This document is an additional setup guide for users who install BioStar 2 and MS SQL on different PCs, using Windows Authentication and using a domain user account in the Active Directory.


After installation according to the document linked below, please configure additional settings described in this article.

[BioStar 2] Supports Windows Authentication for MS SQL Database Server Connections



1. Who should check this document

  • Please refer to this article only if all three conditions below are satisfied.

1) BioStar 2 server and MS SQL DB are installed on different PCs.

2) Will use Windows Authentication of MS SQL.

3) The administrator is a domain user managed by Active Directory.



2. How to set up the environment


Note: Before following the below steps, please check which case is applied to your environment first.


  • Case 1. If you set "local system account" as the logon service 

: it needs to follow the below steps by Step 2 only.

  • Case 2. If you set a user's account other than the local system account as the login service

        : it needs to follow the below all steps by Step 3.


Step 1. Please refer to the linked document for basic settings and installation.


Step 2. On the BioStar 2 server PC, please configure the BioStar 2 related services to run under a specific Active Directory user account.

  • Run services.msi on the BioStar 2 server PC.
  • Refer to the picture below to set up a login account for each BioStar 2 App.
  • Need to do the same settings for: BioStar 2 Launcher(x64), BioStar 2 Web Server(x64), BioStar 2 TA Web Server(x64), BioStar 2 Video Web Server(x64).




Step 3. If you set a user's account other than the local administrator account as the logon service, please set the below configuration.

: Go to "BioStar2 Folder" located at the installation path -> Right-click the folder and click Properties --> Go to  Security --> Click Edit -> Find and select a user's account that has been registered as the logon service in "Group or Usernames" -> Check the "Full control" as Allow and click OK