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This document covers the sever requirements for a core RightFax installation, specific integrations may requireadditional pre-requirements. Documentation is available for non-core modules and can be made available bycontacting ProcessFlows

Core Modules

� Exchange Integration� Lotus Notes Integration� Office 365 & GMail Integration� Multi-Function Devices� Integration Modules� Encryption Modules� SAP� eDOCS� IBM FileNet� Vault� SharePoint� XML Generator� SecureDocs� RightFax Remote DocTransport Server� OpenText Fax Gateways� RightFax Archive Module

FAX SERVER REQUIREMENTS

Many of the software prerequisites for RightFax 16 EP4 are provided with the RightFax software. The setup programchecks for required third-party components and if necessary, installs them. Some components, such as Microsoftservice packs and Microsoft Exchange server, are not provided.

Server and client features are highly interdependent. RightFax 16 EP4 features require that both servers and clients runthe latest version of the software. The following RightFax server and client combinations are also supported, but willresult in a loss of functionality:

� 16 EP4 servers with 16EP2, 10.6, 10.5, and 10.0 clients� 16 EP4 clients with 16EP2, 10.6, 10.5, and 10.0 servers

SUPPORTED MICROSOFT WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS

RightFax server software is supported on the following server operating systems.

� Windows Server 2016� Windows Server 2012 R2 � Windows Server 2012

Recommended Hardware Requirements

� Computer/Processor - 3.6 GHz or higher Pentium IV-compatible CPU� Memory - 4 GB RAM� Hard Drive - 20 GB free space� CPU - Dual CPU system

Important - Hard disk requirements do not include space for storage of document images. To calculate disk space,estimate 35kb per document page.

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ADDITIONAL SERVER REQUIREMENTS

� Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 SP2 or later.� A Windows account to run RightFax services. The account you choose must be a member of the localadministrators group and must have the right to log on as service on the local computer.

� Reserved network ports.� Update for Universal C Runtime (CRT) in Windows.� To run Web Admin, the Remoting Service must be set to a domain account.

The following required components can be installed as part of the RightFax Setup:

� RightFax PostScript Print Driver� Microsoft Messaging Queue (MSMQ) Server� Windows PowerShell 2.0� Microsoft Primary Interoperability Assemblies 2005� Microsoft Visual C++ runtime components� Microsoft .NET 4.6.2 Framework� Microsoft .NET 3.5 Framework (If installing SQL Express Locally) � Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)� Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1� Crystal Reports 13.0 runtime* (used for Fax Reporter & Enterprise Fax Manager)

To install RightFax, you must log on to the computer using a Windows account that is a member of the domain andLocal Administrators group. If possible, we recommend logging on and running the install using the RightFax ServiceAccount.

SQL REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION

Supported Versions of Microsoft SQL Server

RightFax uses SQL databases to store its data. The RightFax SQL databases can reside on your organisation’s SQLserver, on the RightFax Server, or on SQL servers installed on virtual machines running in Microsoft AzureInfrastructure.

The RightFax Setup program will either:

� Connect the RightFax server to an existing SQL server� Install SQL Server Express (SQL Server 2014 SP2 Express) on the RightFax server.

The following versions of Microsoft SQL server are supported:

� SQL Server 2016 Standard, Enterprise Edition & Express � SQL Server 2014 Standard, Enterprise Edition & Express� SQL Server 2012R2 Standard, Enterprise Edition & Express� SQL Server 2012 Standard, Enterprise Edition & Express

New Installation Permissions

The following accounts are required to establish SQL connections from the RightFax server to the RightFax database:

� An account to create the RightFax database during setup.� An account for RightFax services to access the RightFax database during setup and normal operations. Theseservices include Database, DocTransport, Remoting Service, and the Server modules.

SQL CONNECTION FOR SETUP

Setup can create a new RightFax database using a fully automated process. The account that creates the databaserequires the following permissions, which are part of the db_datareader and db_datawriter database roles:

� Create database*� Create table� Create procedure� Create view� Create rule� Create default

*This permission may not be needed if the SQL administrator has created an empty database in advance of Setup.

