Installing Rational Download Manager

Before you Install Rational Download Manager

Please read the Rational Download Manager release notes before you begin the installation process.

The installer for the Rational Download Manager is approximately 18 MB. Uncompressed, it occupies approximately 42 MB on your computer's hard drive. It runs in a Java run-time environment (JRE) using its own installed JRE.

Rational Download Manager does not install onto the same directory as other Rational products and there is no use of, or interaction with, Rational common products. It does not interact in any way with installers, uninstallers, or other installed Rational products, and does not disrupt installation or deinstallation of Rational Suite.

Download Rational Download Manager Installer

Click this link to download the Rational Download Manager installer file. You can either save the file to a local drive on your computer or install Rational Download Manager directly from www.rational.com by clicking Open in the File Download dialog box.

Install Rational Download Manager

1. Once the installer file download is complete, locate the Rational Download Manager setup.exe icon in your local directory, and then double click the icon to begin the installation process. You are taken through a series of prompts and asked to:
• Accept the license agreement.
• Select a place on your computer's hard drive to install Rational Download Manager. The default location is C:\Program Files\Rational
• Review the installation settings if necessary.
2. Click Install.
3. When installation is complete, deselect each checkbox as desired or leave each box selected to access the individual features.
4. Click Finish.

Setting Preferences

Once installation is complete, you are prompted to set Rational Download Manager's user preferences.

On the General tab:

• Download Directory
  Select a directory in which to store your completed downloads.

• Run at Startup
  Select whether to run Download Manager at Windows startup.

• New Version Notification
  Select the checkbox if you would like to be notified automatically when a new version of Rational Download Manager becomes available. During startup, Rational Download Manager will check for a newer version on Rational's Web site and notify you if a new version is available.

On the Connection tab:

• Connection Speed
  Select your modem or network connection speed to optimize download performance. The default connection speed is Corporate Network/T1.

• Maximum Number of Connections
  Select the maximum number of connections to be open during each download. Although a greater number of open connections provides you with a more stable download, they also ensure a slower download time. The default number of connections is 4.

• Connection Time Out
  Select the number of minutes your computer attempts to reconnect a lost connection. The default time is 5 minutes.

On the Proxy Server tab:

• HTTP Proxy Server Settings
  Specify whether or not your network uses a proxy server. Default is set to Do not use proxy server.

  If you use a proxy server, contact your system administrator for proxy server information.

On the Advanced tab:

• Temporary File Directory
  Choose a directory in which to store temporary files during a download.

• Internal Communication Port
  The Internal Communication Port is used by Rational Download Manager to communicate with other subsystems and ensures that only one instance of Rational Download Manager is running at a time.

  Note: You should not change the Internal Communication Port settings unless instructed to do so by Rational Technical Support.

For additional information about Rational download Manager please read:

• Rational Download Manager Release Notes
• FAQs
• Rational Download Manager online Help.

Once you have installed and started Rational Download Manager, online help can be found in the Rational Download Manager Help menu.