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Installing the Security Manager on Windows

The section describes steps for installing the Security Manager on the Windows operating system. Successful installation needs a drive with a file system that is configured as NTFS (New Technology File System). To avoid errors and security issues also avoid using remote software, such as Telnet.

Steps to install Security Manager on Windows are as follows.

  1. Log in to Entrust TrustedCare with the credentials supplied by the Entrust sales representative.

  2. Go to the Security Manager 10.0 software downloads page.

  3. Download the Security manager installer SM_10_Win_Setup.exe.

  4. Log in to the Windows server hosting the PostgreSQL with the same user account that was used to install PostgreSQL.

  5. Close any open applications.

  6. Run the installer. This will open the InstallShield Wizard.

  7. Click on Next to continue. This will open the License Agreement page.

  8. Read the Security Manager license agreement carefully. Click on Yes if you accept all the terms of the license agreement. Otherwise, click on No. Clicking on Yes will open the Choose Destination Location window.

  9. By default, the Security Manager is installed in the following folder: C:\Program Files\Entrust\Security Manager\10.0.0. Click on Browse to change the folder. The pathname supports only ASCII characters.

  10. Click on Next to install the Security Manager, which will open the Setup Status page. If the Security Manager was installed successfully, the InstallShield Wizard Complete page will appear.

Before using the Security Manager, you can install a patch for unconfigured and uninitialized Security Manager. Do not run the Security Manager Configuration if you want to patch it. Otherwise, take a note that you should configure the Security Manager, before you can use it. In case you are using Microsoft Windows Server 2016 or later, deselect the Run Security Manager Configuration option, because you need to run it as an administrator to prevent file copy operation errors. If you selected Run Security Manager Configuration, the Entrust Authority Security Manager wizard appears.

  1. Click on Finish. The Security Manager was successfully installed.

For more information on this topic, please, refer to [SMII], [SMOI], and [SMDI].