Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 31)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 31 Installation
Install your system - Distributed option
1. If you are installing a version downloaded from the Internet, run the
MilestoneAdvancedXProtectVMSSystemInstaller.exe file from the location where
you saved it.
Alternatively, insert the software DVD. If the dialog box does not open automatically, run the
MilestoneAdvancedXProtectVMSSystemInstaller.exe file from the DVD.
2. The installation files unpack. Depending on your security settings, one or more Windows
security warnings appear. Accept these and the unpacking continues.
3. When done, the Milestone Advanced XProtect VMS dialog box appears,
a) Select the Language to use during the installation (this is not the language your system uses
once installed, this is selected later). Click Continue.
b) In Type the location of the license file, enter your license file from your XProtect
provider. Alternatively, use the browse function to locate it. The system verifies your
license file before you can continue. Click Continue.
c) Read the Milestone End-user License Agreement. Select the I accept the terms in the
license agreement check box. Optionally, select the Sign me up for the Customer
Experience Improvement Program check box. Follow the on-screen Read more link for
further information on this.
4. Select Distributed. A non-editable list of components to be installed appears. Click Continue.
5. Select the type of SQL server database you want. Also specify the name of the SQL server.
Click Continue.
6. Select either Create new database or Use existing database and name the database. If you
choose the latter, select to Keep or Overwrite existing data. Click Continue.
7. Select Files location for the program file. In Product language, select the language in which
your XProtect product should be installed. Click Install.
8. The software now installs. When done, you see a list of successfully installed components.
Click Close.
Microsoft ® IIS is automatically installed during the process. Afterwards, you may be prompted
to restart your computer. Do so and after restart, depending on your security settings, one or
more Windows security warnings may appear. Accept these and the installation completes.
9. Install the recording server on a separate computer, see Install the recording server (on page
33).
Install your system - Custom option
Note that with this option you can select or clear all of the components to install, except the
management server. The management server is by default selected in the component list and is
always installed. If one is already installed, it is updated.