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Installing on a single clean computer

This section explains how you install Control Center on a computer that has neither NiceLabel software nor databases installed.

Before you start installing the Control Center, meet the following requirements:

  • You must be logged on to your computer as the administrator. If you are the only user on your computer, you are probably also the administrator.

  • Have your NiceLabel license key ready for activating the Control Center. You can complete the installation without your license key, but you cannot start working with Control Center unless you activate your license.

Tip

NiceLabel recommends accepting all the defaults that Control Center installer offers. This is how you enable your Control Center to automatically configure itself on your computer. This includes installing the SQL database and configuring the IIS.

Starting Control Center installer

  1. Close all open applications on your computer.

  2. After receiving your purchase confirmation email from NiceLabel, click the included link to download the Control Center installation file.

  3. Installation checks the installation package content. Start the installation.

  4. Select your Control Center installer language. Click OK. The installer now checks if your computer is properly configured.

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    Selecting your setup language

  5. Accept the license agreement. Click Next.

  6. Select the installation destination folder. Click Next.

Enabling Internet Information Services (IIS)

Enable Internet Information Services to install your Control Center.

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Enabling Internet Information Services (IIS)

Note

If you don't see the Enable Missing IIS Features button, your computer is already properly configured. Continue with your installation.

The Control Center installer checks if the required .NET framework and IIS features are available and properly configured on your computer.

If the Control Center installer finds missing features, the Enable Missing IIS Features button appears automatically.

  1. Click the Enable Missing IIS Features button and the Control Center installer enables the missing .NET framework and IIS features for you.

  2. Accept the license agreement terms.

  3. Click Next to configure your website and storage settings.

Setting up website and storage access

In Control Center you centrally store your labeling files (label templates, graphics, Solutions) in Documents. Set up access to your Control Center storage in Documents and make your Control Center connections with other NiceLabel applications secure.

  1. This step is optional. Select HTTPS support to establish a secure client-server connection. NiceLabel recommends you secure your Control Center connections if the communication with clients uses open internet connections.

    Important

    After completing the installation, use the IIS manager to manually add HTTPS site binding and X.509 (SSL) certificate to your selected site. If you do not complete this step, your Control Center does not open. The steps for adding HTTPS site binding and SSL certificate in IIS are described in section Adding HTTPS site binding and SSL certificate in IIS.

  2. Define the WebDAV site settings. Type your site name and port number on which your site runs.

    This site is the WebDAV entry point into your Documents storage for all applications that work with files stored in your Documents. This site installs in the IIS on your current machine. NiceLabel recommends keeping the default settings.

    Important

    Make sure your selected port number is not in use by a site in IIS or any other application on this computer.

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    Enabling HTTPS and setting the WebDAV port

  3. Click Next. The installer checks if everything is OK and starts installing your Control Center.

Creating your database

Your Control Center requires a database that runs in the background. Because you don't have any SQL Server instances available on your clean computer yet, NiceLabel installs Microsoft SQL Server Express for you.

Important

To let NiceLabel install the SQL Express on your computer, you must be logged on as an administrator.

You also need internet access to install the SQL Server Express. This allows the installer to download all the necessary components.

  1. Click Install SQL Server Express.

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    Installing SQL Express database

  2. Follow the SQL Server Express on-screen installation instructions.

    After you finish the SQL Server Express installation, resume with the installation of your Control Center .

  3. Select your newly installed SQL Server instance.

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    The SQL Server Express installer sets your Instance Name to:

    (local)\SQLEXPRESS

  4. Click Next. The dialog for user setting changes opens. This is an optional step required for advanced installation. Ignore and click Next.

  5. Click Install. The installation continues.

Completing Control Center installation

  1. Installing Web Printing site is optional. Before your browser launches and opens your Control Center Dashboard page, you can also start the installation of your Web Printing site.

    If the folder containing your Control Center installer also includes the installation file for Web Printing, you can select Install NiceLabel Web Printing after this installation is complete. If your installer does not find the Web Printing installation file, this option is not visible to you.

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    Starting the Web Printing installation

    Do this to share your Applications (labels and Solutions) from your Control Center within your company or with external business partners.

    This opens the Web Printing installer. See section Installation steps for the Web Printing site for details on how to install your Web Printing.

  2. Click Finish.

Your browser opens the Control Center Dashboard page.

The address of your Control Center is: http://yourcomputername/EPM.

Important

Control Center cannot work properly with JavaScript disabled. If you are installing Control Center on a server, it is possible that due to security reasons, JavaScript is disabled by default. If there are no security issues, enable JavaScript in your browser and reload the page. Find more information in the How to enable JavaScript in Windows article.

If you experience any issues during the installation, please contact our NiceLabel support team at https://www.nicelabel.com/support.

Activate your Control Center with the key that you received via email after your purchase.