Installation Setup

System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022
• Hard Drive: 512 GB to 1 TB Fast drive recommended – ideally SSD.
• CPU: Minimum of 4 cores, operating at 3 GHz or higher.
• RAM: At least 8 GB.
• Software:
  • Web browser with JavaScript support.
  • .Net 8, you can download the hosting bundle from the ASP.NET Core Runtime section from the official Microsoft website. (https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0)
• IIS with the necessary Windows features should be installed as described below.
• VGRepository
  • Require SQL Server 2012 or later, with a minimum of the Standard Edition.
  • Require Oracle Database with Oracle9i or later. Please ensure the Oracle Driver is installed.

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1. Install Internet Information Services (IIS): IIS is a web server software package designed for Windows. It’s used for hosting websites and other content on the web. You can install it through the “Turn Windows features on or off” menu in the Control Panel. The below screenshot shows which functions should be checked and vice verse.

2. Restart IIS: After installing the ASP.NET Core Runtime, you should restart the IIS to ensure the changes take effect. You can do this by opening a command prompt as an administrator and running the command iisreset.

3. Verify the Installation: You can verify that ASP.NET Core Runtime are correctly installed by opening a command prompt and running the following commands:

• For ASP.NET Core Runtime: dotnet --list-runtimes

These commands should display the versions of ASP.NET Core Runtime that are installed on your machine.

4. Install Visual-Guard WebConsole: Once IIS, ASP.NET Core Runtime are installed, you can proceed with the installation of Visual-Guard WebConsole. Follow the instructions provided by Visual-Guard for this process.

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Installation Guide

The Visual Guard WebConsole needs to be installed on your server. Follow these steps for a successful installation:

1. License Agreement: Accept the license agreement to proceed with the installation.
2. Installation Details: Provide the necessary information, including:
   • The site
   • The virtual directory
   • The application pool (“No Managed Code” as .NET CLR Version)
   Click ‘Next’ to continue with the installation.
3. Confirmation: Confirm to initiate the installation of the console on your server.
4. Installation Process: Please be patient while the installation process is underway.

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SQL Server settings

To provide appropriate login rights to create a new repository, follow the below steps to be configured in the SQL server platform.

Step 1: Go to the user properties in the SQL server, select master under the default database –> Click OK

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Step 2: Under the user properties, select Server roles –> Select dbcreator and public to provide roles rights –> Click OK

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Installation

• Step 1: The Visual Guard WebConsole needs to be installed on your server. Follow these steps for a successful installation:

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• Step 2: License Agreement: Accept the license agreement to proceed with the installation.

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• Step 3: Installation Details: Provide the necessary information, including:
  • The site
  • The virtual directory
  • The application pool

Click ‘Next’ to continue with the installation.

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• Step 4: Confirmation: Confirm to initiate the installation of the console on your server.

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• Step 5: Installation Process: Please be patient while the installation process is underway.

• Step 6: Installation Complete.

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Once the installation is complete, Go to the installation folder that is created automatically –> open the folder –> Right click on the webconsole folder and select properties –> Click on Security section –> Add IIS_IURS if not added –> Click on IIS_IURS –> ensure to allow the below mentioned permissions –> Click OK

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