New EMS Software installation

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OVERVIEW

New EMS Software Install

As of December 2019, EMS will no longer will be installed by MiWorkspace on users in UUIS and HITO units with the .msi install.  Users will now install EMS themselves on a profile basis that does not require admin credentials

Procedure

Windows Computers, for Mac's use the Student Life Remote Desktop: sk-rd01.adsroot.itcs.umich.edu

Use Chrome

Go to https://ems.studentlife.umich.edu/EMSDesktopWebDeploy

Click the Download EMS.  It downloads 2 files - the first one is a .cfg file and it will ask if you want to keep or delete - say Keep.  The second file will be blocked by the Chrome Popup Blocker - so in the upper right corner of chrome - click on the notification of the blocked file and say Allow popups from ems.studentlife.umich.edu

Then click the Download file again - and the 2 files should be downloaded correctly. It will install EMS (takes about 30 seconds).

ESCALATION

Assign TDX ticket to the TDX Hub for Student Life