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2.1.6 Installation from the management server Web page
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 Management Server comes with its own Web server and Web page.
You or users in your organization can go to that Web page from any machine with a supported Web
browser (p. 33), and install Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 without having to specify installation
settings. When installing an agent, the setup program registers the machine on the management
server.
The Web page enables access to installation packages in a network that does not allow sharing
folders.
Unlike installation through Group Policy (p. 27), installation from the Web page can be started by the
user. It can be performed on machines that are not members of a domain, including machines
running Linux.*
Unlike remote installation (p. 24), which is often blocked by a firewall, installation from the Web
page does not require any non-standard network ports to be open. A port for HTTP (by default, port
8080) is used for installation.
For the Web page to work, the Components for Remote Installation component must be installed.
When installing the management server, check the summary page to make sure that this component
is among the components to install. You can specify the folder where to place the installation
packages.
*To add a component for Linux to the Web page, download this component from the Acronis Web site. Then
add the corresponding installed-products element to the configuration file described in "Changing
installation settings" (p. 34). This will make the component's installation file accessible via the Web page. Other
settings of the configuration file will be ignored in Linux. You need to specify installation settings manually
during every installation.
2.1.6.1 Supported Web browsers
The Web page can be accessed from any of these Web browsers:
 Internet Explorer 6 or later
 Mozilla Firefox 3.6 or later
 Safari 5 or later
 Google Chrome 6 or later
 Opera 10.6 or later
Important: Make sure that JavaScript is enabled in the browser.
2.1.6.2 Using the management server Web page
To open the management server Web page, type the name or IP address of the management server’s
machine and the port number in the browser’s address bar. For example, type http://ams:8080 or
http://192.168.0.1:8080
If the Web page must be accessed through a non-default port, specify that port instead of 8080.
Installation with pre-selected components
The following is how you can use the Web page to enable users in your organization to easily install
Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 on their machines: