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Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Server is installed as a system service; hence the server can be installed on any Windows platforms which support service. It runs in the background with no user interface of any kind.
The following topics are included in this page:
Note: If server goes with localDB, the supported operating systems would be Windows 2008R2/2008SP2/2012/7/8/VistaSP2.
To perform the installation, you must be logged in as the system or machine Administrator and then make sure SQL Server or MSDE is running.
Installation Steps
1. Welcome to the Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Server Installation Wizard
Double click on the Installer icon to launch Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Server Installation Wizard.
To continue, click Next.
2. Software License Agreement
Please read the license agreement carefully, then select "I accept the terms in the license agreement."
To continue, click Next.
3. Customer Information
Enter your information.
To continue, click Next.
4. Destination Folder
Please select the folder where Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Server will be installed. The default destination folder is "C:\Program Files\Dynamsoft\SourceAnywhere Server". If you want to change the destination folder, click Change.
To continue, click Next.
5. Install Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Server
6. Configure
Since version 5, Dynamsoft added Build-in database as an option during the installation of SourceAnywhere Server. Now you can choose either the build-in database or your own SQL Server as the database backend.
SQL Server Setup
Specify the SQL Server used to store Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere
database, and the authentication method Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere should use
to connect to the database. Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere
can create a database named 'SourceAnywhere'
on SQL Server if it has been set up on the local machine or a different
machine on the network.
If Windows authentication is selected, before you install
Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere, you should login to the machine with full administrative
rights and full access to the master database of SQL Server.
If SQL Server authentication is selected, you should use the SA account
or another valid SQL Server standard login.
Before you complete this step, please verify that SQL Server is running.
Create a password for user Admin - the
default administrator of Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere. Blank password is
acceptable, but not recommended because of security concerns.
This password will be required for the user Admin to login Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere database.
Server Configuration
If the server and SQL Server are on a same machine, you will be asked to add the System user to
SourceAnywhere in SQL database. If choose yes, user will be created and
permission will be assigned.
If your SQL Server is on a different machine, please make sure you have enough permission to access database on that machine.
For more info on permission settings, please refer to the article below:
How to check the Logon User of SourceAnywhere service.
Set Admin password
Create a password for user Admin - the default administrator of Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere. Blank password is acceptable, but not recommended because of security concerns. This password will be required for the user Admin to login Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere database.
7. Configuration Information
Configure Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Server.
To continue, click OK.
8. Installation Complete
Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Server has been successfully installed in your computer.
To exit, click Finish.
There are two ways to start the server: one is through Service Configurator. The other is through control panel: Select Administrative Tools, then Services. Right-click Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere and select Start.
Configuration of Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere server is through the Service Configurator utility that is included in the server installation.