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To install Qualitia Server:

1. Ensure you have activated product license for Qualitia. 
2. Open the File Share / folder where you have unzipped Qualitia installable. 

3. Open the Server folder.

   Tip
   Executing Setup.exe from file server may take longer time. Therefore, it is recommended to copy Setup.exe on the local temporary folder.

   
   

4. Double-click Setup.exe.
   The Welcome to the Qualitia Setup Wizard screen is displayedappears.

5. Click Next.
   The Database Server Details section is displayedappears.

   Database

   Type	Select

   the

   Database

   server

   (MySQL

   or

   MS

   SQL

   Server)
   Server	Enter

   the

   Host

   Name

   or

   IP

   address

   of

   the

   Database

   Server
   Port	Enter

   the

   port

   number

   of

   the

   Database

   Server. The

   default

   value

   for

   MySQL

   is

   3306. The

   default

   value

   for

   SqlServer

   is

   1433. Contact

   Database

   Administrator

   for

   the

   port

   number

   of

   your

   database

   server.

   Database Name

   Enter the database name.

   Authentication

   (For

   SqlServer

   Sql Server only)	Select

   Authentication

   mode: Sql Server Authentication or Windows Authentication.

   SqlServer Authentication:  Login with SQL Server user account (Enter User ID and Password)

   Windows Authentication: Login with Windows account.

   User ID

   Enter the database server User ID.

   Password

   Enter the database server Password.

   Click Next.
   The Admin User Details screen is displayed

   For Sql Server Authentication: Enter Sql Server user ID and password. For Windows Authentication on SQL Server, you need to make some additional configurations to Qualitia Web Service. Click here for these configurations.
   User ID	Enter the database server User ID. (Not applicable for Sql server with Windows Authentication)
   Password	Enter the database server Password.  (Not applicable for Sql server with Windows Authentication)

   
   

6. Click Next.
7. Enter the desired Master Database name.

8. Select the Enable Dashboard option if you want to access MS Excel-based dashboards functionality. 
   For more information about MS Excel-based Dashboards, click here.

   Info
   Enabling this option, Qualitia consumes an additional database (except master and project databases) for managing data related to the dashboard functionality.

   
   

9. Enter the desired Dashboard Database name.
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10. Click Next.
    The Admin User Details screen appears.

11. Enter admin credentials.

    Tip
    Remember these credentials to access Qualitia for the first time as Qualitia Administrator. Qualitia administrator can create new user accounts directly in Qualitia or by accessing user accounts from your local LDAP.

    
    

    Admin User Name ID	Enter the desired username for the Qualitia administrator user.
    Password	Enter the desired password for the admin Qualitia administrator user account.
    Confirm Password	Enter the password again for confirmation.

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12. Click Next.
    The Qualitia Update Location screen is displayedappears. 

    ProductUpdateLocation. For more information about Qualitia Update location, click here. 

    Info
    Qualitia update location is the network shared location where Qualitia will look for update packages. Qualitia Admin should copy Qualitia update packages, when they are available, in the respective folders. Users can use the same folders created to save Qualitia installable on the File Server. All the Qualitia users should have Read Access to these folders.
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13. Enter the details as follows;:

    Server	Enter the location where Qualitia Server will check for updates in future.
    Client	Enter the location where Qualitia Client will check for updates in future. future.

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14. Click Next.

15. Specify network ports that will be used to run Qualitia-related services. 

    Info
    By default, for Qualitia Server, 8887 is selected and for Qualitia License server 8889 is selected. You may change these port numbers based on your organizational requirements. These TCP ports needs to be opened (inbound) on Firewall which will be accessed by Qualitia clients.

    
    

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16. Click Next.
    The Confirm Installation screen

    is displayed

    appears.

17. Click Install.
    The installation will get started and after a successful installation, the Installation Complete screen is displayedappears. 
18. Click Finish to exit the setup wizard.
19. Install Qualitia Client on the same machine.
    Installing Qualitia Client on the same machine helps in initiating upgrade process automatically, when available. 

Installing Qualitia Client

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Once Qualitia Server is installed, you can proceed to install Qualitia Client.

To install Qualitia Client:

1. Ensure that the Port 8887 and 8889 is open from the machine where Qualitia Server is installed.
2. Ensure you have closed all the instances of Internet Explorer.
    Do not open Internet Explorer during the installation process.

3. Open the Client folder where you have downloaded the Qualitia Software package. 

   Tip
   Executing Setup.exe from file server may take longer time. Therefore, it is recommended to copy Setup.exe on the local temporary folder.

   
   

4. Double-click Setup.exe.
   System will ask for permission to run the application, click Yes.
   The Qualitia License Agreement screen is displayedappears.
5. Once you have reviewed the agreement, select Yes, I accept the terms…, and then click Next.
   The Qualitia Installer screen is displayedappears.
6. Once installed successfully, click Finish.
   You can now start working with Qualitia.
7. To launch Qualitia, double-click the Qualitia icon on your desktop.
   A Configuration Settings window will open where you will have to enter the master database details to get started for the first time.
   
   

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