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Installation
This section instructs you how to install NX PCB Exchange Connect services and web application, including this help collection.
Prerequisites
This section describes the steps to complete prior to installing NX PCB Exchange Connect.
Install C++ Redistributables
The C++ redistributables installed on the server are used to interact with the PCB Exchange library.

What's New
This section communicates updates to the NX PCB Exchange Connect web application.
Welcome
Understand the web application user interface and learn how to navigate the features and functionalities.
Help
This section instructs you how to contact customer support for the app and this help, and provides some troubleshooting tips.
Assembly
The assembly functionality lets you explore, visualize, and measure the PCB entities, such as stack-up zones and layers, nets, restriction areas, components, and drilled holes, in the loaded PCB design.
Compare
The comparison functionality lets you compare two revisions of a PCB design to understand changes in PCB entities graphically and explore their attributes in interactive tables.
Collaboration
The collaboration history functionality lets you review changes, updates, and collaborations that occurred during the PCB design process.
Installation
This section instructs you how to install NX PCB Exchange Connect services and web application, including this help collection.
- Introduction
  This guide explains how to install and start NX PCB Exchange Connect on a Windows server.
- Prerequisites
  This section describes the steps to complete prior to installing NX PCB Exchange Connect.
  - Install IIS role
    This procedure shows how to install the IIS role on the Server Manager and activate the .NET framework features if necessary.
  - Activate .NET framework features
    This procedure shows how to activate the .NET framework features on the Server Manager.
  - Install Microsoft Web Deploy
    The installation of the Microsoft Web Deploy version compatible with the latest NX PCB Exchange Connect version facilitates the deployment of the NX PCB Exchange Connect services website in IIS.
  - Install .NET modules
    The .NET Core Runtime and ASP.NET Core versions compatible with the latest NX PCB Exchange Connect version installed on the server are used to run the NX PCB Exchange Connect services with IIS.
  - Install C++ Redistributables
    The C++ redistributables installed on the server are used to interact with the PCB Exchange library.
- Install NX PCB Exchange Connect services
  This procedure shows how to install NX PCB Exchange Connect services on a Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition and host them with the Internet Information Services (IIS).
- Install NX PCB Exchange Connect web application
  This procedure shows how to install NX PCB Exchange Connect web application on a Windows Server 2019 Standard Edition and host them with the Internet Information Services (IIS).
Administration
This section instructs you how to administer NX PCB Exchange Connect and update NX PCB Exchange Connect services and web application.
Settings
The settings options let you edit the application preferences and customize its various aspects, such as the display.

Install C++ Redistributables

The C++ redistributables installed on the server are used to interact with the PCB Exchange library.

Ensure that you have administrator rights in order to install all the prerequisites on a Windows server.

Note:

The compatible version of C++ redistributables with the latest NX PCB Exchange Connect services is 2015.

If the Microsoft Visual C++ <compatible version>-<year> Redistributable (x64) program is not visible in the list of installed programs on the server, follow the installation steps below to install it.

Run the VC_redist.x64.exe executable.
The VC_redist.x64.exe installer is provided in the NX PCB Exchange Connect services installation package services_<version>.zip in the prerequisites folder.
In the wizard, select the I agree to the license terms and conditions check box and click Install.
When prompted to allow the app to make changes on the hard drive, click Yes.
Click Close.
Verify that the Microsoft Visual C++ <compatible version>-<year> Redistributable (x64) program is now visible in the list of installed programs on the server.