Technical requirements and compatibility of the product

Print Agent for Exchange is completely operable on the following versions of the Microsoft Exchange Server:

• Microsoft Exchange Server 2003;
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2007;
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.

Since the Print Agent for Exchange Agent component integrates into the Microsoft Exchange Transport Service, system and hardware requirements for this component are determined by the used version of Microsoft Exchange Server.

The systems requirements for Administrator’s console are determined by Microsoft Management Console 3.0.

The minimum system requirements of the Mail Printing Service component correspond to physical or virtual computers with the following configurations:

Operating system

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and higher;
• Windows Server 2003 R2;
• Windows Server 2008;
• Windows Server 2008 R2;
• Windows XP with SP2 and higher;
• Windows Vista;
• Windows 7.

The product may also be deployed on the following systems:

• Windows Small Business Server 2003 with SP1 and higher;
• Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2;
• Windows Small Business Server 2008;
• Windows Essential Business Server 2008;
• Microsoft Small Business Server 2011.

Both 32- and 64-bit versions of the systems are supported.

The following applications and components of the operating system must be installed before beginning the installation of the Administrator’s console:

• Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0. Included in the Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008R2, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. For other operating systems the platform can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center (32-bit version and 64-bit version).
• Microsoft Management Console v3.0. Included in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista and Windows 7. For other operating systems the component can be downloaded from the Microsoft knowledge base.
• Activated DCOM service (Distributed Component Object Model). This service is activated by default in all versions of Microsoft Windows. Activation and deactivation procedure of this service can be found in this article.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer v7.0 and higher. Included in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008. For earlier versions it is available as part of update packages, and from the Microsoft download center.

Installation guide for these components can be found at the Microsoft Web site.