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# Install and configure Central Client

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You must install .NET on any computer running an RMH app, including Central Client. Refer to [**Install .NET**](/installation/installation-dot-net.md) for more information. You must also install the Flash Bridge app on any computer running Central Client. Refer to [**Install and configure the Flash Bridge**](/installation/install-central-manager-multi-store/installation-flash-bridge.md) for more information.
{% endhint %}

You can install Central Client on the same computer where Store Manager is installed, or on a store server, management computer, or standalone computer.

1. Go to the location where you extracted the release package files.
2. Double-click **Setup.exe** to open the setup wizard.

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You must have administrative privileges on the computer to install RMH apps.
{% endhint %}

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3. Under **RMH Central**, click **Install Central Clien**t.

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Alternately, you can go to the **RMH Central Client** folder and double-click **RMH.Central.Client.Setup.msi**.
{% endhint %}

4. Click **Next**.

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5. On the **End-User License Agreement** screen, select **I accept the terms in the License Agreement**, and click **Next**.

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6. On the **Destination Folder** screen, select the installation folder for Central Client and click **Next**.

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7. Click **Install**.

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8. Wait while installation is completed. This may take a few minutes.

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9. Confirm that **Launch RMH Central Client Wizard when setup exits** is selected and click **Finish**.

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If a configuration file already exists on the computer, the RMH Central Client Wizard will not open even if this option is selected. Instead, services are configured automatically using the configuration file.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
You can manually launch the **RMH Central Client Wizard** using the **RMH.Central.Communication.Store.Wizard.exe** executable, which is usually located under **C:\Program Files (x86)\Retail Hero\RMH Central Flash Client**.
{% endhint %}

10. Click **Next**.

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11. Configure the connection to the SQL Server and the store database.

* **Store SQL Server Instance:** Enter the **host name** or the **IP address** of the computer where you installed SQL Server, a backwards slash (), and the name of the SQL Server instance if you are using a named SQL Server instance.
* **Database Name:** Enter the name of the store database.
* **User ID:** Enter the **User name** for the system account.
* **Password:** Enter the **Password** for the system account.

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12. Click **Test Connection**. If the connection to the SQL Server and store database is successful, click **Next**.

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13. Enter the port for **RMH Store Hub**, e.g., 20000, and click **Next**.

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14. Enter the ports for **Central Client Services** and click **Next**.

* RMH Store 1 Input Gateway
* RMH Store 1 Job Processor
* RMH Store 1 Output Gateway
* RMH Store 1 Custom

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15. Enter the **RMH Central Input Gateway**. This is the host name or static IP address of the computer where the server services are running and the port for the **RMH Central Input Gateway** service.

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You must use the same port that you entered in the **RMH Central Input Gateway** field when you configured the Central Server services.
{% endhint %}

16. Enter the **RMH Central Client IP**. This is the host name or static IP address of the computer where the client services are running.
17. Click **Create Services and Finish**. The services are configured.
18. Click **OK**.

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