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.