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Running Perceptive Content on your network requires that you install Perceptive Content Server on a server system and install at least one Perceptive Content Client on a computer that can access the server system. Install the client on all systems on which a user performs Perceptive Content tasks, such as scanning and linking.

Perceptive Content Server supports 64-bit versions of Windows server 64-bit Linux Operating Systems. Perceptive Content can be set to use encrypted communication through TCP/IP to pass data between the server and clients. Each user accesses Perceptive Content from the client using a login ID and password. User authentication takes place on Perceptive Content Server, but you set it up in Perceptive Content Management Console.

An initial installation of Perceptive Content Client and Server requires you to complete several tasks in order. The following installation information assumes that you are performing an initial installation of Perceptive Content instead of upgrading from an earlier version of Perceptive Content. If you are updating Perceptive Content components, make sure you first refer to the Update ReadMe document. Sections of the update readme may reference procedures in this installation guide.

Perceptive Content components are not backwards compatible.For example, you must install versionPerceptive Content Client Foundation EP2 (7.5.x) to work with version Perceptive Content Server Foundation EP2 (7.5.x). For product technical specifications and system requirements, refer to the Technical Specifications document.

To install the Perceptive Content environment, install the components in this order:

Install Erlang and RabbitMQ message queuing broker.Perceptive ContentServer versions 7.1.4.x and higher depend on RabbitMQ, an open source software. See the RabbitMQ website for more information, and to download and install the product. For more information, see the Appendix B: RabbitMQ considerations.

Note: Prior to installing RabbitMQ and Erlang, review the Perceptive Content Server > Message Queuing specifications in the 7.1.x and higher Perceptive Content Technical Specifications for the supported versions of both products.
Install Perceptive Content Database. For more information, see the Perceptive Content Database Installation and Setup Guide.
Install Perceptive Content Data Source. For more information, see the Perceptive Content Database Installation and Setup Guide.
Install Perceptive Content Server.
Install Perceptive Content Client. For more information, see the Perceptive Content Client Installation and Setup Guide.

Note: This document assumes you are installing Perceptive Content Server for the first time or that you have no earlier versions running on your computer. To update or upgrade from a previous version, see the Perceptive Content Update Guide Foundation EP2 and Perceptive Content Release Notes Foundation EP2.