Administrator's Guide
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Administrator’s Guide Version 4.3 Updated February 14, 2017 Contents at a Glance 1. Welcome .................................................................................................................................................................6 2. Installing/Upgrading Gallery Server .................................................................................................................... 11 3. Running Gallery Server ........................................................................................................................................ 43 4. Working with Albums .......................................................................................................................................... 46 5. Working with Media Assets ................................................................................................................................. 60 6. Working with Galleries ........................................................................................................................................ 79 7. User Management and Security .......................................................................................................................... 87 8. Site Administration ............................................................................................................................................ 102 9. Membership Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 189 10. Changing between SQL CE, SQL Server and SQL Azure ................................................................................... 192 11. Customizing Gallery Server .............................................................................................................................. 193 12. Multiple Language Support ............................................................................................................................. 200 13. Using Internet Information Services Manager (IIS Manager) ......................................................................... 203 14. Configuring NTFS Permissions in Microsoft Windows .................................................................................... 209 15. Management Tools for SQL CE and SQL Server ............................................................................................... 214 16. How- Tutorials ................................................................................................................................................ 215 17. Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................... 245 Gallery Server 4.3 Administrator’s Guide Page 2 of 246 Contents 1. Welcome .................................................................................................................................................................6 How Gallery Server works ..................................................................................................................................6 What’s new in 4.3? .............................................................................................................................................6 What’s new in 4.2? .............................................................................................................................................7 What’s new in 4.1? .............................................................................................................................................7 What’s new in 4.0? .............................................................................................................................................7 Requirements .....................................................................................................................................................7 Gallery Server Versions .......................................................................................................................................8 License information ............................................................................................................................................9 Known issues ................................................................................................................................................... 11 2. Installing/Upgrading Gallery Server .................................................................................................................... 11 Upgrade information ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Installation overview ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Install Gallery Server (on-premises editions) .................................................................................................. 16 Upgrade from 4.X ............................................................................................................................................ 19 Upgrade from 3.X ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Upgrade from 2.6 ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Upgrade from 2.5 and earlier .......................................................................................................................... 22 Install/Upgrade with Active Directory ............................................................................................................. 22 Configure Windows authentication ................................................................................................................. 34 URL-based automatic logon............................................................................................................................. 38 Boost application startup performance with ngen ......................................................................................... 40 Troubleshooting the installation or upgrade ................................................................................................... 40 Uninstalling Gallery Server .............................................................................................................................. 42 Install the Gallery Server Binary Pack .............................................................................................................. 42 3. Running Gallery Server ........................................................................................................................................ 43 Navigating the gallery ...................................................................................................................................... 43 Add albums and media assets ......................................................................................................................... 45 Edit the albums and media assets ................................................................................................................... 46 4. Working with Albums .......................................................................................................................................... 46 Overview of albums ......................................................................................................................................... 46 Album visibility and security ............................................................................................................................ 46 Create an album .............................................................................................................................................. 47 Album properties ............................................................................................................................................. 47 Move or copy an album ................................................................................................................................... 50 Delete an album .............................................................................................................................................. 50 Assign album thumbnail .................................................................................................................................. 50 Gallery Server 4.3 Administrator’s Guide Page 3 of 246 Synchronize an album ...................................................................................................................................... 51 Album ownership ............................................................................................................................................. 53 Private albums ................................................................................................................................................. 55 User albums ..................................................................................................................................................... 55 5. Working with Media Assets ................................................................................................................................. 60 Overview of media