Installing DigitalPersona AD

After extending the Active Directory schema and configuring the domain where you will install DigitalPersona AD, you are ready to install the software.

Prerequisites: Before installing DigitalPersona AD, ensure the computer meets the minimum requirements.
Warning! To avoid possible data loss, wait one data replication cycle after domain configuration before installing DigitalPersona AD Server.

Note also that the installation will set three inbound firewall policies necessary for the operation of DigitalPersona software as follows:

Policy Name Description

DigitalPersona Authentication Service

(Echo Request - ICMPv4-In)

Inbound rule for DigitalPersona Authentication Service to allow Echo Request messages to be sent as ping requests.

DigitalPersona Authentication Service

(DCOM-In)

Inbound rule for DigitalPersona Authentication Service to allow remote DCOM activation via the RPCSS service.

DigitalPersona Authentication Service

(TCP-In)

Inbound rule for DigitalPersona Authentication Service to allow it to be remotely connected via DCOM.

To install DigitalPersona AD Server:

  1. Double-click Setup.exe to run the DigitalPersona AD Server Installation Wizard, located in the ../Server/DigitalPersona AD Server folder of the product package.

  2. When the wizard opens, click Next.

  3. Read the terms and conditions on the License Agreement page. If you agree with them, select the I accept the license agreement button and then click Next.

  4. On the next page, you can specify the folder in which DigitalPersona AD Server will be installed. If you want to install the server in the default location, which is C:\Program Files\DigitalPersona, click Next. Or click Browse to specify a new location and then click Next to continue.

  5. Click Next and then Install, to begin installation.

    During installation, progress is shown until the process is completed.

  6. When installation is complete, a final page displays. Click Finish.

  7. If prompted to do so, reboot the computer.

DigitalPersona AD Server and its associated workstation clients use GPMC extensions, installed under the Software Settings and Administrative Templates nodes, to link product policies and settings to Active Directory containers. For further information, see Policies and Settings.