Install Features on your Windows Server

Install the required software before installing Office Online.

1. Open the Microsoft PowerShell prompt as an administrator and run the commands that apply to your Windows Server.

   Windows Server 2012 R2:

       Add-WindowsFeature Web-Server,Web-Mgmt-Tools,Web-Mgmt-Console,Web-WebServer,Web-Common-Http,Web-Default-Doc,Web-Static-Content,Web-Performance,Web-Stat-Compression,Web-Dyn-Compression,Web-Security,Web-Filtering,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-App-Dev,Web-Net-Ext45,Web-Asp-Net45,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-ISAPI-Filter,Web-Includes,InkandHandwritingServices,NET-Framework-Features,NET-Framework-Core,NET-HTTP-Activation,NET-Non-HTTP-Activ,NET-WCF-HTTP-Activation45,Windows-Identity-Foundation,Server-Media-Foundation
   

   Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022:

       Add-WindowsFeature Web-Server,Web-Mgmt-Tools,Web-Mgmt-Console,Web-WebServer,Web-Common-Http,Web-Default-Doc,Web-Static-Content,Web-Performance,Web-Stat-Compression,Web-Dyn-Compression,Web-Security,Web-Filtering,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-App-Dev,Web-Net-Ext45,Web-Asp-Net45,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-ISAPI-Filter,Web-Includes,NET-Framework-Features,NET-Framework-45-Features,NET-Framework-Core,NET-Framework-45-Core,NET-HTTP-Activation,NET-Non-HTTP-Activ,NET-WCF-HTTP-Activation45,Windows-Identity-Foundation,Server-Media-Foundation
   

2. If prompted, restart the server.

3. Next, install the following software:

   • .NET Framework 4.5.2

   • Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013

   • Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015

   • Microsoft.IdentityModel.Extension.dll

Install Office Online Server

This procedure assumes that Office Online Server is only used for M-Files. If you plan to use an Office Online Server for other services such as Excel Online or if you need to support multiple languages, refer to Deploy an Office Online Server.

1. Download Office Online Server.

2. Run Setup.exe.

3. On the Read the Microsoft Software License Terms page, select I accept the terms of this agreement and click Continue.

4. On the Choose a file location page, select the folder where you want the Office Online Server files to be installed (for example, C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Web Apps) and select Install Now. If the folder you specified doesn't exist, Setup creates it for you.

Note: Microsoft recommends that you install Office Online Server on the system drive.

5. When Setup finishes installing Office Online Server, choose Close.

Deploy the Office Online Server Farm

This procedure deploys an Office Online Server farm of one server that uses HTTPS. HTTPS is the recommended protocol for integration with M-Files.

Note You'll need to install a certificate on Office Online Server.

Use the New-OfficeWebAppsFarm command to create a new Office Online Server farm that consists of a single server.

    New-OfficeWebAppsFarm -InternalUrl "https://server.contoso.com" -ExternalUrl "https://wacweb01.contoso.com" -CertificateName "OfficeWebApps Certificate" -EditingEnabled

Parameters:

• InternalURL is the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the server that runs Office Online Server, for example: http://servername.contoso.com.

• ExternalURL is the FQDN that can be accessed on the Internet.

• CertificateName is the user-recognizable name of the certificate.

• EditingEnabled enables editing in Office Online.

Verify That You Can Access the WOPI File

The WOPI file lets users edit Office files from their browser or web application. To access the WOPI file:

1. From the internal network where Office Online Server resides, open a browser.

2. Access the Office Online Server by using the URL set with the - Internal URL parameter when configuring the Office Online farm. For example, if the URL is:

   https://server.contoso.com

   Enter the following URL in your browser:

   https://server.contoso.com/hosting/discovery

The response is the WOPI file written in XML format, as in the image:

Verify IIS in the M-Files Web Server

Verify that the IIS server hosting M-Files Web and the Office Online server is accessible to the clients. To verify that IIS contains the sites needed:

1. Open the IIS Manager and expand the Sites node.

2. Ensure that HTTP80 and HTTP809 appear on the list.

Confirm That Clients Can Access the Server

Confirm that the clients that use co-authoring can access Office Offline Server. Clients are the devices that users might use, such as laptops, tablets, or phones. Scenarios are the networks from which users might access Office Offline Server, such as the internal network or access to the internal network through VPN. Perform tests in different scenarios to ensure that the clients can access Office Online and work on files.

Prerequisites to Enable M-Files for Co-authoring

To perform the procedure, ensure that the following settings are in place:

• Your account is a system administrator.

• Office for the web is enabled.

For information to enable Office for the web, see Setting Up the Backend for the New M-Files Web and Web-Based Add-Ins.

The following M-Files configurations are supported for this procedure:

• M-Files Web with M-Files Admin version October 2022 and later.

• M-Files Web enabled with IIS version May 2022 and later.

Enable M-Files Co-authoring

The following procedure enables co-authoring on the M-Files server:

1. Log in to the M-Files server and go to M-Files Admin.

2. Expand the list of document vaults, select the vault and go to Configurations > Advanced Vault Settings.

3. Expand Client > Manage Client Settings Centrally and click Yes.

Important: Read the description carefully before you click Yes.

4. Click Save.

5. Expand Client > Common > Office for the Web.

6. Set Enabled to Yes. The Office for the web configuration is displayed.

7. Enter the values for the Office for the web configuration. The following table explains the values.

8. Open a document with an M-Files Web add-in or M-Files Web to make sure that you see option Check out for co-authoring listed.