Deploying Airmail2 Sender

The Airmail2 Sender (sometimes called the "Azure Sender") is a Windows Service designed to securely upload files to Azure private storage. Files are typically scanned images sent from desktop scanners or multifunction printers (MFP). But can also include files dropped in by applications or workflows.

The detailed instructions appear below. Contact support@docsolid.com when you have questions or to request assistance when ready to deploy.

Prerequisites

·       .NET Hosting Bundle 8.0.21

·       Installed System must have access to the Internet

·       External IP Address or Range provided to DocSolid for private storage whitelist

Minimum Specifications

·       Windows Server 2019 or greater; Window 10/11 is also supported

·       Processor - 1.4 GHz 64-bit x64 instruction set

·       RAM - 2 GB

·       Disk Space - 32GB minimum for OS, PLUS sufficient space for temporary storage (typically 7 days) of scanned images, plan 1 GB for every 10K pages.

Installation Process

·       Install the prerequisite .NET Framework Hosting Bundle

·       Download and Unblock the Zip

·       Unzip the file into a named folder on any drive, into a folder at the root of the drive

• Name the folder Airmail2SenderService

·       Open the command prompt as Administrator and run this command 

• SC CREATE "Airmail2SenderService" binpath="<Drive>:\<path_to_exe>\Airmail2.SenderService.exe"
• Set this to the path of the executable (.exe)

·       Leave the login as Local System (unless accessing network folders, then switch to Service Account)

·       Find the Airmail2SenderService, change the Startup Type from Manual to Automatic (Delayed Start)

·       Create one or more Collection Points (target folders for the scanning devices)

• The 'Scan In' location is set in the appsetting.json file in the unzipped location
• Modify the default to the location where scanners are set to drop PDFs

·       Start the Service