This section describes how to install M-Business Anywhere server and client software, and to integrate M-Business Anywhere with Unwired Accelerator.
Typically, M-Business Anywhere is installed on the same machine as Unwired Accelerator, but you can install it on any supported machine or platform. If you install on different machines, you must make some configuration changes.
Mobile applications deployed through M-Business Anywhere
require database PODs to run on mobile devices. PODs are binary
files compiled from C code to access the Client Extension API. PODs
are installed automatically during installation, and enable you
to run applications even when the mobile devices are not connected
to the server.
For more POD information, see Administrator Guide for M-Business Server (located at http://hostname:8091/enterprise_doc/Admin_MBiz.pdf, where hostname is the machine on which the M-Business Anywhere server is installed).
Installing M-Business Anywhere server/client
on Windows
In this step, download and install the M-Business Anywhere server and client software on Windows, and mobile device software. In later steps, you will make configuration changes.
Before you begin, stop the Tomcat application server and the Unwired Accelerator ASA database using the instructions in “Starting and stopping the system”.
If the ASA database is running, you cannot configure
the M-Business Anywhere server and start its processes
successfully.
Download the M-Business Anywhere development software using the URL and password that was sent to you in the order-confirmation e-mail.
Select M-Business Anywhere Developer Edition, and follow the online instructions for downloading.
Install M-Business Server, keeping the following in mind:
When prompted for a license key, enter the license key that was sent to you in the order-confirmation e-mail when you purchased Unwired Accelerator.
When prompted for “sync server port,” enter 8092 (to prevent port conflicts with port 80, which is used by many Web servers).
The M-Business Anywhere installation directory is referred
to as %MBUSINESS_SERVER% in this document.
Download the M-Business Anywhere client software for your mobile device, using the URL and password that was sent to you in the order-confirmation e-mail.
Install the M-Business Anywhere client software.
Open a Web browser and enter the M-Business Anywhere administrative URL:
http://hostname:8091
Where hostname is the machine on which the M-Business Anywhere server software is installed, such as “lab2k.”
The M-Business Anywhere login screen displays.
The administrative login is “admin,” with
no password, but you do not have to log in at this time. You can
view the M-Business Client User Guide from
the login screen, or at http://hostname:8091/enterprise_doc/Admin_MBiz.pdf.
From the M-Business Anywhere login screen, download the M-Business Anywhere client software for your mobile device:
Select “Download Client Software Only.”
Select the language.
Select the client software to download for your mobile device.
PalmOS – install Palm Desktop 4.x with HotSync.
Microsoft PocketPC 2003 – install ActiveSync 3.7.x.
RIM BlackBerry – install ActiveSync 3.7.x. Use this option to use M-Business Anywhere and ActiveSync to deploy applications to BlackBerry.
For other mobile devices, obtain client software from
the manufacturer.
Use the online help for the selected device to install, configure, and synchronize the software for your mobile device. See “Connecting clients with the M-Business Anywhere server” for M-Business Connect procedures.
Once you create mobile applications with Mobile Web Studio, and synchronize, you will see the applications on the mobile device. To create mobile applications, see these Unwired Accelerator documents:
Quick Start Guide
Mobile Application Development Tutorial
Restart the ASA database and Tomcat application server using instructions in “Starting and stopping the system”.
You must also create a connection from the M-Business Anywhere client software to the M-Business Anywhere server for each user created.
Connecting M-Business Anywhere and client software
From the desktop or mobile device, select Start | Programs | M-Business Client | M-Business Connect.
For some mobile devices, if you have synchronized before, use Start | Programs | M-Business Client | Tools | Server Options.
On the M-Business Connect window, select Properties.
On Edit Server Profile window, specify the connection information:
Hostname – specify your machine
name, such as lab2k.
Port – specify the port number, such as 8092.
This is the M-Business client port (or “sync port”)
described in Table 2-2.
Your account – enter the M-Business user name and password. See “Self-registration” for user account information.
Connection options – select “Connect to this server during device synchronizations,” and “Refresh all content at next sync.”
Optionally, select Test to test the client-to-server connection. If the test fails, make sure you entered the connection values correctly.
Click OK to save the changes.
Close the M-Business Connect window.
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