Your computers must have the following minimum configuration:

Server Hardware Recommendations (Administration Machine)

• A Windows server or workstation with an IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) that can be directly or indirectly (NAT) accessed by the workstations you intend to monitor.
• Minimal hardware specifications for optimal performance (250 users) include:
  • Pentium 4, 2.4 GHz processor or greater
  • 1 GB RAM
  • At least 1 GB of free disk space
• Operating Systems Compatibility
  • Windows Server 2003, including SP1 or later
  • Windows Vista‡
  • Windows XP Professional SP1 or later
  • Windows 2000 SP4 or later (Professional or Server)
  • Windows NT 4 SP6a (Workstation or Server)
  • Microsoft SQL Server (Optional)

Workstations

• Agent Workstation Hardware Requirements
  • Processor and Memory as specified by minimum Operating System requirements.
  • At least 5 MB of available disk space.
• Agent Workstation Operating System Compatibility
  • Windows Vista, XP, 2000 SP4, NT 4.0 SP6a, ME, 98, 95
  • Windows 2003
  • Citrix Server, Microsoft Terminal Server

Additional System Requirements
If you would like to evaluate Echo Filters™, Pearl Echo’s web category filtering and reporting feature, please ensure that the Microsoft .Net Framework is installed on your Pearl Echo Server. You can obtain the latest .Net Framework from Microsoft or directly from the “Custom” option of your Windows Update utility.

‡Installing and running server software on Windows Vista should be done with elevated privileges or with User Account Control disabled.