Install and configure AbaClient standard installation under Windows

If AbaClient is installed as the standard version, Abacus ERP programs can only be started via the standard web browser by default. To start an Abacus ERP program directly from a desktop shortcut, proceed as follows:

1. Download the latest version of the AbaClient here.

2. Run the downloaded *.msi file.

3. The AbaClient Setup Wizard will start - Click on the "Next" button here.

4. Please read the following licence conditions carefully, agree to them by activating the checkbox "I agree to the terms of the licence agreement" and continue the AbaClient installation process by clicking on the "Next" button

5. In the following window, click on the "Default" button. A new window will then open.

6. Click on the "Install" button here.

7. If the user account control under Windows 10 is set up accordingly, the following prompt appears: Click on the "Yes" button to continue with the AbaClient installation.

8. The AbaClient is now installed. Close the setup wizard by clicking on the "Finish" button.

9. Start the AbaClient by clicking on the Windows button to select the AbaClient:

10. The following window opens:

Click on the “Create” button under abalink file.

11. The following window opens:

11.1 Please enter the internet address (URL) of your server / installation operator here. HTTPS will then au-tomatically be the standard communication protocol.

Example

11.2 If the Internet address (URL) has a port other than 443 (standard port for HTTPS), please enter this in the Port field.

Example

If the Internet address (URL) does not have a port other than the standard port 443, you do not need to enter anything in the Port field. You can also leave the Start parameters field blank. A URL can be de-fined here which starts an Abacus ERP program directly within an application after login.

12. After entering the information, click on the "Save" button. The following window will now open: You now have the option of defining the storage location for the abalink file. To save the file to your desktop, please click on the Home icon (framed in red), enter a suitable file name and finish by clicking on the "Save" button.

You will now return to the window described in step 10. Close this by clicking on the "Save" button. A file with the selected file name and the file extension *.abalink has now been saved on your desktop.

Example

Double-click on this file to start the installed web browser. After successful authentication, Abacus will start automatically.