Setup

Ensure prerequisites are complete before proceeding to setup.

1. Install the Python as Administrator with the installer. Choose Customize Installation to customize the install location to “C:\Program Files\Python”.
2. Make sure Add Python to environment variables is checked.



3. Right-click and run setup.idvserver.windows.bat with administrative privileges.
4. Open a PowerShell terminal as administrator and run the command below. When prompted, enter “Y/Yes” to continue. Windows will undergo restart at the end of the script execution.

cd C:\Windows\Setup\Files
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
.\enable-smb.idvserver.ps1

5. Launch Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security. Select Inbound Rules from the left panel and check if the rules below are enabled:
   • File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request - ICMPv4-In)
   • File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request - ICMPv6-In)
   • File and Printer Sharing (LLMNR-UDP-In)
   • File and Printer Sharing (NB-Datagram-In)
   • File and Printer Sharing (NB-Name-In)
   • File and Printer Sharing (NB-Session-In)
   • File and Printer Sharing (SMB-In)
   • File and Printer Sharing (Spooler Service - RPC)
   • File and Printer Sharing (Spooler Service - RPC-EPMAP)
6. Select Outbound Rules from the left panel and check if the rules below are enabled:
   • File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request - ICMPv4-Out)
   • File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request - ICMPv6-Out)
   • File and Printer Sharing (LLMNR-UDP-Out)
   • File and Printer Sharing (NB-Datagram-Out)
   • File and Printer Sharing (NB-Name-Out)
   • File and Printer Sharing (NB-Session-Out)
   • File and Printer Sharing (SMB-Out)



7. Continue running the steps under Script to run after having Internet access.