# Install Windows Administration Tools

Before installing the MAPI Gateway software on a computer, you must first install the Windows administration tools.

### Preconditions

- Install the MAPI Gateway and the Windows administration tools on a single, dedicated server. Do not attempt to install the software with other server components such as Microsoft Exchange or NuPoint UM.

- Install the MAPI Gateway and the Windows administration tools on a computer with one of the following operating systems:

- - Windows 7 Professional (32- and 64-bit)

  - Windows 8 Professional (64-bit)

  - Windows 10 (64-bit)

  - Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

  - Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)

### Installing the Windows Administration Tools

To install the Windows administration tools on a computer:

1. Confirm that the Windows Task Service is running:

1. - Click the Start button, type services.msc in Search programs and files, and then press Enter.

   - In the Services dialog, locate the Task Scheduler.

   - If the Task Scheduler is not already running, right-click is and select Start.

2. Install Windows administrations tools:

1. - Access the Microsoft Download Center at www.microsoft.com/download.

   - Search for the "Administration Tools Pack" suitable for your operating system.

   - Select your language and click Download.

   - Copy the file to the computer, double-click the file, and then click Run to install the software.

3. If you have not already done so, log in to the computer as the local administrator and then do the following:

1. - Add the computer to a domain of the Exchange server.

   - Create a Superuser account for MS Exchange.

   - Add the Exchange Superuser into the local administrator group.

   - Install the MAPI Gateway server.

   - Log in as Superuser to the MAPI Server with the proper Exchange server domain and:

   - - Install "Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1".

     - Apply the latest patches from the Microsoft Windows Update site.