Attachment E DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING THE FCC MOCK BIDDING SYSTEM This attachment describes how to download and install the FCC Mock Bidding System for qualified bidders who wish to participate in the FCC Mock Auction. Conventions The instructions in this section use the following typographical conventions: bold Represents objects on the screen that you click with the mouse pointer, including buttons, Internet links, icons, tabs, menu items (e.g., Cancel button, Auctions link, Save option in the File menu). italic Represents field names or areas of a screen (e.g., Location field, Selected Licenses area of a screen). bold italic Represents characters that you must type exactly as they appear in the instructions. For example, if you are instructed to type http://wtbwww01.fcc.gov, you should type all of the characters shown in bold italic exactly as they are printed. Small Caps Represents keys on the keyboard (e.g., Enter, Ctrl, Esc). Note: Throughout these instructions, "enter" means to type the appropriate information and then press the Enter key. Qualified bidders who want to participate in the FCC Mock Auction will need, at a minimum, the following hardware and software: Minimum Hardware Requirements o CPU: Intel Pentium o RAM: 16 MB (more recommended if you have multiple applications open) o Hard Disk: 33 MB available disk space o Modem: v.32bis 14.4 kbps Hayes compatible mode o Monitor: VGA or above o Mouse or other pointing device To create optional backup installation disks for the FCC Mock Bidding System, you will need the following: o 1.44-MB 3.5" floppy drive o Five blank MS-DOS formatted 1.44-MB floppy disks Minimum Software Requirements o Microsoft Windows 95 or 98 o FCC Mock Bidding System software (available through the Internet and the FCC Bulletin Board System) o Netscape Communicator 4.05 with JDK 1.1 or higher version of Netscape. Note: The FCC Mock Bidding System has not been tested in a Macintosh, OS/2, or Windows NT environment. Therefore, the FCC will not support operating systems other than Microsoft Windows 95 or 98. This includes any other emulated Windows environment. Downloading the FCC Mock Bidding System FCC Mock Auction participants must first download the FCC Mock Bidding System from either the Internet or the FCC Bulletin Board System. Participants must download the following compressed files to install the software: mk95v44a.exe, mk95v44b.exe, mk95v44c.exe, mk95v44d.exe, mk95v44e.exe Download Method 1: Internet Access You may use your Web browser to download the compressed files from wtbwww01.fcc.gov or www.fcc.gov as described in the following section. Downloading from wtbwww01.fcc.gov: 1. Connect to your Internet service provider and start your Web browser. 2. Enter the following location: http://wtbwww01.fcc.gov 3. Click on Mock 4. Click on Programs 5. Download the following files: mk95v44a.exe, mk95v44b.exe, mk95v44c.exe, mk95v44d.exe, mk95v44e.exe Downloading from www.fcc.gov: 1. Connect to your Internet service provider and start your Web browser. 2. Enter the following location: http://www.fcc.gov 3. Click on Auctions 4. In the Auctions section to the right, click on Public Coast Stations under Future. 5. Click on Mock Auction Software 6. Download the following files: mk95v44a.exe, mk95v44b.exe, mk95v44c.exe, mk95v44d.exe, mk95v44e.exe Download Method 2: Dial-In Access to the FCC Auction Bulletin Board System (BBS): The FCC Auction Bulletin Board System (BBS) provides dial-in access for the FCC Mock Bidding System. To access the FCC Auction BBS, use a communications package that can handle Xmodem or Zmodem protocol (such as PcAnyWhere, Procomm, or Hyperterminal in Windows 95/98) to dial in to (202) 682-5851. Use the settings of 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit (8,N,1). Once your computer is connected to the Auction BBS, do the following: 1. To create an account: a. Enter your first name. b. Enter your last name. c. When asked whether you want to create an account, enter y (You may also enter Y, the program accepts either case). d. When prompted, enter a password. The password can be from four to ten characters long (where the characters can be either letters or numbers). e. To confirm the password, enter it again. f. When prompted for contact information, enter your voice phone number. Include the area code; for example, you might enter 202-555-1234. g. Enter your company name. 2. On the Welcome screen, enter c for Continue. 3. When asked whether you want to view the bulletin menu, enter y for Yes. Then, to continue, press Enter to obtain the FCC Auction BBS Main Menu. 4. Enter a (for Auction Menu) to obtain the Auction Library Menu. The top options on this menu provide a range of numbers to represent the available auctions. 5. To select the Mock Auction, enter m. 6. Enter p to select Programs. The list of available files for the Mock Auction appears. 7. To scroll downward to the next screen of file names, either press Enter or enter c for Continue. To scroll upward to the preceding screen of file names, enter p for Previous. Note that on each screen, file names are numbered separately, starting with 1. 