Installing a Web Portal on a Different Server
For better security and to manage access to the Workflow Manager Web Server, it is recommend to also set up a portal Web server for Internet clients.
When you run the main Workflow Manager setup, you have options to set up a Web Portal (used to access the Workflow Manager website) on the same machine that you have installed the Workflow Manager website. However, if you want to install a Web Portal on a separate machine (typically in an Internet scenario), you can run the Web Portal setup separately.
Note:Starting with Workflow Manager 5.6, a web portal is no longer required to support Windows NT authentication for Intranet clients. You can enable Windows NT authentication directly on the web site. For more information, see Portal Web Server for Intranet Clients.
To install a Workflow Manager Web Portal:
| 1. | Launch the installation program. The Welcome panel opens. |
Note:If you are installing Workflow Manager on a Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 machine and you have not already installed Windows Update for Microsoft KB2919355, you will first see a panel that prompts you to make sure that your machine is up-to-date on all Windows updates before proceeding.
Note:If installing from a compressed version of the installation software, you may be prompted for a password when you attempt to extract the installation program. This password can be found in the Order Confirmation email you received when you purchased this product.
Note:If not already installed, before the Welcome panel opens, you will be first prompted to install MSXML, Microsoft .NET Framework Component, and Microsoft ReportViewer.
| 2. | Click Next. The License Agreement panel opens. |
| 3. | Click Next. The License Agreement panel opens. |
| 4. | Select the I accept the terms of the license agreement option and click Next. The Custom Setup panel opens. |
| 5. | Select Portal Website and click Install. The Installing Workflow Manager 2020 panel opens. |
When installation is complete, InstallShield Wizard Completed is displayed.
| 6. | Click Finish to close the installer and launch the AdminStudio Configuration Wizard. |
| 7. | In order to set the system account, locate the following file on the machine where you installed the web portal: |
[WorkflowManagerWebPortalInstallDirectory]\web.config
| 8. | Open the web.config file and locate the keys: |
<add key="RemoteServer" value="IP_Address" />
<add key="AMS_SystemUsername" value="User_Name" />
<add key="AMS_SystemPassword" value="Pasword” />
<add key="AMS_SystemDomain" value="Domain_Name" />
Note:Workflow Manager performs many operations, such as sending emails and uploading/downloading files, by impersonating the user specified here. this user is known as the System Account. Any operation that needs higher privileges is performed by impersonating the System Account.
| 9. | Enter the following values: |
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Key |
Value |
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RemoteServer |
Enter the IP address and port (if necessary) of the machine where the Workflow Manager website is installed. |
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AMS_SystemUsername AMS_SystemPassword |
Enter the user account and password of an account that has permissions on the Workflow Manager website machine. |
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AMS_System Domain |
Enter the domain of the user account name listed above. |