Pre-install Checklist

Install Software Prerequisites

• Install IIS 6/7 (7 is recommended)
• Install .Net Framework v3.5
• Install SQL Server 2005/2008 (2008 is recommended)

Prepare IIS

• If on IIS7, make sure ASP.NET is installed
• If installing version 3.0.0103 on IIS 7, be sure to install the IIS 6 Metabase

Determine Required Administrator Accounts

• Administrator account for the web server
• DBO account for the database server
• Connection string to the database
• SMTP server along with any required credentials
• DNS name of the web server.  Recommended: studytrax.organizationName.org/edu/com

* The administrator accounts are required only to do the installation.

1. Download the latest version from the Downloads
2. Determine the following information:
   1. Disk location to place the web application (default is c:\inetpub\wwwroot\StudyTrax)
   2. Disk location of log files (default is c:\StudyTraxLogs)
   3. A service account to run the StudyTRAX application under (if database and web application are on the same machine, we can use Network Service)
   4. Connection string to the database
   5. SMTP server along with any required credentials
   6. DNS name of the web server.  Recommended: studytrax.organizationName.org/edu/com
3. Install an SSL Certificate into IIS(not required for Intranet deployments, but highly recommended)