Getting Started With Viewpoint; Network Configuration For Viewpoint - Dell SonicWALL GX250 Manual

Getting Started with ViewPoint

SonicWALL ViewPoint is a software reporting solution that may be installed on any
computer on the SonicWALL's LAN. The computer used to host the reporting software
is referred to as the "ViewPoint Server."
Minimum System Requirements
The following is a list of the minimum requirements for the ViewPoint Server:
• Microsoft Windows 2000 or NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 or greater
• 500 MHz Processor
• 512 MB available disk space
• 256 MB memory
• Internet Explorer 4.0 or later or Netscape Navigator 4.x
Note: More disk space may be required to analyze large networks.

Network Configuration for ViewPoint

The following diagram illustrates the network configuration for SonicWALL ViewPoint:
The SonicWALL ViewPoint Server may be any computer or server located on the
SonicWALL's LAN running Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 SP 4 or greater and
meeting the minimum system requirements.
Note: The ViewPoint Server must have a static, permanent IP address.
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ViewPoint iewPoint
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