Evisions Application Launcher - User Installation

To launch an application client, navigate to the product you wish to use and then select the launch button for that product. If this is your first time logging in, or your first time logging in since MAPS was set to use the Evisions Application Launcher (EAL), you will be prompted to install it. Follow the prompts on your screen to continue.

eLauncher showing a message underneath the Argos button prompting you to download and install the Evisions Application Launcher.

Note: If your institution has installed the EAL for you via Group Policy, you will not see the installation prompt and the software should launch automatically when you select the button. You can skip to the section on Launching MAPS Applications. Otherwise, you may need to contact your IT department for assistance if you are unable to install software on your machine.

Installation

Select the link to download the setup.exe file. When it has finished downloading, double-click on it to run the installer

This will install the EAL on your computer. Click Next to continue, or Cancel to exit Setup.

Follow the prompts on the screen. Select Next to continue.

Please read the following License Agreement. You must accept the terms of this agreement before continuing with the installation. Back/Next/Cancel

Review and accept the license agreement, then select Next.

Microsoft .NET Framework is Required

If your machine does not have the Microsoft .NET framework already installed, you will be prompted to install it as part of the EAL setup.

EAL requires Microsoft .NET framework 4.5. The installer will attempt to install it.

Review and accept the license agreement, then select Install to proceed.

Accepting the Microsoft .NET license agreement

Click Install to continue with the installation.

Select Install to continue.

If you are installing the Microsoft .NET Framework at the same time, it will install alongside the Evisions Application Launcher.

Installing the Microsoft .NET Framework

Please wait while Setup installs the EAL on your computer.

Once the installation is complete, select Finish to close the installer.

Setup has finished installing the Evisions Application Launcher on your computer. Click Finish to exit Setup.

Launching MAPS Applications

Now that the EAL is installed, you can proceed with launching the application. Select the product's launch button again. You may see a prompt informing you that the browser is trying to run an external program, and asking whether you wish to proceed.

External Protocol Request asking if you wish to launch the Evisions Application Launcher or not.

The prompt looks slightly different in different browsers:

The EAL in Firefox          The EAL in Internet Explorer

If you do not wish to see this prompt every time you launch a MAPS application, check or uncheck the box as desired. Then, select the button to allow the launcher to run.

Providing you have the latest version of the application installed, and there is only one version available on the server, the application will then launch as usual.

If there are multiple versions of the application available, you will see a prompt asking you to choose a version to run.

Select a version to run

Select the desired version, then click Launch.



If the application or application version you selected is not already installed on your computer, it will download now.

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When finished, the application will launch.

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