above mentioned options (a) or (b) as source for calibration data of non-Leica type antenna should be well compatible to the GNSS Spider default antenna calibrations.

Further it is strongly recommended to verify all reference station coordinates whenever changing the applied antenna calibration data.

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Updating or Modifying User-Defined Antenna Calibration Data

Unlike GNSS Spider default antenna types, all user-defined antenna information can be modified or updated by the network operator. The following two options within the GNSS Spider Antenna Management are available:

1. Manually modify antenna settings using the Antenna properties dialog.

This is only possible if the antenna is not assigned to any site. Assigned (used) antennas are indicated by the exclamation mark symbol “ ”.

2. Import new antenna information from an antenna file.

During the import any new antenna contained in the file will be added. For each existing antenna you will be prompted to confirm overwrite of the antenna information. This function also allows overwriting data for antennas that are currently assigned to a site! Please remember again that it is not recommended to mix antenna calibration data from different sources.

Note: Updating antenna calibration information for any antenna that is assigned to an active site requires all GNSS Spider Positioning, Post-Processing and Real-Time products, as well as SpiderNET network processing that are using this site to be reinitialized. This is required in order to ensure the updated information is correctly applied. Please refer to the following section for recommended steps ensuring all GNSS Spider products are being properly reinitialized.

Recommend-ed procRecommend-edure to update antenna information in GNSS Spider

The following steps are the recommended procedure to update the antenna data e.g. from relative calibration to absolute calibration.

Step Action

1 Ensure that all users of your reference station services are informed in advance about the system maintenance. Advice them about the maintenance period and that GNSS Spider services might temporarily not be available and must not be used during this period, until further

notification.

2 Directly before starting the update, make sure that no RT-users are connected and Positioning/Post-Processing services are not in use.

3 Import the new user-defined antenna information from a file, e.g. ANTEX format file and confirm to overwrite existing antenna information for each antenna that shall be

GNSS Spider InstallationGuide

Installation Guide

Important Notice

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Special Installation Advice for Updates from V2.1.x (or

earlier) to V2.2.0 (or later)

3. Compatibility notices related to other Leica software

4. Requirements for GNSS Spider software

5. Software Installation

6. Multiple Cluster Servers

7. Antenna Management in GNSS Spider