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There is a handy installation guide [http://sandaysoft.com/download/Cumulus%20basic%20installation%20guide.pdf here] that describes how the requirements vary for each make of weather station.
=== Dates ===
Cumulus does require your '''computer SYSTEMSystem shortShort dateDate''' to use a format with a separator between day, month and year in whatever format suits your region e.g. dd/MMM/yy, dd-MM-yy, MM/dd/yy and dd-MMM-yy are acceptable, but ddMMMyy is not suitable as a short date format with Cumulus. Any change to your short date format later is likely to give problems.
You may need to go into the 'region' settings in the Windows ''Control Panel'', and change the 'short date' format settings to use something valid for the date separator. Cumulus doesn't really care what you use, but certain third party routines in [[:Category:WebTools]] that work on your server or in a user's browser may need to be told what your PC uses in a 'date separator' parameter.
 
Some characters (like space or comma) will cause problems, and not just in Cumulus. Slashes, full stops, and dashes are the ones usually used. e.g. 'dd/MMM/yy', 'dd-MM-yy', 'MMM/dd/yy' and 'dd-MMM-yy' are acceptable, but 'ddMMMyy' or 'dd MM yy' are not suitable as a short date format with Cumulus. Any change to your short date format later (e.g. by [[Moving_cumulus]] to a different machine) is likely to give problems.
 
== Configuration: Settings ==
=== When Cumulus is first installed ===
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