4 Starter Guide SurfControl Web Filter for ISA v5.5
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NTRODUCTION
System Requirements
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GENERAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The recommended general specifications for your Web Filter installation are shown in the table below:
Table 1-4 Web Filter System Requirements
Component Minimum Recommended
Supported Operating Systems
(with latest Service Packs)
• Windows 2000 Server
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Windows Server 2003 (Standard or Enterprise Edition)
Supported database platforms
(with latest Service Packs)
• Microsoft SQL Server Express (Requires Windows Installer 3.1 if installing
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
support
If you plan to monitor users based on NetWare user names, then you must
install the Novell NetWare Client (version 5.x) over IP on the Web Filter server
prior to installing Web Filter.
Optional Windows user name
support
If you plan to monitor users based on Windows user names, then you must be
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.