Device ManageR supports SQL Server versions 2008 and later.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
Follow the steps below to install MS SQL Server (version 2008 or later).<\/p>\n
1. Download and run the MS SQL Server Installer.<\/p>\n
2. In the SQL Server Installation Center window, select Installation<\/strong> in the navigation bar to the left; then select New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 3. When the SQL Server Setup<\/em> window appears, enter your product key on the Product Key<\/em> page. Then select Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 4. In the License Terms<\/em> window, accept the license terms and then select Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 5. In the Microsoft\u00a0Update<\/em>\u00a0window, if you wish to have SQL Server updated automatically, select Use Microsoft Update to check for updates<\/strong>. Otherwise, leave the box blank. Then select Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 6. In the Install Rules<\/em> window, correct any rules with a Failed<\/em> status and note any\u00a0Warnings<\/em>. Then select Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 7. In the Feature Selection<\/em> window, select Database Engine Services<\/strong>. (You may leave Instance root directory<\/em> at the default.) Then select Next.<\/strong><\/p>\n 8. In the Instance Configuration<\/em> window, you may leave Default Instance<\/strong> selected, unless you wish to name this SQL Server instance\u00a0something other than MSSQLSERVER. Then select Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 9. Leave the defaults in the Server Configuration<\/em> window, and select Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 10. When the\u00a0Database Engine Configuration<\/em> window opens, follow these steps in the Server Configuration<\/em> tab:<\/p>\n a. In Authentication Mode<\/em>, select Mixed Mode<\/strong>. Enter and confirm a password for the system administrator (“sa”) account.<\/p>\n b. In Specify SQL Server administrators<\/em>, select either Add\u00a0Current User<\/strong> or Add<\/strong> if you wish to add a different user.<\/p>\n c. Then select Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 11. In the Ready to Install<\/em> window, select Install<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 12. When the Complete<\/em> window appears, select Close<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Follow the steps below to\u00a0set up your database with MS SQL Server Management Studio:<\/p>\n 1. Return to the SQL Installation Center<\/em> window and select Install SQL Server Management Tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 2. Your browser will launch and take you to the Download SQL Server Management Studio<\/em> web page. Select the Download SQL Server Management Studio<\/strong> link.<\/p>\n 3. When the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio<\/em> welcome page appears, select Install<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 4. Wait for the installation to complete, and then select Close <\/strong>to close the window.<\/p>\n 5. Open Management Studio<\/em> in Windows by navigating to Start\u2192<\/strong>All Programs\/All Apps\u2192<\/strong>Microsoft SQL Server\u2192<\/strong>Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 6. Management Studio<\/em> will launch. When the Connect to Server<\/em> dialog box appears:<\/p>\n a. Select SQL Server Authentication<\/strong> in the Authentication<\/em> drop-down menu.<\/p>\n b. Enter “sa” (meaning system administrator) in Login<\/em>.<\/p>\n c. Enter the password you created earlier in the process in Password<\/em>.<\/p>\n d. Select Connect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 7. In the Object Explorer<\/em>\u00a0bar to the left, right-click on Security<\/em>; select New<\/strong>; then select Login<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 8. In the Login – New<\/em> window:<\/p>\n a. Enter a new login name. In our example, we are using “ITManager.”<\/p>\n b. Select SQL Server authentication<\/strong>, and then enter and confirm a password for this user.<\/p>\n c. UNcheck Enforce password policy\u2014<\/strong>the box should be blank.<\/p>\n d. Select the Server Roles<\/strong> tab in the navigation bar to the left, and choose the permissions you wish to grant to the user. The minimum permissions Device ManageR requires are public<\/strong>, which cannot be unchecked, and sysadmin.<\/strong><\/p>\n e. Then select OK<\/strong> at the bottom of the screen.<\/p>\n 9. In the Object Explorer<\/em> bar to the left, right-click on Databases<\/em>, and select New Database<\/strong> from the menu that appears.<\/p>\n 10. In the New Database<\/em> window, enter a name for the database Device ManageR will use. (We’re calling ours “DeviceDB” in our example.) Then select OK<\/strong> at the bottom of the screen.<\/p>\n Follow the steps below to\u00a0configure TCP\/IP with SQL Server Configuration Manager:<\/p>\n 1. Open the SQL Server Configuration Manager<\/em> in Windows.<\/em>\u00a0You may open it by navigating in Windows to Start\u2192<\/strong>All Programs<\/strong>\/All Apps\u2192<\/strong>Microsoft SQL Server\u2192<\/strong>SQL Server Configuration Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 2. In the navigation pane to the left, select SQL Server Network Configuration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 3. Then select Protocols for <your MS SQL Server name><\/strong>.<\/p>\n 4. In the pane on the right, right-click on TCP\/IP<\/em> and select Properties<\/strong>\u00a0from the menu that appears.<\/p>\n 5. In the TC\/IP Properties<\/em> window, select the Protocol<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n a. In\u00a0Enabled<\/em>, select Yes<\/strong> from the drop-down menu.<\/p>\n b. Select Apply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n c. Select OK<\/strong> when the warning dialog box appears.<\/p>\n 6. Select the IP Addresses<\/strong> tab in the TCP\/IP Properties<\/em> window.<\/p>\n a. Enter “1433” in the\u00a0TCP Port<\/em>\u00a0field for every IP section listed.<\/p>\n b. Select Apply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n c. The warning dialog box will appear again. Select OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 7. Select OK<\/strong>\u00a0in the TCP\/IP Properties<\/em> window to close it.<\/p>\n 8. Restart your SQL Server service by following these steps:<\/p>\n a. In navigation pane to the left in the Configuration Manager<\/em> window, select SQL Server Services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n b. In the pane to the right, right-click on SQL Server.<\/em><\/p>\n c. Select Restart<\/strong> from the menu that appears.<\/p>\n d. The service will restart, committing the changes you made above.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Follow the steps below to set up Device ManageR:<\/p>\n 1. Open Device ManageR in your web browser.\u00a0You may open it by entering ‘localhost:8080’ or ‘<IP address of host system>:8080’ in your browser’s address bar.<\/p>\n 2. Select Settings<\/strong> in the navigation bar to the left.<\/p>\n 3. In the Settings<\/em> menu, select Advanced<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 4. In Database Settings<\/em>, follow these steps:<\/p>\n a. In Database Type<\/em>, select SQL Server<\/strong>.<\/p>\n b. If\u00a0Device ManageR and your SQL Server are installed on the same computer, leave “localhost” in Host Name or IP Address<\/em>, as we have in our example.\u00a0Otherwise, enter your\u00a0SQL Server’s hostname or IP address.<\/p>\n c. In Database Name<\/em>, enter the name you gave your SQL Server database. In our example, our database name is “DeviceDB.”<\/p>\n d. In Database Port<\/em>, enter your SQL Server database port. The default SQL Server port is 1433, which is what we retained in our example.<\/p>\n e. In Database Username<\/em>, enter the username you created for your SQL Server. In our example, our username is “ITManager.”<\/p>\n f. In Database Password<\/em>, enter the password you gave to that username.<\/p>\n 5. Select Save Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 6. The Export Logged Database Data<\/em> dialog box will appear, asking if you’d like to export your currently-logged data to your new SQL Server database.<\/p>\n a. If you do want to export your existing data, select Export.<\/strong><\/p>\n – When the confirmation message appears, select OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n![\"ADM_SQLServer_InstallationCenter_Installation_NewSQL_Server\"](\"http:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ADM_SQLServer_InstallationCenter_Installation_NewSQL_Server.png\")
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