8. To select one or more files for downloading, mark the files you want. The program marks a file by preceding its name with an asterisk (*). You can do the following: o To mark an individual file, enter its line number. o To mark a range of files, enter m (for Mark) and then enter the range of files in response to the prompt. For example, to mark files 6 through 12, enter 6-12 at the prompt. o To unmark a file, enter its number again. You can also use Mark to unmark a range of files. Mark the following files for download: mk95v44a.exe, mk95v44b.exe, mk95v44c.exe, mk95v44d.exe, mk95v44e.exe 9. When you have finished marking files, you may download the marked files by taking the following steps: a. Enter d for Download. The program displays a list that summarizes the download operation. The Time column lists the download time for each file; the Total Time column lists a running total of the download times. b. Enter d to proceed. c. Select the file transfer protocol that has been specified in your terminal emulation software (e.g., Zmodem). d. When the download operation has finished, the list of files reappears. 10. Enter x to leave the BBS. Extracting the FCC Mock Bidding System The FCC Mock Bidding System files are downloaded in a self-extracting, compressed file format. When you have downloaded all of the compressed files for the FCC Mock Bidding System, you must extract the software from those files. To extract the software, follow these steps: 1. Start Windows Explorer and open the file folder where you downloaded the files. 2. Double-click on mk95v44a.exe. A message will appear listing the default directory to which the software will extract. If this directory does not exist, it will be created automatically. 3. Click Unzip to begin extracting the software from the compressed file. 4. When the extraction is complete, a message appears listing the number of files that were unzipped. Click OK and repeat the above process for the remaining compressed files: mk95v44b.exe, mk95v44c.exe, mk95v44d.exe, and mk95v44e.exe. Be sure to extract to the same directory as the first compressed file. Installing the FCC Mock Bidding System After you extract the software from the compressed files, you must install the FCC Mock Bidding System. Following are instructions for how to install the software: 1. Start Windows Explorer and open the file folder to which you extracted the software. 2. Double-click on setup.exe. 3. When the setup program begins, a screen appears listing the default directory to which the software will install. Click the Install button, then click OK to install to the specified directory. If the directory does not exist, the setup program will create it automatically. 4. A screen appears prompting you to enter the location of your Web browser. Click the Browse button to locate the browser executable or type the full path to the browser. Click OK to continue the installation. 5. When the DOS System File Modifications screen appears, click Save to allow the setup program to modify or create the autoexec.bat file. 6. When the installation is complete, a message may appear asking you to restart Windows so that the changes made by the installation may take effect. Click Restart to restart Windows, or click Stay Here to restart at a later time. Do not use the FCC Mock Bidding System until you restart Windows. 7. After the FCC Mock Bidding System has been installed, you will have a new Program group called FCC Mock Bidding System with the following icons: FCC Mock Bidding System and Uninstall. Creating Backup Installation Disks for the FCC Mock Bidding System You can create optional backup installation disks for the FCC Mock Bidding System after you have extracted the software. Open the file folder where you extracted the software and do the following: 1. Copy setup.exe to disk 1 2. Copy setup.001 to disk 2 3. Copy setup.002 to disk 3 4. Copy setup.003 to disk 4 5. Copy setup.004 to disk 5 Connecting to the FCC Network Before using the FCC Mock Bidding System, you must first connect to the FCC Network. See the attachment entitled Accessing the FCC Network Using Windows 95/98. Using the FCC Mock Bidding System Before running the FCC Mock Bidding System, you must connect to the FCC Network via the FCC Auctions 800# or via the FCC Auctions 900# that you will use during Auction 20. Note: If you connect to the FCC's 900# telephone service, there is a charge of $2.30 per minute. The first minute of connection time to the 900 number service is at no charge. After you have established a connection, you may start the FCC Mock Bidding System by clicking the Start button, then select Programs and FCC Mock Bidding System. Click on the FCC Mock Bidding System icon. Important: Disable any screen saver software before using the FCC Mock Bidding System. Uninstalling the FCC Mock Bidding System To uninstall the FCC Mock Bidding System, double-click on the Uninstall icon in the FCC Mock Bidding System program group. Click Start to uninstall the software. Help For technical assistance with installing or using the FCC Mock Bidding System, contact the FCC Technical Support Hotline at (202) 414-1250 (voice) or (202) 414-1255 (text telephone (TTY)). The Hotline is generally available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. All calls to the FCC Technical Support Hotline are recorded.