The installation is a two-step process: first you will install the necessary files to run the NetG courses on you computer. Second, you will access the on-line list of course and assign them to yourself. Both of these steps are required before you can ìtakeî any NetG courses!

Step 1: Installation the required files:

1. Start your computer as usual. When Windows 95 has completed loading, close all open toolbars from all applications. (This is critical: failure to do so may result in improper or failed installation!)

2. Click on the Windows95 Start button and select find computer.Select or type in \\picard\netg, as in the illustration above.

3. Double-click the highlighted computer in the ìfind computerî window to open it.

4. Right-click (do not double-click) on the NetG folder in the \\picard window, and select Map Network Drive. See the illustration below (the drive letter that appears in the ìDrive:î text box will depend on any other drives already mapped on your computer. It will not necessarily be the same letter as shown below.) Make sure the ìreconnect at logonî box is checked. Click OK.

The NetG folder will open: double-click Setup.exe highlighted above (it is the only ìsetup.exeî in the NetG folder.

5. The NetG Workstation Setup will automatically start.

6. At the title screen, click ìNextî. You will see the following screen:

7. Make sure to select the ìRemoteî option. Press Next. Setup will begin the process of copying the necessary files to your hard drive. When completed, the installation program will notify you. Click OK and close any open directory windows.

Step 1 of the setup is complete.



Step 2: Assigning Courses

1. Click on the Windows95 Start button: select ProgramsÖSkillVantage---SkillVanatage Manager. (SkillVanatage Manager is the NetG interface program that allows you to access the NetG courses on the file server.) The SkillVantage Manager login screen will open.
Click the ìself-registerî button.î The Self-Registration Wizard screen will open. Click ìNextî.

2. The next screen sks for your user name and password. Your user name should follow the campus standard of ìfirst initial and last name, all lowercase. To make sure your name is unique, make sure to use the campus email account name that has been set up for you (if applicable). Your password can be any word or entry that you can easily remember. It can be letters or numbers ó upper or lower case. Just make sure you know exactly how you typed it in: if you forget or lose your password, NetG will have to be completely reinstalled! Click Next.

3. Enter your full name on the following screen and click ìFinishî.

4. SkillVantage Manager will tell you when your information has been saved and your student account registration completed:

5. Click OK. The SkillVantage Manager login screen will reappear with your username already entered. <Tab> to the <password> field, enter your password, and click OK.

6. The SkillVantage Manage ó Take Training window will open.
This window lists all of the NetG courses available for you to take. Before you take any course, you must ìassignî it to your user account that you just created. To take a course, double-click it.

7. The Take Course window opens, describing the course briefly and indicating the approximate number of hours to complete the course. If you wish to take the course at this time, simply click <Take Course>. Otherwise, press <Cancel>.

8. When you click Take Course, the files are downloaded to your computer from the server where they are stored (this process may take a few minutes, depending on the speed of your computer. The opening screen for the course you have selected will open.


Usage Tips

If this is your first SkillBuilder Course, it is recommended that you select the Skill Builder Introduction to learn how to navigate within the course. All of the Skill Builder courses function the same way, so this Introduction should be necessary only once or twice, until you become familiar with the NetG interface.

	On-line help is always accessible by clicking the green ? button on any Skill Builder screen.
	You do not need to complete each course in one sitting. At any time, you may exit the lessons and SkillVantage Manager will track you progress for you, allowing you to resume the course at any time.
	The Pre-Assessment and Mastery modules are optional.