Configuring Your SharePoint Portal Server

Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server Integration

Configuring Your SharePoint Portal Server

Ektron CMS400.NET includes a separate installation program to install necessary files onto your SharePoint Portal server, as well as update necessary files.

What Does the Installation Program Do?

The installation program performs many actions, including:

Installs all Ektron CMS400.NET Web parts

Registers Web Parts in your SharePoint Web.config file

Adds a necessary reference to your Ektron CMS400.NET Web site within your Web.config file

Performing the Installation

To configure your SharePoint Portal server using the Ektron CMS400.NET SharePoint integration .exe, follow these steps.

Move the installation file, SharePointForCMS.exe, to your SharePoint Portal Server.

Double-click the .exe file.

The installation's splash screen is displayed, and the installation begins.

The following table guides you through the rest of the installation.

Action

Setup Screen

4. Click Next to proceed.

The CMS Cab Files screen is displayed.

5. Specify the location on your SharePoint server where you want to install the Ektron CMS400.NET Web Part CAB files.
Click Browse to specify a directory other than the default.

6. Click Next to proceed.

The SharePoint Portal Site Location screen is displayed.

7. Specify the root directory of your SharePoint Portal site (the directory that contains your Web.config file).
Click Browse to specify a directory other than the default.

8. Click Next to proceed.
The CMS Host Path screen is displayed.

9. Enter the fully qualified path of your Ektron CMS400.NET Web site's root directory. For example, http://www.yourEktronwebsite.com/CMS400Example

10. Click Next to proceed.
The installation performs the Web Part registrations. When complete, the Installation Complete screen is displayed.

11. Click Finish to exit the installation program.
The necessary Ektron CMS400.NET integration files and settings are installed and configured on your SharePoint Portal Server.

Testing the Installation

Once the installation has been successfully completed, you can perform a simple test to be certain.

To test the installation, access your SharePoint Portal in a browser, and view your Virtual Server Gallery.

A list of Web Parts that were added to the Virtual Server Gallery, including the Ektron CMS400.NET Web Parts, appear at the bottom of the page

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If the installation was not successful, see Installation Troubleshooting.

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Action	Setup Screen
4. Click Next to proceed. The CMS Cab Files screen is displayed.
5. Specify the location on your SharePoint server where you want to install the Ektron CMS400.NET Web Part CAB files. Click Browse to specify a directory other than the default. 6. Click Next to proceed. The SharePoint Portal Site Location screen is displayed.
7. Specify the root directory of your SharePoint Portal site (the directory that contains your Web.config file). Click Browse to specify a directory other than the default. 8. Click Next to proceed. The CMS Host Path screen is displayed.
9. Enter the fully qualified path of your Ektron CMS400.NET Web site's root directory. For example, http://www.yourEktronwebsite.com/CMS400Example 10. Click Next to proceed. The installation performs the Web Part registrations. When complete, the Installation Complete screen is displayed.
11. Click Finish to exit the installation program. The necessary Ektron CMS400.NET integration files and settings are installed and configured on your SharePoint Portal Server.