Install the connector

Before installing, see Prepare for PI System Connector installation to ensure that all connector-specific installation requirements have been met.

If you are upgrading a connector, see Upgrade PI System Connector for additional information before installing the connector.

Note: You must be logged in to a Windows account with administrator privileges.

To install the connector:

1. Locate the directory where you downloaded the PI System Connector installation kit (2.5.4).

2. Double-click the installation kit.

   You may be prompted by a User Account Control message to allow the installation to run. Select Run to proceed with the installation.

3. Set the extraction path for the installation files and select OK.

4. The Welcome window displays the software that has been installed or should be upgraded for this release. If there are missing prerequisites during the upgrade, the installation fails.

5. Install and configure all required software using the installation wizard.

   The setup program installs the prerequisite software and opens the connector installation wizard to guide you through connector configuration choices.

6. Configure the following items:

   • Administration port number for hosting the administration web service.

   • Windows service account information. The installation wizard automatically adds the connector service account to the PI Connector Administrators group.

   • Optional: Alternate file path for buffer and other local files.

7. Select Install to begin the installation.

   Add all local or domain users that require administrative privileges to the PI Connector Administrators group, and then select Next.

   Users must belong to this group to configure and perform administrative tasks for the connector.

8. When the installation is complete, select Finish to close the installer.

   If connector installation is not successful, see Troubleshoot installation.

   Note: Catalog files are separate downloadable files, and are used for application verification. If you use allowlisting, install the catalog files associated with your AVEVA products to ensure that those products function as intended. Windows catalog files that have been digitally signed by AVEVA can be used as a digital signature for 3rd party and other unsigned components installed by AVEVA setup kits. This facilitates a trusted way to verify these components and may be used for allowlisting purposes. For information on how to use catalog files for allowlisting, refer to the knowledge base article: Allowlisting PI applications based on catalog files.