You need to have the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) set up on the machine where you intend to install Corticon .NET server.

Note: Confirm that you have Visual Code C++ Redistributable 2012 x64(VC++ 11.0), Visual Code C++ Redistributable2015-22 (x64), and .NET Framework runtime 4.0 or higher. For details, see .NET Prerequisites in the Supported Platforms matrix.

Supported Windows and Windows Server installations include Internet Information Server (IIS) 10.0 but require user interaction to enable it. Server Manager is installed by default with all editions of Windows Server. You can use Server Manager in Windows Server to setup IIS as a role-based feature. While you can download a Server Manager for Windows, this document describes the common functionality that turn Windows features on.

To set up IIS 10 on supported Windows or Windows Server versions, perform the following steps:

  1. In the Windows Search entry area, type appwiz.cpl, and then press Enter.
  2. On the Programs and Features control panel, click Turn Windows features on or off.
  3. In the Windows Features panel, select the following features:
    Note: Some versions of Windows might not have World Wide Web Services in this dialog. Also the version number of some features might be newer.




  4. Click OK. The required IIS features for Corticon .NET are turned on.
  5. Reboot the computer.
  6. In most browsers, when you type localhostin the URL entry area, the Microsoft IIS .NET home page opens indicating successful installation. Click Welcome to explore the features, forums, and community.
  7. Continue the setup of Corticon Server on IIS at Set up Corticon Server for .NET on IIS.