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Note
If you are upgrading a previously installed RAdmin to a more recent version, follow the instructions in doc/migration.html in your distribution, or at https://www.open.com.au/radmin/migration.html Opens in new window.
No matter how many computers you plan to deploy your system on, installation and configuration consists of the following steps.
  1. Make sure you are (or have access to) a system administrator and someone who understands your Radius authentication and accounting requirements. Assistance with installing or configuring RAdmin is not included in the price of RAdmin.
  2. Purchase and download RAdmin
  3. Purchase and download Radiator
  4. Install your selected SQL server on your SQL host
  5. Install a web server on your RAdmin host
  6. Install Perl on your Radiator host and RAdmin host
  7. Install DBI and the DBD module for your selected SQL server on your Radiator host and RAdmin host.
  8. Unpack your RAdmin distribution (see below)
  9. Create the RAdmin database and tables (see below)
  10. Install the RAdmin CGI scripts on your RAdmin host (see below)
  11. Install and configure Radiator on your Radiator host(s) (see below)
  12. Test the entire Radiator/SQL/RAdmin system (see below)
  13. Arrange for backups of your SQL database to be taken periodically
The detailed steps are somewhat different for Unix and Windows systems, so we have given detailed instructions separately for each below. In a mixed environment, you may have to follow instructions for part of the install for Unix and part for Windows.