Double-click the icon for the installer. The installer displays a message that is preparing the wizard to guide you through the installation.

The installer displays the installation wizard with a Welcome page. In the left pane is a list of wizard pages with the current page highlighted. You can use this list throughout the installation to check your progress.

Click Next to continue the installation.

The installer displays the System check page, which indicates whether your system meets each setting that is required for installation.

If your system meets all minimum requirements, click Next.

OR

If your system does not meet one or more minimum requirements, the installer lists the requirements and informs you that installation cannot continue. Click Finish to end the installation. Make sure that your host system meets all minimum installation requirements.

The installer displays the end-user license agreement. Scroll through and read it. If you agree with the terms, select the option for accepting the agreement. Click Next.

The installer displays the User details page. Provide the requested information about yourself.

• Type your name and company name.
• Indicate whether you have a product key. You will need the key to activate your license when you log onto Nexpose for the first time.

If you purchased Nexpose or registered for an evaluation, and Rapid7The installer displays the Type and destination page. Make the requested selections for what components you want to install and in what directory. 

• Select the component that you want to install.

• To accept the default installation directory path, which is displayed near the bottom of the page, click Next.
  OR
  To choose a different installation path, delete the default path, and type the preferred path in the text box. Then, click Next. OR Click Change to open an explorer window and locate a preferred directory. When you find the directory, click OK. The path appears in the Destination directory text. Note the directory, and click Next. 

The installer displays the Account details page. On this page you will create a Global Adminis-trator account, with which you can log onto Nexpose. A Global Administrator can perform all operations within an organization’s environment. For more information about roles and per-missions, see the Nexpose Administrator’s Guide, which you can download from the Support page in Help after completing the installation and logging on.

• Type a user name and password. Type the password again for confirmation, and click Next. 

The installer displays the Shortcut location page, where you can create a shortcut to the program in your Windows Start menu.

1. If you want to create a shortcut, simply leave the check box selected for creating a Start Menu folder.  OR If you do not want to create a shortcut, clear the check box for creating a Start Menu folder. Disregard steps 2 through 4. Click Next.
2. If you do not want to change the default location for the shortcut, which would be a newly created folder called Nexpose, do not change the location name that is displayed in the text box.  OR If you want to create a shortcut in a different folder, enter the name of the folder in the text box, or select one of the listed folders.
3. If you want the shortcut to be available to all users on the host system, leave the appropriate check box selected. Otherwise, clear it.
4. Click Next.

The installer displays the Confirm selections page, which list a summary of your selected installa-tion settings and provides other several options

1. Review the settings. If you do not want to change them, continue with steps 2 through 4. OR If you want to change any settings, click Previous to go to the desired page, make the change, and then return to the summary.
2. If you want the installer to create a desktop icon that you can double-click to start the pro-gram after installation, leave the appropriate check box selected. Otherwise, clear it.
3. If you want Nexpose to initialize and start automatically after installation, leave the appro-priate check box selected. Including initialization in with installation will lengthen the time required for installation by 10 to 30 minutes. However, you will be able to start using Nex-pose immediately after installation is complete. Initialization prepares the product for oper-ation by updating the database of vulnerability checks and performing configuration steps. OR If you do not want Nexpose to initialize and start automatically as part of installation, clear the check box. Installation will complete sooner, but it will take longer to start Nexpose the first time.
4. Click Next.

The installer displays the Installation progress page with a status bar with a message indicating that it is extracting installation files.

If you are installing the security console component and if you enabled the initialization/start option as part of installation, Nexpose displays the Initialization page with a status bar and mes-sages about initialization processes. You can click a link to view more granular details about the installation process. In the pane below the status bar, you can view information about Nexpose and related products.

• If you want to exit this page and go to the final installation page, click Exit. This will not stop the initialization process, which continues in the background. If you do not click Exit, the installer will continue to display the information as described until initialization com-pletes.

The installer displays the Installation success page. If you have installed the distributed Scan Engine component, disregard steps 1 and 2.

1. Read the instructions for getting started with the product.
2. Click the URL for logging onto Nexpose. This will cause a browser to display the logon box page for the Security Console if it has initialized and started. See the following chapter for information on getting started in Nexpose.
3. Click Finish to close the installer.