Radiator MSI package includes Strawberry Perl for convenience. No
separate installation of Perl is needed. However, if your environment
already has a Perl installation, Strawberry Perl in the package does not
disturb it. Supported Windows versions are Windows Server 2012 or newer,
but older Windows Server versions can also be used provided they have at
least PowerShell 3.0 installed.
To install Radiator, double click the MSI file, approve licence
screens, and the installation is done. It is not possible to select where
Radiator is installed, it will automatically install to the drive with
most space available under \Radiator\Radiator. The
package will arrange for Radiator service to start automatically as a
Windows service each time you reboot your host.
To test your installation, use radpwtst to send
authentication and accounting messages to Radiator:
- Click "Radiator Software" -> "Radiator configuration" on Windows
Start menu. This opens a Windows Explorer window that shows the contents
of Radiator configuration and log directory under "Program Files"
folder.
- Double click "Perl command line" to open a Command Prompt
window
- Run
radpwtst to send one authentication request
and two accounting requests.
perl radpwtst
You see
OK for all requests. The default
configuration accepts all authentication attempts from the host Radiator
runs on. Use Windows Explorer to open and view Radiator log files and
configuration.
- Optional step: If you send authentication requests from a remote
host, these requests will be logged but rejected by the default
configuration.
Radiator MSI package also supports silent operations, so it is possible
to start the installation, upgrade, or uninstallation from command line
without any UIs.
NOTICE
Radiator MSI package is not signed.
By default, the installer creates the following directories for
configuration, logs, Radiator itself, its utilities and other files. See
\Radiator\Radiator\goodies\ for configuration
samples:
\Program Files\Radiator\- Configuration, logs and other possible files configuration
requires
\Radiator\Radiator\- Radiator configuration samples in
goodies\
directory, dictionary file and Radiator itself
\Radiator\StrawberryPerl-Radiator\- Strawberry Perl distribution that comes with a Radiator MSI
package
You can find documentation, additional dictionaries, and the goodies
collection in \Radiator\Radiator\ directory. For
quick access to the above locations, Radiator Software is added to
Start menu.
Upgrading and uninstalling the Windows MSI
Package
Upgrading works similar way, double clicking the MSI
file on the target machine will launch the upgrade functionality. Upgrade
will not remove anything from \Program
Files\Radiator\, and Radiator Windows Service will be available
as it was after the upgrade.
Uninstalling can be done either from
double clicking the MSI file used to install the software or from Control
Panel - Add/Remove Programs. When uninstalling via MSI file, the only
option available is Remove. Repair or Change is not available. All
Radiator Software specific items are cleared out during the uninstall,
except the \Program Files\Radiator\ folder. This is
to ensure your configurations are not lost.
