jPams

**INSTALLING JPAMS ON A PC** //Are you installing on a Windows 7 PC? If so, please read and complete the Windows 7 steps below before proceeding.//

1) Open Internet Explorer 2) Go to @http://parentcenter.websterpsb.org 3) Download both files (Java Runtime and JPams) 4) Password: * (Call the Tech Help Desk extension #412) 5) Main Database name: pams Main Database URL: 10.98.249.100 Central Office Database URL: 10.98.249.100 6) Type in your username and password. 7) Now you can access Jpams by double clicking the coffee cup on your desktop.

Before installing jPams complete the following: 1) Open User Accounts 2) Set "User Account" to "never notify" 3) Restart the computer 4) Follow the regular directions for installing jPams on a PC.
 * Windows 7 Users **

**INSTALLING JPAMS ON MAC** PART ONE1) Open Internet Explorer 2) Go to http://jpams.caddo.k12.la.us/jpams 3) Click "Mac OS X" <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">4) Your download window should appear as the file downloads. After download is complete, go to the next step. <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">5) Open you download folder (double click hard drive, click you account name on the left, double click download file) <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">6) Drag and drop the jPams file into the application folder. <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">7) Authenticate with your name and password <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">8) Main Database name: pams <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Main Database URL: 10.98.249.100 <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Central Office Database URL: 10.98.249.100 <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">9) If error, see "Not able to access WPTC" under "Troubleshooting" below to add an exception. PART TWO <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 1) Open Applications on your macbook <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 2) Open Utilities Folder <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 3) Double click Java Preferences (it will pause briefly while opening) <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 4) Look at the bottom white box <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> 5) Click and Drag Java SE 6 to the top of the list

<span style="color: #a50909; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">**USING JPAMS** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">1) Open by double clicking the desktop icon <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">2) Type in your username and password <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">3) Click "gradebook" <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">4) To pull-up a class, select the class period and grading period from the dropdown list on the bottom of the screen 5) To add an assignment, select the yellow "new" sticky located on the top left of the screen

6) Fill out the required information such as assignment title and worth

7) If this assignment is being used for more than one class, select "copy to other sections"

8) Click "save"

9) Place grades next to student's names under the appropriate assignment

10)Click "save" located on the top left of the screen

<span style="color: #a50909; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">**ACCESSING JPAMS FROM HOME** []

Troubleshooting
If your jPams has previously been working on the computer in question, follow the directions for "Installing jPams." This will update your jPams software. For any other issues, please see below:

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Not Able to Access WPTC website** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">If you werent able to access the WPTC website or the JPAMS website, first follow these directions to add an exception. <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">1) Open Internet Explorer <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">2) Click Tools <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">3) Click Internet Options <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">4) Click Connections <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">5) Click LAN <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">6) Click Advanced <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">7) Type the following in the exceptions box at the bottom of the page: <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">10.98.*.*

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Issues Installing jPams on VISTA** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Follow these steps ONLY if you have VISTA. <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">1) Click Start - Control Panel <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">2) Click User Accounts <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">3) Click "Turn User Account Control on or off" <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">4) Uncheck box - Click OK <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">5) Restart machine. <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">6) Install JPAMS unless you already have it installed.

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**When Installing Didn't Ask for Database** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">If you arent asked for the database information (#8 of installing directions), you need to go to the program by clicking start, all programs, jpams. You will then be asked the database information.

<span style="color: #a50909; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">**jPams Keeps Disappearing**

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Logging into Computer** <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Make sure you are not logging into the computer as a guest. If jPams was installed on a guest account, it will delete upon the computer being turned off.

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">**Deep Freeze**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">Make sure your computer does not have Deep Freeze. The computers that might have it include the black Howard desktops that were originally in the business department.

jPams Stopped Working Using WebPams Address

 * PC COMPUTER**

1) Click Start - Run 2) Type CMD - push enter 3) Type ipconfig/all - push enter 4) Find the address for IPV4 and email it to pencilbo@websterpsb.org, so I can email it to Todd. 5) Restart your computer (email me if it still doesnt work)


 * MAC**

1) Restart computer 2) It should select a new ip address on it's own, if not...continue below steps

__USING CABLE__ To release and renew your IP address on Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.3, do the following:


 * 1) Click the //Apple// icon and select //System Preferences...//.
 * 2) Click //Network//.
 * 3) Select //Built-in Ethernet// and click //Configure.//
 * 4) Click //Renew DHCP Lease//.
 * 5) Your computer will attempt to obtain a new IP address from the network. This may take a few minutes. If this process is successful, you will see your new IP address.

__USING WIFI__

1. Click on the black Apple icon 2. Select System Preferences 3. Click Network 4. Click Advanced 5. Select TCIP/IP 6. Click Renew DHCP