Summary
This article discusses how to install Policy Server.
Details
To install Policy Server:
- For security reasons, legacy Endpoint Encryption agents cannot communicate directly with a PolicyServer instance residing in a different network.
- Verify that all system requirements are met.
- Run PolicyServerInstaller.exe.
The Policy Server Installer opens.
- At the Policy Server Services screen, click Install at the right.
- At the Product Legal Notice screen, read the license agreement and accept the terms by clicking Accept.
- At the Product Activation screen, do any of the following:
- Select Register Online to go to register the license.
- Select Use a full license to specify the Activation Code and have full functionality.
- Select Use a trial license to evaluate a managed Endpoint Encryption configuration for 30 days.
- At the Create Enterprise Name and Administrator Logon screen, specify the following credentials that are used to manage Policy Server from the PolicyServer MMC or Control Manager:
- Enterprise Name
- Administrator
- Password
- Confirm Password
- Click Continue.
- At the Windows Service Logon screen, click Continue. The default settings are appropriate for most environments.
- At the Database Administrator Logon screen, do the following:
- Select Microsoft SQL Express to create a new database instance.
- Select SQL Server to specify a Microsoft SQL Server instance, and then specify the following parameters: SQL Server, username and password.
- Select Use a different log database server to specify a different SQL Server instance for log data.
- Click Continue.
The installer verifies the database connection.
- At the Create Database Logon screen, specify a new database account for the PolicyServer Windows Service to use for all database transactions.
Note: Do not specify the sysadmin account.
- At the Endpoint Encryption Service screen, specify the following parameters:
- Port number
- Automatically generate a new self-signed certificate
- Specify an existing certificate
- Click Continue.
- At the Legacy Agent Service screen, select the location that legacy Endpoint Encryption agents (version 3.1.3 and below) use to communicate with PolicyServer, then click Continue.
- To immediately install Policy Server MMC, click Yes.
The installation process begins.
- When prompted, click OK.
- Click Finished.
- Click Exit to close the Policy Server installer.
- Restart the server.
- Add the initial Endpoint Encryption users and groups.