KACE Desktop Authority 11.3 - Getting Started Guide

Welcome to Desktop Authority

The prerequisite components include:

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6
  http://webservices.scriptlogic.com/links/?DADownloads=dotnetfx46&Ver=11.0

• Microsoft IIS 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5 or 10 depending upon the Operating System of the server

- IIS 7 will be installed to 2008 servers

- IIS 7.5 will be installed to 2008 R2 servers

- IIS 8.0 will be installed to 2012 servers

- IIS 8.5 will be installed to 2012 R2 servers

- IIS 10 will be installed to 2016 and 2019 servers

The default installation of IIS does not install a few components that are required by Desktop Authority. If these components are missing, the Desktop Authority install will allow you to install the missing components by pressing the Add Features button.

These extra IIS components include the following:

HTTP Errors, Application Development, ASP.NET, .NET Extensibility, ISAPI Extensions, ISAPI Filters, Tracing, Windows Authentication, Dynamic Content Compression, IIS Management Scripts and Tools and Management Services.

• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition (only required if this is the selected database during the install)http://webservices.scriptlogic.com/links/?DADownloads=SQLExpressx64&Ver=11.0 x64 versionhttp://webservices.scriptlogic.com/links/?DADownloads=SQLExpressx86&Ver=11.0 x86 version
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package
  http://webservices.scriptlogic.com/links/?DADownloads=vcredistx86&Ver=11.0 x86 version
  http://webservices.scriptlogic.com/links/?DADownloads=vcredistx64&Ver=11.0 x64 version
  

In addition, the installer will configure the following:

• Windows Firewall Exceptions (This will enable an exception for the File and Printer Sharing service)

• WMI and Remote Procedure Call (RPC) system services are used to install and configure Desktop Authority services remotely. They will be turned on during installation.