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  • Product: Accounting CS
  • Subject: Install,Setup

Network and standalone workstations installation

Before beginning the install, your firm licensee or delegate needs to complete the administrative setup steps in Getting started with your new CS Professional Suite application.
tip
We recommend identifying a
product champion
 in your firm to be your “go-to” person for
Accounting CS.
The installation process for
Accounting CS
 differs from that for other CS Professional Suite applications you may have used. We recommend that the installation be completed by your firm’s network administrator or consultant. If your firm chooses to install Accounting CS in a terminal server environment, a
qualified and certified terminal server professional
needs to complete the installation.
For general information to provide to your firm’s terminal server technician, refer to Terminal server installation guidelines for CS Professional Suite applications and Terminal server guidelines for CS Professional Suite applications.
note
If your firm uses Accounting CS in the Virtual Office CS® environment or in the Software as a Service (SaaS) environment, the installation and CS Connect sections of this guide aren't applicable because we complete the initial installation and updates for you.
Download the Accounting CS installer to your server, and open it to start the installation.
  1. Go to the folder you saved the installer to.
  2. Run
    accountingcsdownload.exe
    .
  3. Pay attention to the
    Destination Folder
    . If you need to restart the installation or restart the server.
  4. Select
    Extract
    .
  5. Select
    Yes
     if you're warned about replacing existing files.
The
Accounting CS
 setup opens after you run the downloader. If you need to open the installation manually or restart the installation, go to the folder from the
Destination Folder
 step and select
Setup.exe
.
  1. Select
    Install Accounting CS
    .
  2. Answer the question during setup, then review the license agreement.
  3. If you agree to the license agreement, mark the checkbox to accept the terms. Select
    Next
     to continue.
  4. On the
    Welcome to Accounting CS Setup
     screen, select
    Yes
    to verify that you're installing the application on the computer that you want to designate as the database server. Select
    Next
     to continue.
    note
    If you select
    No
    , you'll be prompted to start the installation again on the computer that will function as your database server.
  5. You may be asked to restart your computer. You can ignore the prompt, but you should restart your computer if it comes back.
  6. Select
    Next
     to select the location of your
    Accounting CS
     shared files.
    note
    • If you don't plan to run
      Accounting CS
       on a network, this folder is usually
      C:\WINCSI
      .
    • If you plan to run
      Accounting CS
       on a network, select a shared network folder to which users have full rights such as
      X:\WINCSI
       or
      \\<name of network share>\WINCSI
      .
  7. If your computer or server doesn't already have an instance of SQL server, you'll need to install a new instance of Microsoft SQL Server Express and name your instance.
    1. You can use an existing instance of SQL Express or SQL Server. Work with your IT professional to set up the details.
    note
    If a non-Express supported edition (Standard, Enterprise, etc.) of SQL Server is already installed on your computer, we recommend that you select the existing instance to conserve both disk space and processing resources. For more information, search for
    SQL Server best practices
     in Help and Support. If you choose to use a different instance or to install a new instance, be sure to back up your database before you continue. After you complete the installation, start
    Accounting CS
     and restore the database. For more details, search for
    Back up the firm database
     and
    Restore the firm database
    .
  8. Select
    Install Accounting CS
    . Determine whether Accounting CS should be installed on the computer that also functions as your database server.
    We recommend installing Accounting CS on the server to help with troubleshooting.
  9. Select
    Next
     to install components on your computer.
  10. Mark the
    Run Accounting CS
     checkbox to open the application and select
    Finish
    .
Install the application on other network computers after you're finished with the server.
You'll need to run the Desktop setup from each computer that will run Accounting CS after you finish with the server installation.

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