Server Installation Options
The following options are available when you install an adTempus Server instance.
Instance Name
You can install multiple instances of the adTempus service on the same computer. The Default instance is named "default" but can also be referred to without its instance name when you connect to it from the Console. Each additional instance must be given a unique name.
Generally the first instance you install should be the Default instance, but this is not required: if you prefer, you can install only named instances.
Each instance other than the Default must have a unique name. Only letters, numbers, dashes, hyphens, and underscores are allowed in the name.
Instance Location
Specify the folders where the adTempus program files and data will go.
- Install to: Specify the folder where the adTempus program files will be installed. Each instance has its own complete set of program files.
- Data folder: Specify the folder where data for this instance will be stored. If you are using the adTempus instance of SQL Server Express the database will be created under this folder. Additional server data that is not kept in the database (such as captured files) will also be stored under this folder.
Engine Mode
Select the engine mode for this instance. Unless you are using Distributed
Scheduling and installing an Agent, choose the Primary option. See the Distributed
Scheduling Setup and Engine Mode
topics for more information on this option.
Note: The mode can be changed after installation using the Engine
Mode editor. There is no need to reinstall to change the engine mode.
Add firewall exception
If you want to be able to administer adTempus remotely from another computer, or to allow adTempus instances on other computers to communicate with this instance, your firewall needs to allow connections on TCP port 3760. Check this option to have Setup add an exception to the Windows Defender Firewall.
Install SQL Server Express
adTempus requires a Microsoft SQL Server database to store its data. By default, Setup installs an instance of SQL Server Express 2019 and uses that. If you prefer to use your own instance of SQL Server (installed on the same computer as adTempus or on another computer) you can skip the SQL Server Express installation.
This option does not appear if there is already an "adTempus" instance of SQL Server Express installed on the computer. If you have an older version of SQL Server Express, see the Upgrade page of the Setup Navigator to upgrade SQL Server.
The Database files location is the folder where the adTempus database files will be kept. If you install more than one instance of adTempus, the database files for all instances will be stored in this folder.
See Using SQL Server for more information on SQL Server usage and configuration.