
Installation and Workflow 11
If you choose Production Install, you can specify both the location of your client-side application
files (SWFs and HTMLs) and the location of your server-side application files (ASCs, FLVs, and
FLAs). The server will look for your client-side files under \flashcom\applications in the Web
server’s root directory and will look for your server-side application files under \applications
under the directory you specify.
System configuration
You can set up your software in one of a few configurations:
• You can install the Flash Communication Server software on the same computer that is
running Flash MX and the Flash Player.
• You can install the Flash Communication Server software on one computer and use another
computer for Flash MX and the Flash Player.
To install Flash Communication Server:
1 Locate the FlashComInstaller.exe file.
This file is on your installation CD, or you may have downloaded it.
2 Double-click the installer icon. The installer launches.
3 Enter your name and serial number in the dialog box that appears. Click OK.
4 Read the license agreement and click Yes to accept the agreement.
5 The installer suggests a default location for the server installation. The default location is
C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash Communication Server MX. Click Next to accept the
default location or Browse to choose another location.
6 Choose either the typical installation or a custom installation. (A typical installation is
recommended.) Click Next.
7 Enter the user name and password you have chosen. You must enter a password. The server
does not accept administrators with empty passwords.
The installer copies your user name and password into the server’s XML configuration
files. You can edit or add administrators later using the Administration Console.
For more information, see “Adding and editing administrators” in Managing Flash
Communication Server.
8 Choose Developer Install or Production Install. If you choose Production Install, you will be
asked to provide two directories: a directory for the Flash SWF files and accompanying
HTML files, and another directory for server-side files that should not be accessible to users
browsing your site. If you choose Developer Install, both types of files will be installed in the
same location.
9 Next, the installer suggests a location for the server administration tools and sample files,
including the Administration Console. If you have a web server installed on the same
computer, the installer asks if you want to install these files into the web server’s publishing
directory. You can install these files into the web server’s publishing directory or click Browse to
choose another location. Click Next when you are satisfied with the installation location.
10 Click Next to accept the new program icons.
11 Click Next to accept the installer settings and install Flash Communication Server.
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