SIMS III Receiver Server Installation and Setup

12/28/2023 12:56 pm EST

Pre-Requisites:

**Computer needs to be logged in as an Administrator**

Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next to get to the Ready to Install the Program section:

Click Install to install the SIMS III Receiver files. Once the files have installed, then the InstallShield Wizard Completed section launches:

Click Finish to close installer.

Make sure product is updated using Live Update before continuing
If SIMS III for Windows is set up on the machine, then the database information will pull from the Settings.xml file for SIMS III
Configuration:
- Configure>Global Setup>
  - Misc: Make sure Perform Housekeeping is enabled (this allows SIMS to perform the SIMS generated events, such as LTC, LTO, URS, OUS, etc)
  - Notification: Alert if Holding Over: (increase this number depending on how many accounts the customer has)
  - Log: Set logging so that the Raw Data and any errors will be written to the Receiver Log
  - Email: This will be pulled from the Settings.xml file from SIMS III for Windows
  - SMS: If the customer elects to use an online SMS messaging service (i.e. ZipWhip, Clickatell, etc), then that information is inputted into this section
- Port Setup::
  - Serial - click on Add, Choose the Receiver Type (if the receiver is not listed, then choose a receiver that uses the same protocol (i.e. Surgard System III), enter the Com Port, Baud Rate, Stop and Parity information
  - IP - Click on Add, Choose the Receiver Type (if the receiver is not listed then choose a receiver that uses the same protocol (i.e. Surgard System III), enter the IP Address, Port and change the Type (TCP/UDP), if need be
  - For IP receivers, if it should be a "listener", then it can be changed to TCP Socket or TCP Server via XML Config button at the bottom of the screen

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