Author-it On-Premises requirements & initial setup - On Premises: 6.4

Hardware & software recommendations for installations
Author installation
Minimum server requirements for Author
Minimum client computer requirements
Installation environment
SQL Server multi-user installation
Author on SQL Server Express
Multi-user Jet installation
Single-user Jet installation
Database requirements
JET database limitations
Author-it shared data folder
Author-it Publishing folder
Default folder paths
UNC paths in Author & Contribute
Active Directory concepts
Install Author using a SQL server
Install Author on your administrator's computer
User Account Control (UAC)
Create a blank SQL Server database - SQL Server installations only
Create or open a library
Load the license file against your library
Export the Jet Database to the SQL Server - SQL Server installations only
Move the data components to a shared location
Update the library path in Author-it Administrator
Suggested directory structure for shared components
Suggested directory structure for client computers
Option to manually create a Publishing folder and point to it for each user
Option to manually create a Logs folder and point to it for each user
Create user accounts and assign permissions
Install Author-it on client computers
Install Author using a Jet library
Additional steps for your installation
Administrator backup of database
Change relative file paths
User toolbar customization
Assign a license to the library
Use an Author-it license library
Assign license tokens to users
(Optional) Set up Author using an application server
User login script
Set user options with the mapped drive
Connect to the Application Server with Windows Terminal Services
Indexing in Author-it Xtend
Install Author-it Service Manager as a new installation
Start & configure the Author-it Service using Administrative Tools
Add the library to the Author-it Service Manager
Start the Author-it Xtend Indexing service
Restart the Author-it Service Manager to save the changes
Check the Author-it Xtend indexing settings
Upgrade Service Manager
Advanced configuration of Author-it
Upgrade from a previous version of Author
Perform a minor upgrade
Perform a major upgrade
Contribute installation
Contribute installation checklist
Installation options
Installation prerequisites, users, & permissions for Contribute
Local or Active Directory publishing user
Make the Data folder accessible to the publishing user
SQL Server account
Define your application pools on IIS Manager
Update the Library Path
Publishing Server settings for Contribute
HISTCOMMENT Variable
Install Contribute
Define your application pools on IIS Manager
Install Contribute as a new installation
Additional Contribute installation steps for Windows Server 2008 and Server 2008 R2
IIS 7 with IIS 6 compatibility role services
Updating IIS Manager to Run in 32-bit Mode for Author-it Contribute
Configure Contribute publishing
Create a Virtual Publishing Folder on IIS for Contribute
Contribute publishing to Word on Server 2008
Secure published output on your server
Log file permissions
Updating the Contribute LiveEditor.Config File
Xtend Service URL
Active Directory Login
Reload topic after save
All publish jobs visible
Libraries
Libraries options
Locales
Set the browser language for Contribute
Themes
Author-it Xtend installation
Update Author-it Xtend's XtendService.Config file
Check Author-it Xtend indexing in Administrator
Install Author-it Service Manager as a new installation
Start & configure the Author-it Service using Administrative Tools
Reset the Service Manager password
Add the library to the Service Manager
Configure & start Xtend in Service Manager (Xtend users only)
Configure Contribute publishing settings in Service Manager
Test the Contribute installation
Configure Contribute for use with Active Directory
Using Active Directory with Contribute
Integrated or Remote Active Directory
Configure Contribute on IIS for Remote Active Directory access
Configure Contribute on IIS for Integrated Active Directory
Configure the Author-it Xtend service on IIS for Active Directory
Customize the Contribute home page
Home page layout
Home page layout file
Widgets
Create a WebDisplay widget
Create a TopicDisplay widget
Create a TopicSearch widget
Review & Translations installation & configuration
Install Review & Translations
Author-it Web applications installation checklist
Install WebApplications and InternalAPI
Install and configure Service Manager for Review
Configure IE8 or IE9 for no compatibility view
Start & configure the Author-it Service using Administrative Tools
Add a library to Service Manager & set the notification & Review services
Enable Review & Translations on a Secure Connection using HTTPS (Optional)
Review settings and permissions
Library configuration for Review
Configuring Review Service Poll Time
Configuring the History Setting for Review
Configuring Email Settings for the Notification System
Configuring the URL to Review
User & permission configuration for Review
Review types and permissions in Review
Effect of permissions on viewable content
Roles & license usage
Review roles
Assign users or groups to roles for Review
Assign folder permissions for Review
Test the Review installation
Translations settings and permissions
Update a library for Translations
Configure Translations
Configure permissions & release states for Translations
Permissions & release states for Translations
