PADS4 Installation Manual

 

 

How to install PADS4 Server

 

Download the PADS4 Installer Setup

Download PADS4 Installer from http://go.pads4.com/?fwlink=1010

 

Before you start the install the PADS4 product

  1. If you want to use Workspace and/or CMS, check if Internet Information Services (IIS) is installed on the Server.
  2. If you want to store Workspace and/or CMS data into SQL Server database, check if it is installed on the Server.

 

Before you start the update

Please disable virusscanners before starting the update. There is a possibility that you will receive a "could not lock file" message during update because of a virusscanner.

When this happens the installation will abort because PADS4 was not able to update certain files.

 

Execute the installation file (as an Administrator)

Right click with the mouse on the installation file and select run as administrator.

 

PADS4 Installation folder

Change the installation root folder if required. Default is C:\Program Files\PADS4

Make sure to read the installation document and license agreement before checking the boxes and installing the software.

The Installation folder contains 4 sub folders:

<install folder>\PADS4
Contains PADS4 Server/Client related components

<install folder>\Crystal
Contains Crystal related components

<install folder>\Package Manager
Contains installer components

<install folder>\PADS4 Foundation
Contains PADS4 Foundation related components


Check the boxes to confirm and press Install to start the installation process.

 


The installation process will start and show the progress as in the picture above.

 

Error during installation

In case an error occurs a pop up window will occur. This pop up contains a click HERE link to the log file created.
If you encounter any problems this log file can be of help to investigate the cause of the problem. Every step of the installation process is written to this log.

 

Log file locations

Check out this Application Log Files page for more details about log files. These log files can be of use when you encounter problems at runtime.

 

Configuration

During the setup PADS4 Configuration will open.
More detailed information about the configuration settings can be found here.

 

Installation finished successful



When the installation is finished, you should see the PADS4 Foundation installed successfully message as in the picture above.

 

Start PADS4 Clients setup
If you would like to install additional Windows based PADS4 programs on this PC such as PADS4 Scheduler, PADS4 Designer etc. check the box to start the setup after the PADS4 Foundation installation has been completed. This setup allows you to select which Windows based client components need to be installed.
Check out the How to install PADS4 Windows Client applications page which contains details about the settings

 

Please read this information if you want to install/use the PADS4 Designer on your PADS4 Server directly.

Using Virtual Drive for PADS4 Designer

 

Once you press the Close button, you will be presented with the PADS4 CTRL Center Configuration tool and/or the PADS4 Clients installation wizard.


Network ports used by PADS4

Check out the Network Ports Configurations page for more information about network ports used by PADS4.

Check out the Replication with Sub and/or Backup Servers page for more info about synchronization.

 

Change Sensor database

Option to change the type of database used for storage of sensor data.
Click here to show more information.

 

Important

It is of vital importance that you do not install the PADS4 Foundation on a workstation / Viewer PC (that is only configured for Designer/Scheduler/Messenger etc.). This will install PADS4 Server functionality on your workstation / Viewer PC, as this would result in setting up the configuration as a Server PC. It is however possible to install the PADS4 Clients software after installing the PADS4 Foundation installation as the machine is then already classified as a Server PC.