1. Install Link X Pro
2. Install Ban Man Pro
3. Set the preferences in both applications.  You will access the Link X Pro administration using http://www.yourdomain.com/linkxpro/administration/  Note that if you installed LinkXPro in a different directory this link is different.
4. Edit the header.htm and footer.htm files in Link X Pro to use your company logo or banner.  Edit topbanner.htm in Ban Man Pro to use your company banner or logo.
5. From within the Link X Pro administration management console, setup the categories your exchange will use.  The product is pre-configured with generic categories.  These can be deleted or modified as desired.
6. From within the Link X Pro administration management console, setup the Banner Sizes that will be supported by your exchange.
7. From within the Ban Man Pro Admin management page, setup at least one zone that will be used to serve the paid portion of your banner exchange.  You might choose to create a zone for each Link X Pro category in the event that you will be selling advertising space for each specific category.
8. From within the Link X Pro administration management console, setup the Ban Man Pro zone to be used for each Link X Pro category.
9. Now link your main web site to your signup page so you can begin recruiting members!  In the "Other Options" section of the Administrator Management Console you will find a links page that shows these important links.

Summary --  The summary page shows how many members currently belong to the exchange, how many members are pending approval, and how many banners are pending approval.  A summary of impressions and clicks for today, past 7 days, and past 30 days is also shown.  Keep in mind these stats are for the Member portion of the exchange only.  Statistics for the paid portion can only be viewed in Ban Man Pro.  Follow the link in the "Paid Ads" section of the management console to administer Ban Man Pro.

Daily Stats -- The daily stats page summarizes the impressions and clicks for each day in the past 30 days.

Period (User-Defined) --  The User-Defined statistics allow you to define the type of report, period, and banner placement.  Report types include the following:

• Summary for Period -- Shows the total number of impressions/clicks for the selected period and placement.
• Summary by Day --  Shows the number of impressions/clicks for each day in the selected period.
• Summary By Member -- Shows the impressions/clicks for the selected period broken down by each member.
• Click Detail -- Provides specific click detail including the banner, date/time, browser, and IP address.
• Summary by Member Credits -- Shows the total number of credits currently available to members.  Also displays credits obtained through transfers and bonuses, as well as the total number of credits transferred away to other members.  Note that this report is not available as a function of date or banner placement and those selections will be ignored.

Top 10 Banners -- Displays the top 10 performing banners both as a function of impressions and click through rate.

Cheating Report -- Shows a summary of all potential cheaters.  The report indicates the member, the date/time the suspicous activity began, how many impressions were ignored by the system, how many minutes the activity lasted, and the users IP address.  Note that the parameters that constitute whether or not a user is "cheating" are specified the the administrative preferences.

• View Pending -- Shows a listing of all counts that are pending approval.
• View Active -- Shows a listing of all active members.
• View On Hold -- Shows a listing of only those accounts that are on hold.
• View All --  Shows a listing of all member accounts.

• View All -- Shows a listing of all banners that have been entered into the system.  To view banners specific to an individual member, select the member from the drop-down list then click GO.
• View Pending -- This allows you to view a list of banners which are pending approval.  All banners must be approved by the administrator before they begin rotating.
• View By Member -- To view banners specific to an individual member, select the member from the drop-down list then click GO.

Add A New Banner --  Use the Add New option to add a new member banner.  The following parameters are required...

Member -- Select the member the new banner is to be assigned to.
Placement -- Select the placement of the banner.
Description -- Add a description for the banner.
Image URL -- Specify the fully qualified URL to the image.
Target URL -- Specify the URL where the user is to be redirected when clicking the banner ad.
Width -- Specify the width of the image in pixels.
Height -- Specify the height of the image in pixels.
Accepted -- Check this option if the banner is to be automatically accepted.  If unchecked the banner will appear in the pending list.

Banner Size Parameters:

• Description -- Enter a placement description such as "Top of Pages 468X60".  It is recommended that you include both the placement and dimensions in the description.
• Placement Restrictions -- Describe the placement restrictions for this placement.  For example, if the banner must be placed at the top of the page without the need to scroll to view the banner, then state so here.
• Width -- Enter the Width of this banner placement in pixels.
• Height -- Enter the Height of this banner placement in pixels.
• Maximum Size in KB -- Enter the maximum size in KB for this banner placement.  For example, a typical maximum size of a 468X60 banner might be 12-15KB.  This will limit your members so that they cannot upload overly large images which will take a long time to load on your member's pages.

Manage Paid Advertisements --  This link simply provides a quick link to the Ban Man Pro interface.

Define Zones -- For each category and placement in Link X Pro, you must define a corresponding "Zone" in Ban Man Pro which will hold the "Paid" advertisements for this category/placement combination.  While it is possible to create just one zone in Ban Man Pro, if you will be selling advertisements specific to a particular category then you must create a zone for that category.

Transfer Credits To Another Site -- Use this option to transfer credits from one member to another.  The following fields are required:

• From Member -- This is the member that is giving up some credits
• To Member -- This is the member to receive the points
• Placement -- This is the banner placement from which the credits will be taken
• Number of Credits -- Total number of credits to be transferred
• Distribution -- Enter the number of credits/day that are to be transferred to the members pool of credits.
• Begin Immediately -- Check this box to make the first transfer immediately.  If unchecked the transfer will take place at midnight.

Assign Bonus Credits --  Use this option to give a user bonus credits.

