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  1. Run the setup.exe file.
    An installation window opens.
  2. Click the Next button.

    A window with the text of the license agreement opens.
  3. Read the license agreement and select I accept the terms of the License agreement.
  4. Click the Next button.
     
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    You can print the license agreement. To do this, click the Print button.


  5. A window for selecting the installation type opens.
    To install the update server separately, select Server (Administrator's workplace).
  6. Click the Next button.

  7. A window for selecting the installation path opens. By default, the Server (Administrator's workplace) is installed in C:\ProgramData\UpdateServer.

    You can change the installation path. To do this, click the Browse button, and in the window that opens, select or create another folder and click the OK button.

  8. After you select the installation path, click the Next button.
    The installation process starts, and progress is displayed in the installer window:

    When completed, the Installation Complete window opens.

  9. Click the Finish button.

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By default, the client is installed in the C:\ProgramData\UpdateAgent\ folder.

Also, a window for selecting the Update Service as a service (services) installation type is displayed. If you want to start Update Service before the user logs into the Windows OS and before the startup of the Windows applications (including Explorer, used to start both the Windows OS interfaces and different installed applications on the server), set the Install as a service checkbox.
In this case, the icon isn't displayed in the taskbar. You can realize that the service is running in the Task Manager by the UpdateAgent.Core.exe process or by the Update Agent service. (for more details, see Features of the Automatic Update Service, installed as a service).
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As a result of the client installation, the icon appears in the system tray:

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Installing server and client

The installation of both server and client on the same computer is similar to the update server installation described above: you must run the setup.exe file and go through the same installation steps. The only difference is step 5, where you must select the Server (Administrator's workplace) and Client (Workstations) installation type.

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A window for selecting the installation path for the the Server and Client opens. By default, the Server is installed in C:\ProgramData\UpdateServer\, the Client is installed in C:\ProgramData\UpdateAgent\:
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As a result, the server is installed in the selected folder, and the Update Service shortcut appears on the desktop:

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The client is also installed, and the icon appears in the system tray:

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When you run the Update Service for the first time, the IP address and port of the update server are automatically detected and written to the settings.json file. If necessary, you can change themChanging the IP address of the update server.

When you install the Update Service, a separate branch, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Update Service, is created in the registry. The branch is deleted from the registry when you remove the Update Service (see Axxon PSIM base version, for the information on working with the registry, see Working with Windows OS registry).

When you try to install an older version of the Update Service, a warning window opens:

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Configuring the update server (distributor) in the Update manager

Configuring the client (receiver)

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