Install your system - Distributed option

The Distributed option installs only the management server components on the current computer. This means that the recording server and XProtect Smart Client are not visible in the un-editable component list. You must install the recording server, XProtect Smart Client, and SQL server on other computers.

1. Download the software from the Internet and run the Milestone XProtect VMS Products 2018 R2 System Installer.exe file from the location where you saved it.
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 XProtect VMS dialog box appears,
   1. Select the Language to use during the installation (this is not the language your system uses once installed, this is selected later). Click Continue.
   2. Read the Milestone End-user License Agreement. Select the I accept the terms in the license agreement check box and click Continue.
4. In Type or browse to 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.
5. Select Distributed. A non-editable list of components to be installed appears. Click Continue.
6. Select the type of SQL server database you want. Also, specify the name of the SQL server. Click Continue.
7. 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.
8. Select File location for the program file. In Product language, select the language in which your XProtect product should be installed. Click Install.
9. 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.

10. Install at least one recording server and XProtect Smart Client on another computer.

See also

Install the recording server

Install clients

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