• Member -- Select a member to receive the bonus credits
• Placement -- Select the banner placement
• Number of Credits -- Enter the total number of credits to be given to the user.
• Distribution -- Enter the number of credits to be transferred per day.  When set equal to the Number of Credits, all credits are transferred at once.
• Begin Immediately -- Check this box to have the credit transfer executed immediately.  If unchecked, the transfer will take place at midnight.

View Transfers and Credits -- Choose this option to view a list of all transfers that have not yet fully completed.  Completed transfers are deleted daily at midnight.  The delete button allows you to delete a transfer at any time. 

Preferences -- The preferences screen allows you to define important information used throughout the exchange.  The parameters and their use are described below:

Administrator Login Information
Username/ Password:	The username and password are required for administering the Link X Pro software.  It is highly recommended that you change this to something other than Admin1.
Email Options
Email Address:	Enter the administrator email address.  Each time a new member signs up, a notification is sent to this email address.
Mail Program:	Select the Mail program to be used when sending an email message.  Use the Perform Test tool to see which components are supported on your server.
Mail Server:	If the Mail Program you are using requires an SMTP server, then specify the proper mail server.
New Member Message:	Enter the message that will appear in the email message that is sent to the new user when they signup for the exchange.  The user's login information will be dynamically appended to this message during the signup process.
Default Options
Date Format:	Select the date format supported by your server.  Note that the date format must be the format supported by your server and not the "desired" format.  For example, if your country uses a date format of DD/MM/YYYY, yet Link X Pro is installed on a server using MM/DD/YYYY, you must select MM/DD/YYYY.
Local Server Path for Image Upload:	Enter the physical file path to the directory where your members will upload their banner images.  This directory must have write permissions as outlined in this support article.
URL to Images Directory:	Specify the actual URL to the folder holding the exchange member's banners.
URL of Link X Pro Program:	Specify the fully qualified URL to the Link X Pro main script.  The main script is linkxpro.asp and the file name must be included.  For example, the URL might be http://www.yourdomain.com/linkxpro/linkxpro.asp
Exchange Name:	Specify the name of your banner exchange.
Exchange Home Page URL:	Specify the homepage URL of your banner exchange.
Default Exchange Weight:	Specify the default exchange weight that is automatically assigned to each new member when signing up.  This must be a decimal value which determines the fraction of banners to be displayed for the exchange.  For example, setting to 0.3 will give the exchange owner 30/100 impressions while members will get the other 70.  Setting to .6 will give the exchange owner 60/100 impressions and the members will get 40/100 impressions.  Note that individual members can have a higher/lower rate.
Require Unique Clicks Every X Hours:	Enter the number of hours in which clicks must be unique.  If set to zero all clicks will be counted.  If set to 1, clicks are only counted once in each 1 hour period.  For example, if a spider clicks an ad 10 times in one hour, it will only be entered into the database as 1 click.
Free Credits For New Members:	Enter the number of free credits to be given to each member when joining the exchange.
Template Options
Table Background Color:	Specify the table background color to be used for all administration screens throughout Link X Pro.  This allows you to give the exchange the same look and feel as your web site.
Table Bar Color:	Specify the table bar color to be used for all administration screens throughout Link X Pro.  This allows you to give the exchange the same look and feel as your web site.
Table Bar Font Properties:	Specify the font properties for the font used in the top bar of each table.  This must include the font type, size and color.
HTML Header:	Enter any HTML code to be displayed at the top of the user management console.
HTML Footer:	Enter any HTML code to be displayed at the bottom of the user management console.
Member Options
Members Can Set Preferences:	Check this option if you want to allow your members to set their preferences.  This includes the option to show their own banners on their own site, launch a new browser each time a banner is clicked on their site, and turn on/off their banners.  When turning off their banners credits will accrue.
Place Account on Hold if Member Makes Changes:	Check this option if an account is to be placed on hold each time the member makes a change.  The account will then require administrative approval before the members banners begin showing again.
Require All Banners Be Uploaded to Server:	Check this option if you require all banners be pulled from your server.  If unchecked members can specify the URL from which the banner will be pulled.
Allow users to transfer credits to other sites:	Check this option if you will allow your members to transfer credits from their site to another member.
Allow members to view Exchange Member List and Stats:	Check this option to allow your members to view a list of exchange members and the top 10 performing banners.
Allow members to view their exchange ratio:	Check this option if the members exchange ratio is to be visible on their stats page.
Allow members to turn off their banners:	Check this option if members are allowed to turn on/off their banners.  This option is only available to them if you also allow them to change their preferences.
Member Agreement
	Copy and paste your membership agreement into this box.  If new members are not required to review the agreement before signing up then you can ignore this field.
Message To Members When Logging In
	Enter any messages that will appear when members login to administer their account.  You can use this to periodically convey messages to your members.
Other Options
Ban Man Pro Connect String:	Specify the database connection string required to connect to the Ban Man Pro SQL database.
Cheating Protection
Apply Cheating Protection:	Check this option to prevent users from continually refreshing a page to inflate their credits.  If checked the server will use session variables to track the number of impressions.
Maximum Impressions Allows in X Minutes.	Enter the maximum amount of impressions that will be counted from the same user.  Also enter the number of minutes for which this applies.  For example, if you specify 20 impressions in 1 minutes and a user refreshes a page 70 times in just one minute, only the first 20 impressions are counted.  All potential violators are logged to the database on a daily basis and are available in the stats section of the Administrator Management Console.

Links -- This page provides a quick link to important links in the exchange.

Logout -- This allows you to logout of the administration console.

Help --  Provides a quick link to this help file.

Support/Updates -- Provides a link to the LinkXPro.com web site where you can view support files and check for program updates.