AfterLogic XMail Server Pro Installation Instructions (Windows)

1. Run afterlogic-xmail-pro.exe and follow instructions provided by installer to complete the installation process.
   
   
   If you're installing AfterLogic XMail Server on Windows 2008 Server or Windows Vista with IIS 7, it's important to run the installer from user with "Administrator" name. In case of running from a user included to Administrators group, necessary virtual folders in IIS will not be created automatically. That's why it's important to run the installer from "Administrator" user.
   
   Alternatively, you may create virtual folders manually and this FAQ topic should be useful to you.
2. Open http://your_server_name/webmail-pro/AdminPanel page in your browser.
3. Use "mailadm" as Login name and "12345" as Password (it is strongly recommended to change this password in the future).
4. First of all, you should specify your license key. Until you do this, all other settings will be inaccessible.
5. Now, you should configure your AfterLogic XMail Server installation, in particular, enable/disable and configure e-mail protocols, logging, spam protection, change admin password, etc. These general settings are available in Server tab:
   • SMTP options
   • POP3 Options
   • IMAP4 Options
   • Errors and Bounces
   • Spam Protection
   • Misc. Options
   • Logging
   • Admin Options
6. Now it's time to configure it, i.e. you should edit the following settings in WebMail tab:
   • Database Settings
   • Common settings
   • Interface settings
   • Login settings
   • Calendar settings
   • Debug settings
   • Server Integration
7. Select "Database Settings". Choose database type you wish to use: MS SQL Server, MySQL Server or MS Access. To use MS SQL Server or MySQL Server database, fill "SQL Login", "SQL Password" and "Database Name" fields. If you wish to connect through DSN, you need to fill "Data Source" field. Otherwise, to connect through TCP/IP, fill "Host" field. If MySQL or MSSQL are used, you should click "Save" button and then "Create Tables" button (or "Update tables" button if you're about to update your WebMail installation from v4.2.x or below). If you didn't install WebMail Pro, just skip this step.
8. The next step is to create necessary domains and users. You can do this in Domains and Users tabs.
9. AfterLogic XMail Server Pro and WebMail Pro (if you installed it) are ready to use.
   
   Now you can start using WebMail Pro at http://your_server_name/webmail-pro/default.aspx.