Installation Overview

In order to use ATS Bus you need to install several different applications contained within ATS Bus as well as some external applications. The parts you need will depend on how you are going to be using the Bus.

The following table details the order in which to install the applications.

Step	Application	Extra Information
1	ATS Configuration Manager	Contains the ATS Security plugin, which authenticates users of ATS software.
2	ATS Licensing Manager	Licenses the application. For more information, please click here.
3	OPC Browsing Service	Required by OT Bus Stop if using OPC DA specification connection.
4	NServiceBus Monitoring	Required for message auditing and retries.
5	ATS Bus	Configuration database, data service and applications like Cockpit.
6	ATS Security	Configure users and roles using the ATS Security plugin, installed in step 1.
7	3rd party software	Such as OPC Servers, MTConnect agents and other services. They may be required by ATS Bus Cockpit to configure ATS Bus. Please refer to their product installation manuals for further details.
8	Bus Stops	The Bus Stops can be installed in any order.

Anti-malware and anti-virus software influence the performance of ATS Bus. The following directories MUST be excluded from on-access scanning:
- ATS Bus installation directory
- ATS Bus program data directory
- Particular ServiceControl program data directory
- Any directory used by the ATS Bus configuration