📋 SecuRooms Drive: Rollout and Installation

Prerequisites for installation

To ensure a smooth installation, please check in advance whether you have the necessary roles and rights, the technical requirements are met, and the network is configured correctly.

Roles & rights

Depending on the type of installation, you require different permissions on the target system:

Technical requirements

The following system requirements must be met on the end devices:

Please note: SecuRooms Drive does not support Windows Terminal Servers. Full functionality is not guaranteed when installed or used in terminal server environments.

Network

Your network must be configured for communication with the FTAPI server as follows:

• Access: Access to your FTAPI server must be guaranteed (default: https://[your-instance].ftapi.com).
• Ports: Port 443 (HTTPS) must be opened in the firewall.
• Proxy: If applicable, proxy configuration according to your corporate policies.

FTAPI system requirement: Version 4.63.0 or higher

SecuRooms Drive version 0.7.1 requires FTAPI version 4.63.0 or higher. All future SecuRooms Drive versions require this or a higher version.

Prerequisites for SecuRooms Drive users

Every user for whom the SecuRooms Drive is rolled out must meet the following criteria for a successful login:

• A user account on the SecuRooms server must exist.
• A valid FTAPI SecuRooms license must be available.
• The user must be in a group with the group permission "Access to SecuRooms Drive".

Software acquisition

As a cloud customer, you can download the latest version of SecuRooms Drive at any time using the following link: http://software.ftapi.com/ftapi/securoomsdrive/latest

We ask our on-premises customers to please be patient; we will notify you by email as soon as SecuRooms Drive is available via self-service for on-premises customers as well. 

Automated installation (Enterprise rollout)

SecuRooms Drive supports automated installation for corporate environments. The installation is script-based via MSI and can be integrated into deployment tools and group policies.

SERVER_URL parameter

The SERVER_URL parameter defines the central server address to which all clients connect. This saves end users from having to manually enter the server address during the first start.

Example MSI installation via command line:

msiexec /i SecuRooms_Drive-latest.msi /qn SERVER_URL="https://[your_instance].ftapi.com"

Technical details

For administrators, the following storage locations and registry entries are relevant for troubleshooting or verification.

Storage locations

Registry entries

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