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Users having trouble getting through the Mac OS X security mechanisms may find it simpler to use a virtual machine manager, such as Parallels, VMware Fusion, or Virtual Box to run a Linux or Windows Virtual Machine from which they can more easily launch and run the Download Manager.

Step-by-step guide

Prerequisites:

  1. (Required)  Check that Java 6 or later is installed.  This can be done by opening a terminal window, and running the command java -version.  If Java is installed, it should respond with its version number.  If the command fails, or returns with a version less than 1.6, then please install a newer version of Java.  We test with versions of Java downloaded for free from http://www.java.com.
  2. (Highly Recommended)  Insure that an alternate web browser other than Safari is available.  Browsers  that we have tested with include Firefox or Chrome.
  3. (Optional)  If you are running Mac OS X 10.8.4

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  1. or later, and wish to launch Download Manager directly from the browser (the simpler approach), then please 
    1. open System Preferences, 
    2. find the Security tab, 
    3. enter Administrator credentials to allow you to make changes, and
    4. click the radio button that allows applications from anywhere to run (i.e., not restricted to just Apple Store or Apple Developer apps).

Note that Mac OS X will still pop up a warning the first time you attempt to run an application that did not come from the Apple Store or was signed by an Apple Developer ID.

Launching Download Manager:

  1. Using the Search TCIA page from a web browser (preferably not Safari), add the set of series that you desire to download to your shopping cart,  See TCIA's User Guide for instructions.
  2. Click on the "Manage Data Basket" menu item to bring up the "My Data Basket" page.
  3. Click on the "Download Manager" link above the table of series.
  4. Depending on which browser you are using, the browser may ask if you wish to open/run or save the customized JNLP file for launching the download manager.
    1. If you have enable any application to run, not just applications from the Apple Store or signed with an Apple Developer ID (see step 3 in Prerequisites), then click open/run, and skip to step 6.
    2. Otherwise save the JNLP file to a known location (e.g. the downloads folder), and then open a Finder window to that location.

 

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