Installing/Configuring the CERF Client 4.5 on Mac OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8

Before you can use CERF , you must have an active user account name and password. Contact help-eln@bmi.cchmc.org for an account.

If you have local administrative rights on your computer, please follow the instructions below to install CERF.
If you DO NOT have Admin rights, or if you are unsure then please contact the IS helpdesk @ 636-4100 for assistance.

CERF installation requires that you complete the following tasks:

Download the client installer

Download the CERF 4.5 Mac client installer

Save the disk image to your desktop.

Running the client installer

Drag the CERF icon from the window onto the Applications folder icon.

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Click on the CERF application in the Applications Window
Open the file. You may get a warning notification. Click Open.

The installer will install CERF on your Mac.
When CERF runs for the first time - it may need to download some additional components. This is normal. CERF will restart when the updates are complete.

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When CERF comes up for the first time, you will need to set up the production server

Select "Edit Servers..." from the bottom center.
Name your server "CERF Production 4.5" as we also have a Test Server that you may use.
Enter the server information just as follows:

Server Name: CERF Production 4.5

Server Address: eln.research.cchmc.org

Server Port: 443

To add the test server - Repeat the above steps and add the following server information:

Server Name: Test Server

Server Address: testeln.research.cchmc.org

Server Port: 443

press 'OK"

After you enter the information, you can check to make sure it works. Press the "Test Connection" button. If everything is correct, you should see this:

Press "OK" and then press "OK" again on the Edit Servers screen.
Now, you're ready to log in. Enter your username and password.

That's it! Your CERF installation is complete.

Need Help?

For technical assistance with other research software, email software@bmi.cchmc.org. For basic desktop support or assistance with clinical information systems, call the Cincinnati Children's Service Desk, 513-636-4100, or visit the Information Services CenterLink site. UC employees should call the UCit Help Desk, 513-556-HELP.

A note about UCit software

UC researchers are served with desktop software by UCIT. In many cases this software is licensed specifically to UC employees only (i.e., people who receive paychecks from UC) or must be run on UC-owned or controlled equipment, making it inaccessible to Cincinnati Children's personnel. Please make sure you read the license agreement carefully before you use UC software.

Faculty and students of UC are eligible to purchase software from UC. However, when purchasing from UC, the license agreement states that the software can be installed only on your personally owned or UC-owned computer and not on machines owned by other institutions. Since Children’s Hospital is a separate entity from UC, installing software purchased from UC on CCHMC owned computers is a violation of that license agreement. There is a difference in the price of software purchased from Biomedical Informatics at Children’s Hospital versus from the UC Bookstore. This difference is because UC qualifies for the educational discount whereas Children’s Hospital does not. Although Cincinnati Children’s Hospital is affiliated with UC, we are not a degree granting institution. We are a hospital, therefore we only qualify for the healthcare/non-profit discount.