The following are the minimum requirements to install Antigen for Exchange on a server and a workstation. Administrators must have domain rights and local administrator rights to install Antigen for Exchange on servers.

Minimum server requirements

Minimum workstation requirements

To locally install Antigen for Exchange on an Exchange server, you must log on to the local computer using an account that has administrator rights. This step is necessary for Setup to perform service registration.

1. Run Setup.exe from the directory containing the Antigen for Exchange installation files.

2. Follow the initial setup dialog boxes until you are prompted by the Installation Location dialog box. Select Local Installation and click Next.

3. If MDAC or Jet is not installed (Exchange 2000 only), Antigen for Exchange asks if you would like the component installed on the server. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. After MDAC or Jet has been installed, you must run the installation program again to install Antigen for Exchange.

4. In the Installation Type dialog box, select Server - Admin console and scanner components and click Next.

5. Setup checks whether you have the correct version of the Windows Update Agent:

   • If you do not have the correct version, at the end of the installation, you are directed to the Microsoft Update Web site to upgrade manually.
     
     
   • If you have the correct version, Setup then checks if Microsoft Update is enabled. If Microsoft Update is not enabled, the Use Microsoft Update dialog box appears where you can enable it.
     
     

6. In the Quarantine Security Settings dialog box, select the desired setting and click Next. Select one of the following:

   • Secure Mode is the default and when the value is set to this mode, all messages and attachments delivered from Quarantine will be scanned again for viruses and filter matches.
     
     
   • Compatibility Mode allows messages and attachments to be delivered from Quarantine without being scanned for filter matches. (Messages and attachments are always scanned for viruses.) Antigen for Exchange identifies these messages by placing special tag text in the subject line of all messages that are delivered from Quarantine.
     
     

7. In the Engine Updates Required dialog box, read the warning about engine updates and proxy information, and then click Next.

8. In the Choose Destination Location dialog box, either accept the default destination folder for the product, or click Browse to select a different one. The default location is:

   Program Files\Microsoft Antigen for Exchange

9. For Antigen Spam Manager installations on Exchange 2000 only, enter the file path to the location where Antigen for Exchange should create the Junk Mail folder application. This application will be used to create user Junk Mail folders. You will need to enter the file path, the Administrator Account, and the Administrator Home Server.

10. In the Select Program Folder dialog box, choose a program folder for Antigen for Exchange Server. The default location is:

    Microsoft Antigen for Exchange

11. In the Start Copying Files dialog box, review the data. If any changes have to be made, use the Back button to navigate to the page to be changed. Otherwise, click Next to begin the installation. You will see a progress bar indicating that the files are being copied.

12. After installation is complete, you can start or restart the SMTP services, depending on whether they were stopped or running when the installation began. For a clean installation, the services were probably still running and need to be recycled. If you are reinstalling the product, the services had to be stopped before Antigen for Exchange could be uninstalled. In the Start SMTP Services dialog box, you can start the SMTP services automatically so that Antigen for Exchange can become active. Click Next to have Setup perform this step, or click Skip to manually perform this step at a later time. Until the SMTP services are started or restarted, Antigen for Exchange cannot scan mail in transport.

13. Depending on whether the SMTP services are being started or restarted (that is, you clicked Next in the prior dialog box), the Starting SMTP Services dialog box appears. Wait until the status changes to All services started before clicking Next to continue.

14. Depending on what services were stopped when the installation began, the Start Exchange Information Store or Start AntigenStore Service dialog box appears. You can start the Information Store services automatically so that Antigen for Exchange can become active. Click Next to have Setup perform this step, or click Skip to manually perform this step at a later time. Until the services are started, Antigen for Exchange cannot scan mail on the store.

15. Depending on whether the Information Store services are being started or restarted (that is, you clicked Next in the prior dialog box), the Starting Exchange Services dialog box appears. Wait until the status changes to All services started before clicking Next to continue.

16. In the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box, you can optionally select to View the README file before clicking Finish. If you do not have the correct version of the Windows Update Agent, you are directed to a site to obtain it.

Note:
As in most installations, Setup updates shared Microsoft files on your computer. If you are requested to restart your computer, you do not have to do that immediately, but it may be necessary for certain Antigen for Exchange features to work correctly.

If you are installing on a remote server or performing an Administrator Only installation, follow the instructions in the "Microsoft Antigen for Exchange User Guide." If you are installing Antigen for Exchange in a clustered Exchange environment, see the "Microsoft Antigen for Exchange Cluster Installation Guide." These documents are available at the Microsoft Antigen TechNet Library.