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Med-Center Server architecture utilizes the 4D Server engine from 4D.com which has the ability to be run as a Windows service.  The two are fully integrated, so by installing the Med-Center Server application on the server hardware, the service is ready to be started.   The primary benefit of running Med-Center as a service is the operating system's ability to automatically restart Med-Center if the hardware's power is interrupted.

Checklist for Server Administrator (Initial Installation):

1) Install Med-Center Server on server hardware

• Log on to Windows Server root account
• Download the Med-Center Server file from web site (this is a compressed file)
• Launch this file to install the application on your hard drive

• Open Med-Center Server folder and launch the Med-Center Server Application     
• When asked to “Open data file”, locate and select the desired data set    
• Choose “File/Register as Service…” from Med-Center Server menu     
• Refer to Windows Services documentation to set service as Automatic  
• Setup additional client licenses by selecting “File/Update License…” from menu.  Enter license #'s as provided from 4D.com 

• Download the Med-Center Client file from web site (this is a compressed file)
• Launch this file to install the application on your hard drive 
• Launch Med-Center Client and verify connection to the server

4) Install upgrade of Med-Center Server application on hardware

• Log on to Windows Server root account.
• Stop 4D Server (and Med-Center Server) Service if running
• Download the Med-Center Server file from web site (this is a compressed file)
• Launch this file to install the application and supporting files on your hard drive 
• Copy these files to your established folder (Do not delete your data files)
• Restart Med-Center Server as Service

• Verify Med-Center Server is running as a Service     
• Verify that Med-Center Client software can access the server     
• Log on to Med-Center as Administrator & verify database access