Installation of on-premises gateway

  1. Download the latest Microsoft On-Premises Data Gateway (http://bit.ly/2nNNveZ).
  2. Save and run the install application on the machine to use as the gateway server.
Figure 16: The Gateway Installation Application
  1. Choose the On-premises data gateway (recommended).
Figure 17: Selection of On-Premises Data Gateway
  1. Choose the file directory for the installation and accept the terms of use and privacy agreement.

 

  1. Sign in to the Power BI Service to register the gateway:
Figure 18: Registering the Gateway
  1. Enter a user-friendly name for the gateway and a recovery key. Click on Configure. 
Figure 19: Creating the Gateway Recovery Key
With the Gateway installed and registered, data sources, gateway admins, and authorized data source users can be added in the Power BI Service. A Manage Gateways option will be available under the Gear Icon in the Power BI Service. See the Configuring Refresh Schedules and DirectQuery Connections with the On-Premises Data Gateway recipe of Chapter 12, Deploying and Distributing Power BI Content, for details on this process.
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