# Install Twitter Connector on Windows

To install the Twitter Connector on Windows, use the following procedure.

To install the Twitter Connector

1. Run the Twitter Connector installation program.

   The installation wizard opens.

2. Read the installation instructions and click Next.

   The License Agreement dialog box opens.

3. Read the license agreement. If you agree to its terms, click I accept the agreement and click Next.

   The Installation Directory dialog box opens.

4. Choose an installation folder for Twitter Connector and click Next.

   The Service Name dialog box opens.

5. In the Service name box, type a name to use for the connector’s Windows service and click Next.

   The Service Port and ACI Port dialog box opens.

6. Type the following information, and click Next.

   Service port | The port used by the connector to listen for service actions.
   ACI port | The port used by the connector to listen for actions.

   The License Server Configuration dialog box opens.

7. Type the following information, and click Next.

   License server host | The host name or IP address of your License server.
   License server port | The ACI port of your License server.

   The IDOL database dialog box opens.

1. In the IDOL database box, type the name of the IDOL database that you want to index data into, and click Next.

   The Proxy Server dialog box opens.

2. If a proxy is required to access Twitter, type the following information and click Next. Otherwise, just click Next.

   Proxy host | The host name or IP address of the proxy server to use to access the repository.
   Proxy port | The port of the proxy server to use to access the repository.
   Proxy username | The user name to use to authenticate with the proxy server.
   Proxy password | The password to use to authenticate with the proxy server.

   The Twitter Configuration dialog box opens.

3. Choose how to retrieve tweets from Twitter, and then click Next.

   Stream Type | Filter. The connector retrieves tweets that match the specified users, terms, or locations. Sample. The connector retrieves a random sample of public tweets.

   If you selected the Filter stream type, set at least one of the following options. The connector retrieves tweets that match any of the specified users, terms, or locations.

   Users to follow | A comma-separated list of Twitter user names or IDs. The connector retrieves tweets from these users. Do not include the ‘@’ character before the Twitter user name.
   Terms to track | A comma separated list of terms. The connector retrieves tweets that match these keywords.
   Locations to follow | A comma-separated list of longitude and latitude values, in the order `[Longitude West], [Latitude South], [Longitude East], [Latitude North]`. The connector retrieves tweets that originate from the specified regions.

   The CFS dialog box opens.

4. Choose whether to install a new CFS or use an existing CFS.

   - To install a new CFS, select the Install a new CFS check box and click Next.

     The Installation directory dialog box opens. Go to the next step.

   - To use an existing CFS, clear the Install a new CFS check box and click Next.

     Type the Hostname and Port of your existing CFS. Then, click Next and go to step 16.

1. Choose an installation folder for the Connector Framework Server and then click Next.

   The Installation name dialog box opens.

2. In the Service name box, type a unique name for the Connector Framework service and click Next. The name must not contain any spaces.

   The CFS dialog box opens.

3. Type the following information, and click Next.

   Service port | The port used by CFS to listen for service actions.
   ACI port | The port used by CFS to listen for actions.

4. Type the following information and click Next.

   IDOL Server hostname | The host name or IP address of the IDOL server that you want to index documents into.
   ACI port | The ACI port of the IDOL server.

   The Pre-Installation Summary dialog box opens.

5. Review the installation settings. If necessary, click Back to go back and change any settings. If you are satisfied with the settings, click Next.

   The connector is installed.

1. Read the information about OAuth configuration and click Next. For more information about configuring OAuth authentication, see Configure OAuth Authentication.
2. Click Finish.

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