Step 1. Install a Web Server
For most installations, DataWise® Environmental Monitoring, Inc. personnel will perform the initial installation and setup. However, the installation process is quite straightforward and documented below:

Since nearly all user-interactions with DataWise® are browser-based, a suitable web server must be installed. This should be done before proceeding with any further steps. The most common web servers are Apache and IIS. We prefer using Apache, and it can be downloaded from the internet from multiple locations. The URL https://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi provides a list of download locations. We have found the URL's https://www.apachehaus.com/cgi-bin/download.plx and https://www.apachelounge.com/download/ provide up-to-date, easy to use releases.

For the following discussion, assume that the installation is on a Windows computer and that the downloaded Apache web server code has been placed in directory C:\Apache24. Install the Apache web server as a service by executing "C:\Apache24\bin\httpd.exe -k install" from a Windows DOS command-line. A Windows service will have been created named Apache/xxxx where xxxx denotes the Apache version.

The startup type will be "manual". See https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/platform/windows.html for documentation.

Using the Windows services manager, set the startup type to "automatic" and then start the service.

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