The Manexservice file is installed as a Windows service that runs background  tasks such as verifying system license information and monitoring and sending system messages. Also it is required for emailing reports from MX

Once the latest Manexservice file is provided to you from Manex you will need to unzip the .MSI and .EXE files from the zip file. 

You will need to run the .EXE not .MSI.

You will then want to name your Service and provide a description. See my example below. Then Click Next

You then need to fill in your Data Source, Database Name, Username and Password.

This is connection information to SQL Data.

Data Source:  is the Connection to your Sql Server Name

Database Name: is the name that you assigned to the database within SQL Manager

UserName and Password: would be the user name and password that you use to access the database via SQL Manager. 

If you don't know this information and you happen to previously installed Manex on your system.  You could reference the Web.config file in your ManexCloud directory.  It would look similar to the below.  

Click Next

You can decide if install is for just you or everyone and install location. Click Next

Click Next

Hit Close

You will then need to check your connection string in the ManExService.exe.config file located in the {Program Files} or {Program Files (x86)}/ManEx/MxService folder.

Open the config file with note pad or your default editor. Check to make sure your Connection String matches your SQL Server Connection. If it doesn't, you can modify the highlighted connection string to match your SQL server connection

(note you may want to open file as admin user to make sure you have rights to save in the same directory.)

As you can see in the example below, my connection string matches my SQL Server Connection from the above screenshots.

Save and close the file.

Now you can go to Windows services and start the service. Make sure it is set to automatically start but with "delayed start" as it requires SQL service to be started prior to it being able to start in Windows.

Should show started

You can also verify in event viewer the Manexservice log should show that Mxservice is alive.

If you happen to have additional database such as a 2nd company data file on the same server and require to have a 2nd instance of the Manex service installed Please follow instructions here: Install 2nd Instance of Manex Service

When ready proceed to Step #2: Turn On Internet Information Services (IIS) Windows Feature on your Web Server

If you happen to have additional database such as a 2nd company data file on the same server and require to have a 2nd instance of the Manex service installed you will need to download the New Manex Service here NewManexService.7z

Please see video instructions here. New Manex Service Instructions Very similar to the instructions for the standard Manexservice with a few additional features. 

Internet Information Services (IIS, formerly Internet Information Server) is an extensible web server created by Microsoft for use with Windows NT family.^[2] IIS supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, SMTP andNNTP. It has been an integral part of the Windows NT family since Windows NT 4.0, though it may be absent from some editions (e.g. Windows XP Home edition). IIS is not turned on by default when Windows is installed. The IIS Manager is accessed through the Microsoft Management Console or Administrative Tools in the Control Panel.

IIS7 or newer version needs to be turned on in order for MANEX Cloud to work. Turning on IIS7 or newer version is a simple process and can be done by clicking a few selections in the control panel. 

We recommend installing manexWeb as a subdirectory in the inetpub/wwwroot directory which is the default location Windows uses for IIS webservers and by default. This should also have the correct security rights granted for IIS use by users. This folder is typically found under the C: drive/Inetpub/wwwroot directory as shown below. 

Then create a folder called WebManex(or a name of your choosing) Then simply extract or place the contents within ManexQB . . .  zip file provided to you completely into the WebManex directory. It should look like the below example.  

When ready proceed to step # 4 Web Configuration Setup

After you unzip the MX application folder provided by Manex into your C://inetpub folder as described in the article: Install MX Application,you must set up the Web.config file so the application can connect to your SQL database. 

Do not use an older Webconfig File from a previous MX version. You must use the matching config file with the same version of MX to avoid possible errors. 

Each time you update MX you will have to re-add the connection string information as displayed in image below.   

Note: SQL Manex Client server and MX are only compatible with SQL 2008 R2 and newer but we highly recommend SQL Server 2014 to take advantage of all features.

Open the Web.config file and find the entry for:

<add name="eManEx" connectionString="Data Source={SERVER/INSTANCE};Initial Catalog=ManEx;User Id={USER};Password={PASSWORD};" />

 

Change this entry with the required connection information for your SQL data base. Typically it will have the same values used in your ManEx .ini file used to connect the desktop application.

The modified string should look something like this:  <add name="eManEx" connectionString="Data Source=555.555.555.555;Initial Catalog=ManEx;User Id=manexUser;Password=thisIsmypassword;" />

After you modify the settings, save the file and connect to your site.

Open Server Manager and go to Computer
Right Click on Computer, Select Manage
Go to Server Manager, Roles, WebServer IIS

Right click on site you created and select manage and browse. Note the URL address as this will be how you get to the site manually. If it just shows local host you will want to know the exact IP to give to users connecting through the network or through a web portal to be available to access the site.  

It will bring you to the login screen.

Use compadmin as the username and password.  If your not receiving the Login Screen and receiving an error go to Article #5563 for further help on error messages.

Please remember that users must apply SSL to IIS site once setup in order to insure proper security is in place while using MX. 

To apply SSL(secure Sockets layer) on your IIS site you will need to purchase the certificate from Certificate Authority(CA). 

Below are the steps,

1. Create the certificate request in IIS. https://www.iis.net/learn/manage/configuring-security/how-to-set-up-ssl-on-iis

2. Get text file of the IIS certificate & purchase the certificate from Certificate Authority(CA).

3. CA will provide a .CSR file (i.e.Certificate) using the text file which you have created earlier.

4. Configure site using that certificate.

Alt Reference can be found here: https://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-support/csr-generation/iis-ssl-certificate-7x.html

In order to be able to send emails via the MX you have to setup the SMTP settings in the general settings module as shown below. Make sure it matches settings you may be currently using for your SMTP mail clients. Also not you need to fill in the root directory which should be the Manexcloud directory you setup under the inetpub folder on server.

Another field you will want to change from the default is the Body template.  There is default HTML code being used in this field which will default onto all emails sent out of Manexcloud. You can put in {CONTENT} as shown below in image then the body of email will use whatever is populated into Report Manager body template field(find this by going into any reports section and clicking cogwheel icon next to word report manager). If left blank body  of email will be blank.