Installation Checklist

Use the following checklist to step through the installation. Make note of the information you enter during the installation for future reference. You can print the Installation Settings Worksheet to keep track of the information.

  1. Install or upgrade the software on your Application Server.

  2. To enable secure Web transactions, you must first generate a certificate. For more information, see Generating an SSL Key.

  3. Create a share point to the Application Server that has access to the MAS90 folder. You probably have this share point if you are using Crystal Reports or the ODBC driver.

  4. Install the Web Engine. Specify the folder to the Application Server during the installation. Use a UNC formatted path for the highest level of compatibility. If you are running the Web Engine as a Service, make sure the service account has local administrative rights as well as access to the UNC path to the MAS90 folder. Do not use the built-in Windows Local System account, because it cannot access other servers via a UNC.

  5. The installation process prompts you for a port number. The default TCP port used is 2953. The port number entered at the Port field for the Web Engine address in eBusiness Manager Options must match the port number entered during the installation process. For security reasons, do not use port 80 for the Web Engine.

    Note: The port the Web Server is listening on needs to be different than port 80, which is used by IIS.

  6. The installation process prompts you for a SSL port number. The default SSL port used is 2954. The SSL port number entered at the SSL Port field for the Web Engine address in eBusiness Manager Options must match the SSL port number entered during the installation process. Enter the path of the certificate the you created. For security reasons, do not use port 443.

  7. The Web Engine is usually installed on an internal server that is behind the firewall. For this reason, you may need two IP addresses: one for the server's address from outside the firewall, and one for the server's address from within the firewall (an alias IP address that cannot be accessed from outside the firewall).

  8. Contact your ISP or your IS department for the IP address and port of your SMTP server (the port is usually 25). You will need this server to send e-mail from the Web Engine.

    If you are using an ISP to host your Web site, you are now ready to start configuring the software. Skip to the Configure the eBusiness Manager module step.

  9. If you are setting up your own IIS, make sure you can access your Web site from a workstation not connected to the main network (for example, from home or another business). You must make sure your Web server or Web site can be accessed through the Internet. Install the ISAPI Plug-In.

  10. Configure the eBusiness Manager module.

    Use information found in the Help system, and provide the following information:

    • Web Engine URL or IP Address of the IIS
    • The Inside Firewall IP address of the Web Engine and port it will be using.

    Each of these services runs on a specific TCP port. Use default ports when possible. The IP address of the SMTP server must be entered in Company Maintenance.

  11. Use FTP or some other transport mechanism to update the IIS configuration files and all images, JavaScripts, and style sheets being used by the server. For more information, see Publish Files to the Internet in the Help system.