Product Security Requirements

  • GENESIS installations require local administrator privileges to run.
  • Administrator users should have the required permissions to perform the following actions:
    • Install the third-party installation prerequisites as identified in the System Requirements.
    • Install and configure files to the following folders:
      • The installation destination folder which can be chosen by the user. The default folder is:

        [SystemDrive]\Program Files\ICONICS\GENESIS64

      • [SystemDrive]\[ProgramData]\ICONICS\11
      • Create and configure GENESIS virtual applications and application pools in Internet Information Services (IIS).
    • Create and configure the GENESIS SQL Server databases.
    • Create and change the registry entries.
    • Open the ports—See the topic on Port Security.
    • Set the "Log on as a service" policy.