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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:
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Supported Operating Systems  | •  | Windows 2000 Server  | 
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(with latest Service Packs)  | • Windows 2000 Advanced Server  | 
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  | • Windows Server 2003 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)  | |||
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Supported database platforms  | • Microsoft SQL Server Express (Requires Windows Installer 3.1 if installing  | |||
(with latest Service Packs)  | 
  | on a Windows 2000 computer)  | 
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  | •  | Microsoft  | SQL Server 2000  | 
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  | •  | Microsoft  | SQL Server 2005  | 
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  | Note: SurfControl recommends that you install SQL Server Express or SQL  | |||
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  | Server before you begin installing Web Filter.  | ||
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Disk Space  | 1 GB free  | 
  | 5 GB free  | |
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Optional NetWare user name  | If you plan to monitor users based on NetWare user names, then you must  | |||
support  | install the Novell NetWare Client (version 5.x) over IP on the Web Filter server  | |||
  | prior to installing Web Filter.  | 
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Optional Windows user name  | If you plan to monitor users based on Windows user names, then you must be  | |||
support  | using MS NT4 or Active Directory domain controllers.  | |||
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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)  | |||
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Web browser  | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0  | Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0  | ||
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Applications  | Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 or higher for viewing reports and documentation in  | |||
  | pdf format.  | 
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4  | Starter Guide  | SurfControl Web Filter for ISA v5.5  |