StifleR Dashboard installation

This is the StifleR 2.14 (current) release documentation. For other versions, please select the Drop Down list at the Top Left and select the correct version.

Prerequisites

  • Confirm that Microsoft .NET 4.8 is installed.

  • Check that the installation account has Administrator rights.

  • Install the Internet Information Services (IIS) role on the server: The minimum IIS role and features required can be installed by using the following PowerShell command:

    Install-WindowsFeature -Name Web-Server, Web-Windows-Auth -IncludeManagementTools

  • Decide if the Dashboard website will use HTTPS (optional at this point, but recommended). For more information see: Preparing the StifleR Dashboard website for SSL.

  • Check that the browser is a version of Edge/Chrome/Firefox released less than 30 months ago. Consult the Angular reference page to confirm your browser is supported.

Installation

From an Elevated Command prompt launch StifleR.Dashboard.Installer64.msi.

At the "Welcome" screen, feel welcomed, and then click Next.

At the "End-User License Agreement" screen, once you have reviewed the EULA, check the box: I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and then click Next.

At the "Destination Folder" screen, enter the path to the directory where the StifleR dashboard program files should be installed and then click Next.

At the "Select Operation Mode and Parameters" screen, verify the URLs for the dashboard to connect to the StifleR server and dashboard web service. By default, the port number for the StifleR service is 1414. If during the StifleR Server installation, a different port was used, modify the URL accordingly. Once complete, click Next to continue.

Note: By default, the installation wizard will define the URLs as HTTP-based sites. It is acceptable to install the Dashboard using HTTP for testing, but in production, it is strongly recommended to use HTTPS. To configure the Dashboard to use HTTPS, simply change the URLs to https://<servername>:<port>. For more information on how to secure IIS for HTTPS, see: Using a Web Server Certificate.

At the "Ready to install..." screen, click Install to begin the installation.

At the "Completed" screen, the installation wizard is complete. Click Finish.

Post installation

Note: It is recommended that the URL of the StifleR Dashboard is added to the Trusted Sites zone in Internet Options. The StifleR Dashboard URL should be something like the example below:

http(s)://servername.domain.com/Stiflerdashboard

Note: If implementing SSL security for the StifleR Dashboard, you will have to assign a certificate to the Default Website. See Using a Web Server Certificate for more information.

Starting with StifleR 2.14, IIS is not created automatically. Therefore, you will need to manually set and configure it as the dashboard installation requires it.

PowerShell Option:

GUI Option

Using IIS MANAGER in the Default Web Site you will need to create a virtual directory (you can set the name according to your preference, but our recommendation would be to set it to "stiflerdashboard") and point it to C:\Program Files\2Pint Software\StifleR Dashboards\Dashboard Files

Confirm Config File

Open notepad elevated, browse to the server.json file located in the C:\Program Files\2Pint Software\StifleR Dashboards\Dashboard Files\assets\config folder, and ensure the controller and hub values are set to https://FQDN:Port as in the examples below (these should already be set properly from the installation):

  • "controller": "https://StifleR.company.com:9000"

  • "hub": "https://StifleR.company.com:1414"

Testing the StifleR Dashboard website

Navigate to the StifleR Dashboard website by visiting the URL defined during the setup wizard. By default this would be: https://servername.domain.com/Stiflerdashboard

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