Set role & folder permissions for the localizer role
Set the release states for Translations
Folders required for Translations
Export, import, & logs folders for Translations
Create the localization folders required by Translations
Troubleshooting: Exporting and importing translation jobs
Ensure that history folder permissions are correct
Set up translation profiles & options in Translations
Sort the translation jobs screen by filter
Create a translation job filter
Edit a translation job filter
Delete a translation job filter
Job name templates
Create job name templates
Edit a job name template
Delete a job name template
Set up Locales
Create a locale record
Set a dictionary for a locale
Edit a locale record
Delete a locale record
Assign variables to locales
Localize variable for locales
Service provider records
Create service provider records
Edit a service provider record
Delete a service provider record
Configure release states
Configuration options
Test the Translations installation
Author-it Aspect installation
Aspect installation on Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit) & Server 2008 R2
Aspect installation checklist
Install Aspect
Prerequisites for installing Aspect
Default locations
Add the Aspect files and create the Aspect service
Create folders for indexing and importing
Set Aspect user & folder permissions
Complete the Aspect Configuration Tool
Aspect Service configuration settings (Server 2008)
Aspect Site Selection (Server 2008)
Aspect Database Connection settings (Server 2008)
Aspect Database set up (Server 2008)
Completing the Aspect General Settings
Aspect user settings (Server 2008)
Configure user access & authentication
Configure Aspect for anonymous users in IIS Manager 7
Configure Aspect for authenticated users in IIS Manager 7
Set security for Aspect administration using IIS Manager 7
Configure Aspect for basic authentication
Configure Aspect for Windows authentication
Authentication for importing files & Aspect
Authentication options for the publishing profile's Aspect Action
Authentication settings in the Aspect Service Config file
Enabling MSDTC services
Enable DTC communication across servers (Server 2008)
Start the Aspect & DTC services
Restart IIS Manager & Aspect Service
View Aspect & the initial site test
User permissions for Aspect Log files
Troubleshooting Aspect installation and setup
IIS Manager
.aspect file is too large for import
Locating information in the Log files
Troubleshooting: Opening and checking a Log file
Log files are missing
Error terms shown in the Log files
Content does not display in the Aspect Site
Aspect user site does not display
Administration site does not display
IIS Error 403.14
IIS Error 404
IIS Error 401 or 403
Administrator page layout
Site layout incorrect (reset IIS Manager)
Checking that Aspect Service is running
Publishing failures
Users are not being created in Active Directory
Manual importing fails
Aspect Service stops during import
Aspect Search issues
Rebuild the Search Index
Aspect upgrade
Determine the current software build of Aspect
Checklist for upgrading from Aspect build 5 to Aspect build 6
Upgrade from Aspect build 5 to Aspect build 6
Checklist for upgrading to Aspect build 6.1 and higher
Upgrade to Aspect build 6.1 and higher
Upgrade instructions
Tasks to complete before upgrading
Upgrade resources
Determine current software builds
Skills required for upgrading
Backup shared data
Export a JET Library database to SQL Server
Typical upgrade scenarios
Upgrade guidelines
Upgrade matrix
Uninstalling Author-it products
Author upgrade checklist
Run the Author upgrade
Upgrade libraries from earlier builds
Upgrade existing JET libraries
Assign the license file and key to your library
Contribute upgrade checklist
Contribute replaces Author-it Contribute
Determine the current software build of Contribute
Upgrading from Contribute build 5 to Contribute build 6
Upgrade from Contribute 5 to Contribute 6 checklist
Upgrading to Contribute build 6.1 and higher
Checklist: Upgrading to Contribute build 6.1 and higher
Updating the Contribute LiveEditor.Config File
Xtend Service URL
Active Directory Login
Reload topic after save
All publish jobs visible
Libraries
Libraries options
Locales
Set the browser language for Contribute
Themes
Checking Log Files or Error Messages
Test the Contribute installation
Author-it Web Application upgrade checklist
Determine the current build of Review & Translations
Config Files for the Review & Translations modules
Upgrading Author-it Web Applications for Review & Translations
Troubleshooting: Manually create a rule
Aspect upgrade
Determine the current software build of Aspect
Checklist for upgrading from Aspect build 5 to Aspect build 6
Upgrade from Aspect build 5 to Aspect build 6
Checklist for upgrading to Aspect build 6.1 and higher
Upgrade to Aspect build 6.1 and higher
Troubleshooting Aspect installation and setup
Upgrading Author-it Xtend for the Contribute Module
Service Manager upgrade checklist
Upgrade Service Manager
Reset the Service Manager password
Acceptance testing
Upgrade a test library
Assign your license to a new test library
Log acceptance testing problems
User interface language settings
Browser language settings
Set the UI language in Author
Set the UI language for Contribute (Localization screen)
Set the UI language for Review & Translations
Using Author-it Localization Manager in Author-it 6

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