The Remote Instrument Control (RIC) software is installed on eol-ric.ucar.edu. In order to run it, the user must have current certificates for RIC and for the instruments you are connecting to RIC. Once the RIC Proxy is installed on a user's computer, they can connect to their instrument using RIC and control the instrument remotely.
Get a copy of the latest RIC certification from an SE/ADMIN
You will need a copy of the RIC certification file (eol-ric.crt) which should be placed into .ric/Certs in your home dir. (This dir is created automatically when installing on a Window's machine. Use "ls -a" to see it.)
In addition, you will need the .key and .crt files for your instrument (<inst>.crt, <inst>.key). An SE or ADMIN can obtain these from .ric/Certs on eol-ric.
NOTE: <inst> is the name of your instrument: GNI, AVAPS, etc
Change the file permissions on your certs to be user read only
From ~/.ric/Certs, run:
> chmod 0400 eol-ric.crt
> chmod 0400 <inst>.crt
> chmod 0400 <inst>.key
If you are running on a MAC, you will need to add eol-ric.crt to your keychain file
Finder -> Applications -> Utilities -> Keychain Access
On the left in the upper window, under Keychains, click System
On the left in the lower window, click Certificate (not "My Certificates)
Click the plus sign in the upper left (by the red, yellow, and green window control buttons)
You should get a file selector window. Select your eol-ric.crt file.
eol-ric.crt will show up under System with a red x. Double click it. Click trust. When using this certificate, always trust.
Configure your .ini files
Change the last line of .ric/Proxy.ini to point to a file with the name of your instrument
InstrumentFile=<inst>.ini
Rename SAMPLEINST.ini in .ric/Instruments to the filename created above
>mv SAMPLEINST.ini <inst>.ini
Edit the file you just moved and change InstName to the name of your instrument