Installs an API Server on the local Internet Information Services (IIS).
Parameters
Login parameter:
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/conn <database connection>: Specifies the database you want to connect to.
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/dialog <dialog authentication>: Specifies the dialog authentication.
Required parameters:
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/app <application name>: Specifies which name is used for the application (for example, in the browser's titlebar).
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/sessioncert <certificate thumbprint>: Specifies which (installed) certificate is used for creating and verifying session tokens.
TIP: For example, to obtain a certificate thumbprint, you can use the Manage computer certificates Windows function and find the thumbprint through the certificate's detailed information.
Optional parameter:
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/conndialog <option>: Specifies whether a login window is displayed for the database connection. The following options are possible:
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off: The login window is not shown. If the database is not connected, an attempt is made to establish a connection.
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show: The login window is shown (even is a database is already connected) and the new connection replaces the old one.
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fallback (default): The current database connection is used. If the database is not connected, an attempt is made to establish a connection.
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-u: Allows insecure HTTP connections to the API Server website. By default, the API Server website can only be opened over an encrypted connection.
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/site <site name>: Specifies the website on the IIS under which the web application will be installed. If you do not enter anything, the website is found automatically (normally Default website).
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/searchservice <URL>: Specifies the application server's URL that the search service you want to use is hosted on.
NOTE: If you would like to use the full text search, then you must specify an application server. You can enter the application server in the configuration file at a later date.