Install and configure access to CapaInstaller Management Portal

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Last updated: Sept 02, 2021 by Tue Hansen (Unlicensed)
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Introduction

A simple overview of the steps involved in installing and enabling access to the CapaInstaller Management Portal

 

Requirements

The Management Portal relies on the following software

Deploy a Back-end Service

To be able to authenticate against an Active Directory, the Management Portal relies on the CapaInstaller Back-end Service.

If you already have a Back-end Service Deployed for other purposes, skip this step.

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Enable the Web Server 

Requirements:

Enable the Web Server (IIS) role on the Windows Server that is set to host the Management Portal site. This server's DNS name will be the base URL for access to the Management Portal.



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Enable Security and add Trustee

Enabling Security and adding a Trustee from Active Directory is done under System Administration in the CapaInstaller Console.

In this example, we add the Active Directory group "Supporters" to the default "Supporters" profile in CapaInstaller.

Members of this AD group will now inherit the Access permissions for the profile.

However the security module only grants access to Management Portal, there is no graduation of access to Management Portal. Either you have access or not.

Execute the Windows Installer package

Execute the Windows Installer package (CapaInstaller Management Portal.msi) for the Management Portal.

Locate the file in the share of the root configuration management point e.g. "...\CMPDEV\Resources\Management Portal\CapaInstaller Management Portal.msi"

Configure Database access

  1. To configure access to the CapaInstaller Database insert the Database server URL and the Database name

  2. Enter the SQL Server Database login that is used for access to the CapaInstaller Database



Installation complete

After completing the above steps, the CapaInstaller Management Portal is now available

Simply point a web browser to  Http://<server>/ManagementPortal and log in with a user with valid credentials


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