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INTRODUCTION

System Requirements

GENERAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

The recommended general specifications for your Web Filter installation are shown in the table below:

Table 1-4Web Filter System Requirements

Component

Minimum

 

Recommended

 

 

 

 

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 2000 Server

 

(with latest Service Packs)

• Windows 2000 Advanced Server

 

 

• Windows Server 2003 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)

 

 

Supported database platforms

• Microsoft SQL Server Express (Requires Windows Installer 3.1 if installing

(with latest Service Packs)

 

on a Windows 2000 computer)

 

 

Microsoft

SQL Server 2000

 

 

Microsoft

SQL Server 2005

 

 

Note: SurfControl recommends that you install SQL Server Express or SQL

 

 

Server before you begin installing Web Filter.

 

 

 

 

Disk Space

1 GB free

 

5 GB free

 

 

 

Optional NetWare user name

If you plan to monitor users based on NetWare user names, then you must

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install the Novell NetWare Client (version 5.x) over IP on the Web Filter server

 

prior to installing Web Filter.

 

 

 

Optional Windows user name

If you plan to monitor users based on Windows user names, then you must be

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using MS NT4 or Active Directory domain controllers.

 

 

Microsoft ISA Server

• ISA Server 2000 (Standard or Enterprise Edition) with SP2

 

• ISA Server 2004 (Standard or Enterprise Edition) with SP2 or later

 

• ISA Server 2006 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)

 

 

 

Web browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0

 

 

 

Applications

Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 or higher for viewing reports and documentation in

 

pdf format.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Starter Guide

SurfControl Web Filter for ISA v5.5

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Surf Control v5.5 manual General System Requirements