Configure Alarm DB Logger as a service

You can configure the Alarm DB Logger to run as a Windows service. To reduce the security exposure of running the Alarm DB Logger with administrator privileges, the user account permissions have been set to non-interactive to run the Alarm DB Logger as a service.

1. Log in to the computer as an administrator.

2. Open the Alarm DB Logger Manager and start the configuration wizard. Do the following:

   1. In the Tools view, expand Applications.

   2. Double-click Alarm DB Logger Manager.

   3. Select Settings. The Alarm DB Logger Manager - Configuration wizard appears.

3. Select Next. The Alarm DB Logger Manager - Query Selection page appears.

4. Select Next. The Alarm DB Logger Manager - Advanced Setting page appears.

   

5. In the Running Logger As area, select either Normal Application or Windows Service.

   The credentials will depend on the authentication method selected in the Alarm DB Logger Manager - Configuration wizard page.

6. In the Log on as area, select the login account based on the following criteria, and select Finish.

   Authentication Method	Running Logger As	Log on as	User Name	Password
   SQL Server Authentication	Windows Service	Virtual account	--	--
   Windows Authentication	Windows Service	Virtual account	--	--
   Windows Authentication	Windows Service	This account	<username>	<password>

   Note: For more information on Virtual account, see Use virtual accounts.

   By default, selecting This account will display the user name of the user currently logged in, in which case password is not required. If you change the user name then you must provide a password.

   You must provide a user account with appropriate permissions, to complete the configuration.

   The next time you launch the Alarm DB Logger it will pre-fill the configuration details.