[KB3671] Install ESET Remote Administrator on a Domain Controller or Microsoft Small Business Server (6.x)
Details
The ESET Remote Administrator (ERA) All-in-one installer cannot be used when installing ERA on a Domain Controller (DC) because SQL Express cannot be installed automatically on a DC. To perform installation on a DC, use the install file included with the All-in-one installer files to install SQL Express, make a few changes to SQL, and then use the All-in-one installer to install the remaining ERA components.
Solution
Prerequisites
- Make sure that your system meets the system requirements for ESET Remote Administrator (ERA).
- Visit the ESET Remote Administrator All-in-one installer download page, select the appropriate installer file for your system and click Download. When it is finished downloading, extract the .zip file to an easy-to-find location.
Click each section to expand the instructions.
I. Install SQL Express manually
- Open the folder that you extracted from the ERA All-in-one installer file (x86 or x64 depending on the file you downloaded), navigate to Installers and double-click SQLEXPR_2008R2_x64_ENU (SQLEXPR_2008R2_x86_ENU on 32-bit systems) or SQLEXPR_2014_x64_ENU (SQLEXPR_2014_x86_ENU on 32-bit systems) depending on the version of SQL Express you will install.
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- Click New installation or add features to an existing installation.
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- Read the SQL Server License Terms, select the check box next to I accept the license terms and then click Next.
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- After the support files have finished installing, leave the default values selected and click Next.
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- The default name for your database instance is SQL Express; you can type a new name into the Named instance and Instance ID fields if you prefer to use a custom name. Click Next when you are finished.
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- Keep the default values for SQL Server Database Engine (Account Name: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE; Startup Type: Automatic) and click Next.
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- In the Database Engine Configuration window, select Mixed Mode (SQL Server authentication and Windows authentication), type a password for your database into the Enter password and Confirm password fields and then click Next.
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- Click Next.
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- When Your SQL Server 2008 R2 installation completed successfully is displayed, click Close. Continue to part II below.
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II. Allow TCP/IP connections to the SQL database
- Click Start → All Programs → Microsoft SQL Server → Configuration Tools → SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Windows 8 users: Press the Windows key
+ Q to search, type SQL Server into the search bar and then click SQL Server Configuration Manager.
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- Expand SQL Server Network Configuration → Protocols, select the database instance that will be used with ERA and then double-click TCP/IP.
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- Select Yes from the drop-down menu under Enabled and click Apply. Click OK if you are prompted.
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- Click the IP Addresses tab and navigate to the IPAII section. Set the TCP Port value to 1433 and click Apply. Click OK if you are prompted and then click OK to exit the TCP/IP window.
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- Select the SQL Server Services entry from the list, right-click the database instance that will be used with ERA and select Restart from the context menu. When you are finished, continue to part III below.
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>III. Install ESET Remote Administrator Server
- Open the folder that you extracted from the ERA All-in-one installer file (x86 or x64 depending on the file you downloaded), and double-click Setup
.
- Click Next.
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- Select Remote Administrator Server and click Next.
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- Read the End-user license agreement, select I accept the terms in the license agreement to indicate that you agree and then click Next.
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- Deselect the check box next to Microsoft SQL Server Express. Optionally, select the check box next to Apache HTTP Proxy if you will install that component. Click Install when you are ready.
If you are prompted to install prerequisites, follow the link provided, install the prerequisites and then click Retry.
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- Select MS SQL Server via Windows Authentication from the Database drop-down menu, make sure that Port is set to 1433 and then click Next.
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- In the Database user for Remote Administrator window, leave the default values selected and click Next.
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- Type your login password for ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) into the Password and Password confirmation fields. Make sure to record this password for later use and then click Next.
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- In the Certificate information window, you can customize your certificate authority. The only mandatory fields are Authority common name and Certificate validity. Enter any information about your certificate authority that you want to add. If you create a password make sure that you record it because all client computers using this certificate will require that password to use the certificate. Click Next when you are finished.
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- Select Activate with License Key and type your License Key into the appropriate field, or select Activate later. If you have an ESET-issued Username and Password from an earlier version of ERA, you can convert them into a license key using ESET License Administrator. Click Next when you are finished.
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- At the Installation successful window, click the URL link to open ERA Web Console. We recommend that you bookmark or make note of this URL for future reference. By default, the ERA installer will create a link to ERA Web Console in your Start menu.
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- With ESET Remote Administrator Server (ERA Server) successfully installed, the next step in deployment is to locate client computers and deploy the ESET Remote Administrator Agent to client computers.
Last Updated: Feb 12, 2021
