Virtual Postman Manual

To install the Virtual Postman Scan Client, click on the Links menu from the top right of the Virtual Postman web interface, and click on the Scan Client menu item.

Figure 1.1. Links menu item in Virtual Postman web interface

With the Java Runtime Environment correctly installed, this will start the Java Web Start application. Initially, you will see a Java splash screen, as shown in Figure 1.2, “The Java Web Start splash screen”, which will be replaced shortly by a download progress dialog, which displays the progress being made while downloading the application files, as shown in Figure 1.3, “The Java Web Start download progress dialog”.

Figure 1.2. The Java Web Start splash screen

Figure 1.3. The Java Web Start download progress dialog

Once the application files have downloaded, you will be presented with a security confirmation dialog, as seen in Figure 1.4, “The Java Web Start security confirmation dialog”.

Figure 1.4. The Java Web Start security confirmation dialog

This dialog asks you to confirm that you wish to run the application. This is a security feature provided by Java, which notifies you before running applications from the Internet. This dialog will be presented when you first install the software, then again each time the software is upgraded. You can prevent it from coming up each time by selecting the checkbox as shown above.

Then, click on the "Run" button. This completes the installation and launches the Virtual Postman Scan Client. An icon will be automatically created for you on the desktop. You will be able to use this desktop icon to launch the Virtual Postman Scan Client after the initial installation.

Figure 1.5. Virtual Postman Scan Client desktop icon