Install the address validation service

  1. On the application start page, select Utilities. The Utilities, Gadgets, and Reference page appears.

  2. Under Utilities, select Address Validation Service Deployment. The Address Validation Install utility appears.

  3. Under Installation Type, select Install validation service and select Next. The Install Options screen appears.

  4. For Provider, select whether to use Satori or another provider for the address validation service. To use another provider, select Configure later.

    Warning: If you select Configure later, you must configure a provider before you use the address validation service. For information about how to configure your provider, refer to Configure an Address Validation Provider.

  5. In the Path field, browse to the location to install the address validation service.

  6. Select Next. The Satori Data File Location screen appears.

  7. Under Satori Data File Location, browse to the Postal Tools folder created when you install the validation service.

  8. Select Next. The Service Options screen appears.

  9. Under Service Options, enter the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) ports and select Next. The Installation Review screen appears.

  10. Under Installation Review, verify your installation settings are correct. To adjust a setting, select Previous to access the applicable screen of the installation utility.

  11. Select Finish. After the utility successfully installs the service, a message appears.

  12. Select OK. You return to the Utilities, Gadgets, and Reference page.

  13. Set up the web server to communicate with the validation service. For information about how to configure your web server, refer to Configure the Web Server for Address Validation.