Host PC Requirements

The minimum PC requirements for an AX-3.7 or AX-3.8 SoftJACE are as follows:

PC platform with Intel or AMD CPU, 400 MHz or higher. A recommended minimum CPU is at least an Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo, 2 GHz or higher, or an equivalent AMD CPU. The CPU must be compatible with the Windows operating system. Please note that unlike in early NiagaraAX releases, a “multi core processor” does provide performance benefits in Niagara.
Windows^[1] operating system, for example Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows Server 2003 or 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit).

If AX-3.8, Windows 8 Professional and Windows Server 2012 are also supported (32-bit or 64-bit).

For a compatibility listing of Windows operating systems for various Niagara products, see the knowledge base article on the Niagara-Central website: Supported Windows Operating Systems (at the time of this document update, at the following URL):

https://community.niagara-central.com/ord?portal:/dev/wiki/Supported_Windows_Operating_Systems
2GB or more system RAM (4GB or more recommended if a 64-bit Windows OS).
2GB or more of available hard drive space, with 10GB minimum drive space recommended.
An Ethernet 100 Mbit or 1Gbit NIC (network interface card), with TCP/IP support, to use for primary access. If desired, an additional NIC or WiFi adapter (801.11b/g) may be optionally utilized by some NiagaraAX drivers, to isolate the driver’s network traffic.
For the initial loading of software, either a CDROM drive, along with keyboard, mouse, and monitor, or the SoftJACE host configured to support a Windows Remote Desktop Connection.

Before beginning installation, the PC’s Windows OS should be configured for TCP/IP networking support. A standard Java-enabled browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, should be installed and tested as operational. The latest Windows OS security updates and patches should also be installed—see SoftJACE Windows security notes.

By default, software installation creates a Niagara home directory on drive C:, and copies all files needed under it. During installation, you can designate another target install directory, including a different drive partition (for example drive D:) if desired.

^[1]Because of Microsoft soon ending technical support for Windows XP, this operating system is not recommended. Note if using a Windows Server product, then its IIS server may need to be disabled to prevent conflicts with the station’s web server, providing it is configured to run on the (non-secure) HTTP port 80.