COSEC CENTRA Prerequisites for Software Installation
COSEC CENTRA Prerequisites for Software Installation
Matrix COSEC CENTRA is a web application for Microsoft Windows. It can be installed on any PC,
Laptop, Physical or Virtualized Server (on-premise, Private Cloud or Public Cloud).
It runs on Microsoft Windows 7 Professional or higher versions.
Install the below Prerequisites before running the COSEC Installation setup for the
COSEC CENTRA application.
1. Internet Information Services (IIS) 3. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 or above
4.5
2. .NET Framework Version 4.5 4. Crystal Reports 13.0.x
(for COSEC version V12 onwards)
1. Internet Information Services (IIS) Installation Steps:
Open ‘Control Panel’ → ‘Programs’ → ‘Turn Windows features on or off’.
The system will ask for Windows Security warning, click Continue to proceed.
Windows Features box will be displayed as below:
Select the features for ‘Internet Information Services’ and ‘Web Management
Tools’ selection.
Select the features as shown below for ‘World Wide Web Services’ selection.
To install .NET Framework on Windows 10, run ISO file or Installer CD on the system.
Select ‘Protocols for MSSQLEXPRESS’, right-click on TCP/IP option in the right pane and select
the Enable option.
System will prompt that the changes have been saved, but it will take effect only after the service
is restarted.
Click OK to continue.
Go to Properties, define TCP Port 1433 (default port). If this port is already used at the client’s side,
then define any other port by contacting the IT person.
Select the SQL Server Services from the left pane.
Restart the SQL Server and SQL Server Browser services by right-clicking on the options and
selecting the Restart option as shown below:
Note: For installing COSEC CENTRA using Oracle Database, refer to the document: Installation of
COSEC CENTRA using Oracle Database.
Read and accept the License Agreement, and then click on Next.
Click Finish after the successful installation of Crystal Reports.
After the successful installation of all the prerequisites, run the COSEC CENTRA setup.