Install your system - Custom option

The Custom option installs the management server always, but you can select freely among the other management server components, recording server, and XProtect Smart Client to install on the current computer. By default, the recording server is unselected in the component list, but you can edit this. Depending on your selections you must install the unselected components afterwards on other computers plus the SQL server.

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.
The installation files unpack. Depending on your security settings, one or more Windows^® security warnings appear. Accept these and the unpacking continues.
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.
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.Select Custom. A list of components to be installed appears. Apart from the management server, all elements in the list are optional. The recording server is by default deselected, but you can change this if needed. Click Continue.
Select the type of SQL server database you want. If relevant, also specify the name of the SQL server. Click Continue.
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.
Select either This predefined account or This account to select the service account. If needed, enter a password and confirm this. Click Continue.
If you have more than one available IIS website, you can select any of these. However, if any of your websites have HTTPS binding, select one of these. Click Continue.
Select File location for the program file. In Product language, select the language in which your XProtect product should be installed. Click Install.
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.
Depending on your selections, install the remaining servers on other computers:
1. Go to the Management server's download web page from Windows' Start menu.
2. Select Programs > Milestone > Administrative Installation Page and copy the Internet address.
3. Log into each of the computers to install:
- Log server.
- Event server.
- Management Client.
1. Open an Internet browser, paste the address of the Management server's download web page into the address field and download the relevant installer.
2. Run the installer.
Install the recording server on a separate computer, see Install the recording server.