Installation requirements
Check the following before installing Edge Server.
- To install Edge Server V8, first make sure MagicINFO Server V8 or a newer version is already installed.
Edge Server V8 can connect to MagicINFO Server V8.
A MagicINFO Server version that is older than V8 can connect to Edge Server V7.
To install Edge Server, first make sure you sync the clock on the PC on which the MagicINFO Server is installed to the clock on the PC on which the Edge Server will be installed.
If the clock time difference is greater than 5 minutes between the PCs on which the Edge Server and MagicINFO Server are installed, the two servers cannot connect to each other.
Installing the software
To install Edge Server, follow the steps below.
- Click the installation file named “MagicInfo Edge 20.0800.0 Setup.exe.” The following screen appears.
Read the displayed installation guide and click Next.
Read the License Agreement terms and conditions, and then click I Agree.
Enter the IP address of the MagicINFO Server and click Next.
On the main menu bar of MagicINFO Server, click Setting > License Info > Free License. The Free License Key option window appears.
Set Internet Connection to Disconnected, and check the H/W Unique Key.
Copy the H/W Unique Key and click Cancel.
Paste the copied H/W Unique Key into the MagicInfo HW Unique Key field, and click Next.
Enter the IP address and port number of the PC on which the Edge Server will be installed, and then click Next.
Note
Make sure the HTTP port and HTTPS port numbers match the MagicINFO Server port number.
Specify the destination folder and click Install.
Click Finish to complete the Edge Server installation process.
On the main menu bar of MagicINFO Server, click Setting > External Server Management > Edge Server and check that the installed Edge Server is found.
If the installed server is found, click the Dashboard button of the server.
Note
If the installed Edge Server is not found, refresh the page. If it still does not appear when 5 minutes has elapsed after completion of installation, check the following.
- Ensure that the IP address of the MagicINFO Server is correct
- Ensure that the H/W Unique Key of the MagicINFO Server is correct
- Ensure that the clock time difference is no greater than 5 minutes between the PCs on which the MagicINFO Server and Edge Server are installed
- Ensure that the Internet is connected between the PCs on which the MagicINFO Server and Edge Server are installed
If editing of settings is necessary, stop the MAGICINFO-EDGE service.
Resolve the issue and resume the service.
Note
- The IP address and H/W Unique Key value of the MagicINFO Server, specified during installation, can be found in the application.properties file in the C:\MagicInfoEdgeServer\runtime\bin folder.
- To check the IP address of the MagicINFO Server, view the appconfig.mis_ip item.
- To check the H/W Unique Key of the MagicINFO Server, view the appconfig.secretKey item.
The Edge Server page opens in a new window.
Note
- If you log in to the MagicINFO Server and then click the Dashboard button to open the Edge Server page, you are automatically logged in to the Edge Server.
- If you log in to the MagicINFO Server and then access Edge Server through the URL address from a different window, you will not automatically be logged in.
- To log in from the login screen of Edge Server, use the server administrator account for MagicINFO Server.