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Installation Guide For Windows 7

This installation guide provide a way to install SESM on a Windows 7 Computer.

Step 1 : Requirements :

First, be sure you have installed all the Prerequisites for Windows 7

Step 2 : Configuring IIS :

Step 2.1 : .NET 4 Application Pool :

You have to check if the ASP.NET V4.0 application pool exist.

To do that, open IIS Manager by searching iis int the start menu and clicking on Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

If there is no ASP.NET V4.0 application pool, we will have to create it.

To create the missing application pools, we need an admin command prompt. Search for cmd in the start menu, right click the cmd program and select Run as administrator.

An UAC promp will show up, click on Yes.

In the command prompt, execute the folowing command :

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -ir

Go back into IIS Manager and press the F5 key. You should now be able to see 2 more application pools, including ASP.NET V4.0.

Right Click the ASP.NET V4.0 application pool and select Advanced Settings....

Click the ... button next to the Identity Field.

Select Custom account: then click Set....

Input your account login and password in their respective fields. Note that your account must be an administrator of the computer. Click on OK.

Click on OK.

Click on OK.

Step 2.2 : Creating the SESM Website :

We will now add the SESM website itself.

In IIS Manager, right click on Sites and select Add Web Site....

In the new window, input SESM in the Site name: field and click on Select....

Select ASP.NET v4.0 and click on OK.

Click on the ... button.

Create a new folder for the website. You can name it how you want but I recommend creating in the C:\. To do so, select the C: drive and click Make New Folder. Then type the name of the folder SESM and press the Enter key. Be sure the folder you just created is selected and click on OK.

Click on OK.

A warning popup will show up. Dismiss it by clicking on Yes.

In the IIS Manager, right click on the Default Web Site, go into Manage Web Site and click on Stop.

Then, right click on the SESM Site, go into Manage Web Site and click on Start.

Step 3 : Deploying the SESM Website :

You can now download the lastedt website deploy package from here : Lastest Release

Click on the lastest available version (The first on the list)

Click Save.

The download may take several minutes to complete.

When the file have finished downloading, click on Open.

Click on Extract all files.

You may change the destination path but DO NOT EXTRACT IT INSIDE YOUR WEBSITE FOLDER. Click on Extract.

Right click on AutoDeploy and select Run as administrator.

An UAC will prompt up, click on Yes.

The SESM EULA will pop up on your screen. Read them carefully and close the window.

You must confirm you have accepted the SESM EULA by inputing Y. Validate with the Enter key.

The windows will close itself after a few seconds.

Step 4 : Generation the config file :

To generate the main configuration file, access http://localhost/ from the computer.

You will get an error, which is normal as we haven't defined the SQL Configuration for SESM yet.

It will generate automaticly a file named SESM.config at the root of your website, with default values.

Step 5 : Configuring the database connexion :

In the website directory, you will find a file named SESM.config. Edit it with a text editor (Ex: Notepad)

You need to set your SQL credentials in the connection string.

You should file a line like this :

<add key="DBConnString" value="Server=.\SQLEXPRESS;Database=SESM;User Id=sa;Password=MyPassword;MultipleActiveResultSets=true;" />

Replace MyPassword by the password you defined when installing SQL EXPRESS (See Below)

A super administrator default account Admin will be created automaticly with the password password.

Step 6 : Importing SE Game Files :

Connect on the website with the default credentials (see above) and go into the Settings > Upload game files section. Here, you can upload the "DedicatedServer.zip" available in the Tools section of your SE installation

There you go ! SESM is fully installed !