Install the Elections Client

The Elections client requires a separate installation from the main ENPS client installation.

Users who do not have the Elections client installed will be prompted to install it if they open an election from the main ENPS client. Users may also choose to manually install the Elections client by running SetupElections.exe from the \ENPS\v7 share on their server.

Configuring Updates Over UDP

By default, the Elections client is configured to receive dynamic updates from the News Object Manager (NOM) via a Private Channel. However, if your site has already reached a high number of Private Channels and you would prefer to use UDP as the method for updating the Elections clients, certain configuration changes must be made.

It is not required for all clients to be configured for UDP updates, but if at least one is to be configured in this way, the changes to the NOM.INI file must still be made.

Since only one application can listen on a UDP port per machine, a separate UDP port needs to be used for the Elections client. Configuring such a setup requires changes to both the Elections Client and the NOM.

The NOM has been updated to allow it to broadcast across two UDP ports simultaneously.

NOM Configuration

To enable Real-Time-Updates (RTUs) via UDP Broadcast from the NOM

  1. In the [NOM] section of the NOM.INI file, set the entry: AlternateRemotePortsEnabled=1.

    This enables the NOM to broadcast UDP updates on second remote port that is specified by the RemotePortPacket2Alternate setting (also in the [NOM] section of NOM.INI). If the RemotePortPacket2Alternate setting does not exist or is not set in the NOM.ini then port 10527 is used by default.

  2. Start the NOM.

  3. Open Window > NOM Configuration from the NOM and note the value of the RemotePortPacket2Alternate setting if it exists.

Elections Client Configuration

On each workstation with the Elections client, edit the ELECTIONS.INI file (in C:\ProgramData\ENPS Elections\ELECTIONS.INI) to include the [TCPIP] entry NOMUDPBroadcastPort=<the value you set RemotePortPacket2Alternate to in the NOM> (e.g., NOMUDPBroadcastPort=10527 for the default value).