Log in to Microsoft Windows as Administrator or using a comparable account with full administrative privileges to the computer.
Double-click the downloaded WhatsUp Gold installation file to start the WhatsUp Setup. If you purchased a WhatsUp Setup CD-ROM, insert the disk into the computer. If WhatsUp Setup does not run automatically, click Start >Run, then enter the CD path followed by AutoRun.exe (for example, D:\AutoRun.exe).
Read the Welcome screen and indicate if you want to configure WhatsUp Gold using either standard or advanced installation mode. Standard installation installs the application using default settings and IIS port. Advanced installation installs the application using additional user-defined settings including an existing instance of SQL Server and a dedicated Windows account for IIS. Then, click Next to proceed.
If you chose Advanced installation on the Welcome screen, review the results of the system configuration check. If any prerequisite checks did not pass, please resolve them, then click Revalidate to perform the system configuration check again. Click Next to proceed.
Enable I already have an activation key, then click Next to proceed to License Information. Or, if you are evaluating WhatsUp Gold, enter the required information, then click Next to retrieve your evaluation license and proceed directly to SQL Server instance configuration.
Enter your WhatsUp Gold Activation Key, then click Next to proceed to product selection.
Configure your SQL Server instance as follows:
If you chose Standard installation on the Welcome screen, enter and confirm a password for the SQL Server Administrator account to use to access the database instance, then click Next.
If you chose Advanced installation on the Welcome screen and would like to use the local SQL Server 2014 Express SP1 instance included with WhatsUp Gold:
Select Yes, install a local copy of Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express SP1 named WHATSUP, then click Next.
Select the destination folders for the SQL Server Express application and data files, then click Next.
Enter and confirm a password for the SQL Server Administrator account to use to access the database instance, then click Next.
Enter names for the WhatsUp and iDrone databases, then click Next.
Enter and confirm a password for the new SQL Server Login WhatsUp Gold will use to access the databases, then click Next.
Select the destination folder for the WhatsUp Gold installation, then click Next.
Enter the TCP port number for WhatsUp Gold to use for communication with the IIS website, then click Next. The default and recommended port number is 80.
Enter a user name and password for the new Windows account created for dedicated WhatsUp Gold use, then click Next.
Enter names for the Network Traffic Analysis database, then click Next.
If you choose Advanced installation and would like to use an existing SQL Server instance:
Select No, I want to select an existing local or remote installation of Microsoft SQL Server for use with WhatsUp Gold, then click Next.
Enter the SQL Server name along with the SQL Server Administrator Login name and password for WhatsUp Gold to use to access the existing instance, then click Next.
Enter names for the WhatsUp and iDrone databases, then click Next.
Enter and confirm a password for the new SQL Server Login WhatsUp Gold will use to access the databases, then click Next.
Select the destination folder for the WhatsUp Gold installation, then click Next.
Enter the TCP port number for WhatsUp Gold to use for communication with the IIS website, then click Next. The default and recommended port number is 80.
Enter a user name and password for the new Windows account created for dedicated WhatsUp Gold use, then click Next.
Enter names for the Network Traffic Analysis database, then click Next.
Click Proceed. The WhatsUp Gold install program begins the installation. When the installation program completes, the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog appears.