Maple™-NAG® Connector

Installation and Getting Started Instructions

Maplesoft, a division of Waterloo Maple Inc.

Release 1.1

MCW3211DA - Microsoft Windows

for Maple 11

To install and use the Maple-NAG Connector, complete the following steps.

• Pre-Installation Instructions and System Requirements
• Single User Download
• Single User Installation
• Single User Activation
• Getting Started
• Troubleshooting

Pre-installation Instructions

1. Check the Windows System Requirements.
2. On Windows 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP Professional, log on as administrator or ensure that you have administrator privileges.
3. Ensure that you are connected to the Internet. If your computer does not have an Internet connection, please contact your distributor or Maplesoft customer service.
4. This product requires Maple 11 or later.
   To identify your Maple release:
   
   1. Start Maple.
   2. From the Help menu, select About Maple. The About Maple 11 dialog indicates the release number.
      
   To update to the latest Maple release:
   From the Tools menu, select Check for Updates and follow the instructions. If that option is dimmed, obtain the update from the downloads section of the Maplesoft Web site.
5. This product requires the NAG C Library.
   
6. Close all programs.

NAG C Library Installation Instructions for Windows

A licensed copy of the NAG C Library is required in order to use the Maple-NAG Connector.

This product is compatible with NAG C Library Mark 7 versions CLDLL074ZL and CLDLL074YL.

Click here for more information on installation of the NAG C Library.

Download the Maple-NAG Connector

• download MapleNAGConnector_Windows.exe

Install Maple-NAG Connector

1. Ensure that you have reviewed the Pre-installation Instructions.
2. To begin installing Maple-NAG Connector, choose one of the following:
   • Navigate to the MapleNAGConnector_Windows.exe file you downloaded and double-click the file.
   • Place the Maple-NAG Connector CD in the CD-ROM drive. If the installation program does not begin automatically, locate and double-click D:\Windows\SingleUser\MapleNAGConnector_Windows.exe (where D is the CD-ROM drive that contains the Maple-NAG Connector CD).
     
3. Follow the on-screen instructions. You can install Maple-NAG Connector in either of the following locations.
   • Personal copy
     C:\Documents and Settings\$USERNAME\maple\toolbox\11\NAG
   • Single machine multi-user copy
     C:\Program Files\Maple 11\toolbox\NAG
4. When prompted, enter the purchase code you were emailed and other required information to activate.
5. If you activated successfully, you are ready to use Maple-NAG Connector. If you had problems activating or chose not to activate during the installation, see Windows Single User Activation.

Windows Single User Activation

1. Ensure that you are connected to the Internet. If your computer does not have an Internet connection, please contact your distributor or Maplesoft customer service.
2. From Windows Explorer, navigate to the location of your Maple-NAG Connector installation. The two default locations are:
• C:\Documents and Setting\$USERNAME\maple\toolbox\11\NAG
• C:\Program Files\Maple 11\toolbox\NAG
3. Go to the license folder and double-click the activation.bat file.
4. Enter your purchase code. If you are activating behind a proxy server, ensure that you enter this information before clicking Next.
5. Enter additional information and click Next.
6. A license file (MapleNAGConnectorToolbox.dat) is saved in the license folder of your installation.

If you experience difficulties with activation, follow the instructions in the readme.txt file in the license folder of your installation. For more information on activation, visit the FAQs page at http://www.maplesoft.com/support/faqs/index.aspx.

Getting Started

For help with the Maple-NAG Connector after installation, launch the Maple-NAG Connector Start Page.

• Double-click the NAGStartPage.mw desktop file found on your Desktop.

Windows System Requirements

Troubleshooting

For support inquiries relating to the Maple-NAG Connector please contact support@maplesoft.com.

For support inquiries relating to Maple 11 please refer to Maplesoft Technical Support.

For support inquiries relating to installation of the NAG C Library please refer to NAG Technical Support.

Maple-NAG Connector, Maple, Maplesoft, and Waterloo Maple are trademarks of Waterloo Maple Inc.

All other brand names or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.