Laptop Setup

For info on how to set up a new collector, see Setting up a New Data Collector

Instructions

(as of 2026-02)(as of 2025-01)

Digital Health device permissions / groups

• Instructions: refer them to "CCMDB laptop" in their knowledgebase Support Documents library, Configuration Specification category. Contact Brandon Deamel for backup info if there is a problem.
• configuration set: named "WRK_ICFG_REG_CCMDB Laptops"
• the laptop needs to be in the OU "Standard/applications/CCMDB laptops"
• some of the things managed by this:
  • give RW rights to public desktop
  • give access to and to set trusted directories etc.
  • rights to make RW to the following directories in root of C:\ (I think)
  • access to Category:Hospital EPR

Additional things Digital needs to set up

• and the appropriate printer from Printers - ask to set up local printer as per Printer, for all users
• need to ask Digital Health to make them since default rights don't allow making directories on C:\
  • C:\ccmdb_data
  • C:\ccmdb_data\ccmdb_batches
  • C:\ccmdb_program

Portion with collector logged in

Collector or someone in OU DAT_REGION_ICU_DATA_COLLECTION needs to be logged in for this.

• run Regional Server\maintenance\Desktop_install.bat
  • CCDMB
    • if it doesn't install CCMDB.accdb - follow Copying down a clean version of CCMDB.accdb
      • which automates copying ccmdb_data.mdb from Regional Server\data\master to c:\ccmdb_data
  • ccmdb_data
    • restore the collector's data - ideally this will have been backed up and restored from the old laptop
      • if not, do a CCMDB data.mdb restore from Regional Server
    • if this is a brand new laptop that doesn't replace an old one, copy the newest version from Regional Server\data\master and rename it to get rid of the version portion of the name

• News and Backup
  • ideally the file was recovered from the old laptop and restored
    • if the file wasn't recovered, see News_and_backup#Setting_up_the_file_on_a_laptop

Testing

• printer
• test news and backup
  • if problem confirm/change location settings
    • right-click edit the icon, make sure line starting with set ml= has the correct location in it
• CCMDB
• wiki link
• confirm autoupdates are enabled in Firefox

Net New laptops

If the laptop is net new (ie not a replacement) the following pages might be relevant:

• Network hubs