9.4. Installing the Location ServerIn a production environment, Microsoft Location Server components should be distributed among multiple computers for security reasons; however, when you are developing and testing Microsoft Location Server applications, you may want to install all the components on a single computer. In this section, we'll see how to set up your Microsoft Location Server environment and install Microsoft Location Server on a single computer for development and testing.
To use Microsoft Location Server, you also need a valid MapPoint Web Service account. For more information about MapPoint Web Service or to sign up for a MapPoint Web Service evaluation account, visit the MapPoint Web Service web site at http://www.microsoft.com/mappoint/products/webservice/default.mspx. 9.4.1. Installation OverviewTo install Microsoft Location Server , you need Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition in a new Active Directory domain as your web server and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 as the Microsoft Location Server database.
The installation process consists of four primary tasks, each with a number of subtasks. The four primary tasks are:
Microsoft Location Server requires you to preconfigure Windows Server 2003, SQL Server 2000, and Internet Information Server with SSL before installing the Location Server itself.
Once you successfully install Microsoft Location Server, there are two kinds of applications you can develop:
In the following sections, I will outline how to access both location web service APIs and server APIs once the Microsoft Location Server is installed. |