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Deploying on Mac OS X

Web-Based Installation of Native Plugin

The arcotplugin.dmg file contains the ArcotID native client. This file must be stored on a Web server or application server.

Place the arcotplugin.dmg file in a directory anywhere on the Web server or application server. The URL of this directory must be added as the clientBaseURL attribute in the JavaScript that instantiates the client on the Web page.

Installing the Native Plugin

When the user browses to the application pages, the arcotiplugin.dmg is automatically downloaded by the browser and opened for installation on the user machine.

Perform the following steps to install the ArcotID Native Client plug-in on your system:

1. Open the arcotplugin.dmg file to start the installation.

   The License Agreement screen.

2. Click the Agree button to accept the terms and proceed further.
3. The ArcotIDPluginClient drag-and-drop screen.
4. Drag the ArcotIDClientPlugin.plugin file and drop it in the Internet Plug-Ins directory by following the on-screen instructions.

   The ArcotID PKI Client plug-in is installed successfully.