Why is the Run Alert Plus on Application Server radio button grayed out?

Why is the Run Alert Plus on Application Server radio button grayed out?

You have just upgraded to or installed Alert Plus R4 and you want to specify that the Alert Plus services run on certain application servers in your farm. However, when you go to the Alert Service Selection page in SharePoint Central Administration, the radio button is disabled.

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This is probably because you have not installed and configured the Alert Plus Service Components on your farm. Please see Run Alert Plus from an Application Server for more information.