The Activation Server 4 is a .NET service and needs a Windows server system with .NET.
• | English operating system |
• | Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 2012 R2, 32 or 64bit. The latest service pack is required. |
• | Microsoft Internet Information Internet Information Server (IIS 6 or 7) |
• | .NET 3.5 and 4.5 |
• | ASP.NET 4.5 |
• | ASP.NET Ajax Extension (automatically installed) |
• | Open XML SDK (automatically installed) |
• | Microsoft SQL Server or SQL Server Express (2005 or higher up to SQL Server 2012) |
• | Right to start an executable on the server |
• | Static IP - server must be reachable through Internet access |
• | Browser (Minimum Version required) IE 9, Firefox 16, Chrome 22, Safari 5 (Windows), Safari 6 (MAC) |
The installer package checks, if all necessary components are installed and if it is missing, it will automatically download the component. The installation of every component is described in the following chapters.
We recommend installing the server on a virtual machine. This simplifies the installation and maintenance.
If you have multiple websites running on the same server, a good idea is to create a subdomain for the Activation Server 4.
If you are running a Windows 2008 Server, you have to install the IIS and the NET framework through the Server Manager. On Windows 2012 Server, the Windows features and roles are installed automatically.
To install the IIS
Select all components which are highlighted in red - especially ASP and Server Side Includes are required
Also select the IIS 6 Management Compatibility (see screenshot which options to check)
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The configuration is done automatically during the installation. A manual setup would only be required in case the installation process fails.
The steps describe Windows 2012 R2 Server. The steps for Windows 2012 Server are similar.
![]() Add Roles and Features
![]() Role- or feature-based installation
![]() Select Server
![]() Add IIS
![]() Add IIS 6 Management Compatibility
Click on Features and select .NET Framework 3.5, .NET Framework 4.5 and ASP.NET 4.5
![]() Add .NET and ASP.NET
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