At the time of this publication, the PLC-CFX Gateway installation consists of a series of manual procedures. The gateway installation should only be done by individuals who are highly experienced with SQL database configuration and SQL scripts. Experience with Microsoft SQL server Management Studio (SSMS), .NET 6, and the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) is also required to install the PLC-CFX Gateway.
Before you begin, ensure that Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio is already installed on the computer where you will install the PLC-CFX Gateway and create the gateway database.
Copy the gateway installation files to the target machine
On the gateway target machine, create this folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Aegis\PLCGateway\
Copy the contents of the PLC-CFX Gateway Installation folder into the PLCGateway folder on the target machine.
Install the .NET 6 hosting bundle
Download and install the .NET 6 Hosting Bundle which includes the .NET runtime and IIS support and is located here (under the heading ASP.NET Core Runtime 6.0.xx):