Installing a Device Server

If the computer where you want to install a device server is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, use the device server installer rather than deploying a package from the Java Console. Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have strict user access control policies and a server deployment may not work on these operating systems.

The device server installer can install combined infrastructure and mobile device servers, an infrastructure server, a mobile device server, a lightweight infrastructure server update, or a firmware update package.

If the server was installed using the device server installer, you will not be able to deploy a lightweight infrastructure server update or firmware update package from the Console. To deploy either of these packages, create the package, copy it to the computer that already has an infrastructure server installed, and run the installer again. On the Welcome screen, select Install Another Package.

To uninstall a device server that was installed using the device server installer, run the installer again and select Uninstall Servers.

To install one or both device servers using the installer:

From the Java Console, create a deployment package. For information on creating these, see Building Server Deployment Packages or Creating Firmware Packages.

From the Deployment Package Manager (Tools > Deployment Packages), select the package and click Download.

The Select Download Location dialog box appears. Navigate to the location where you want to save the package and click Save.

The file will be saved as a zip file with the package name. Copy the zip file to the computer where you want to install.

Download the device server installer from the Wavelink web site and save it to the computer where you want to install.

Double-click the installer file to begin the installation.

The Welcome screen appears. Click Next.

The License Agreement appears. Click Yes to agree to the terms of the license agreement.

The Select package file to install dialog box appears. Navigate to where the zip file is saved, select it, and click Open.

The Choose Destination Location screen appears. Click Browse to choose a different installation directory, or click Next to accept the default location.

When the installation is complete, click Finish to close the installer. The device server will appear in the Unassigned Server Locations in the Navigation Window.

From the Java Console, create a region where you want the device server.

Right-click the server location and select Move Server Location.

The Select a Region dialog box appears.

Select the region and click Select.

The server location is moved in the Navigation Window.

Perform a deployment to activate the server.