SQL connection for RightFax Services

RightFax services that access the RightFax database require an account with the following access levels:

� Server Roles: None required.� Select, Update, Insert, Delete, and Execute permissions on all RightFax database objects.Note DB_writer and DB_reader database roles provide Select, Update, Insert, and Delete permission, but do notgrant explicit Execute permission.

Where possible, ProcessFlows ask that the RightFax Service Account is made DB_Owner to the RightFax Database.In environments where this is not possible, the above should be followed closely.

Database Collation Support

The RightFax 16 EP4 database supports only the SQL Language collation. Case sensitivity and Kana sensitivitycollations are not supported. Configure the language collation before you install RightFax It cannot be changed post-install.

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SUPPORTED DATABASE CHARACTER SETS

To use characters and symbols from non-English alphabets, the RightFax server, SQL database, and clientapplications must be configured to use the same symbol sets.

The symbol set used by the SQL database must be configured in the Regional setting on the SQL server before youinstall the RightFax database. The Region and Language settings in Control Panel on the RightFax server and on theclient computers can be changed at any time.

Important Verify that the Regional setting on the SQL server is properly configured for your desired character setbefore installing the RightFax database. If you already installed a SQL database with an incorrect Regional setting,contact Microsoft for assistance in reconfiguring the SQL Regional setting.

The following ASCII code pages are supported on the RightFax server and in RightFax client applications:

� 1250 Central Europe: Albania, Croatia, Faeroese, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian� 1251 Cyrillic: Byelorussian, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian� 1252 Latin 1: Afrikaans, Basque, Catalan, Danish, Dutch (standard and Belgium), English (United States, Britain,Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa), Finnish, French (standard, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada,Luxembourg), German (standard, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein), Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian(standard, Swiss), Norwegian (Bokmal, Nynorsk), Portuguese (standard and Brazil), Spanish (Mexican, traditional,modern) and Swedish.

� 1253 Greek� 1254 Turkish� 1255 Hebrew� 1256 Arabic� 1257 Baltic: Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian� 1258 Vietnam

Note Time strips are printed using the printer’s available symbol set. For characters on these lines to appear asexpected, the code page on the fax server must match the printer’s available symbol set. Because TTI lines and quickheaders are placed onto the fax image by your faxboard, RightFax does not support the use of diacritical characterson these lines.

RightFax is fully supported with SQL Always On. Please note that further configuration will be required on the RightFaxServer to complete the SQL Always On configuration.

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VIRTUALISATION SUPPORT

RightFax 16 EP4 server software is supported in the following virtualization environments:

� Amazon Web Services (AWS)� Microsoft Azure� VMware ESX server 3.0.1 or later� VMWare vSphere 4.0 or later� VMWare vMotion� Microsoft Hyper-V� Citrix XenServer 6.2 or later

Note the following requirements for virtual RightFax servers:

� Virtual RightFax servers may not contain fax board hardware. Therefore, sending and receiving faxes must beachieved by either:

• Fax over IP (FoIP)

• RightFax Connect or

• Dialling rules, that route faxes to and from a physical server containing one or more fax boards. For more informationabout creating dialling rules, see the RightFax Administrator Guide.

� If a virtual machine is configured to use device printers on the host machine, manually add print drivers eitherthrough the VMWare tools or EFM.

� Each RightFax server should be installed on a separate virtual machine.

For VMWare virtual machines verify that:

� The VMWare tool ThinPrint has been disabled before you install RightFax client software on VMware virtualmachines.

� The same time has been set on ESX host machine and the Fax Server virtual machine.

FAX BOARD REQUIREMENTS

RightFax still fully supports Dialogic Brooktrout fax cards. For a list of supported fax board types, please contactProcessFlows.

Fax boards can be installed in the physical computer running the RightFax server software or on a separate computercalled a Remote DocTransport. For information about using Remote DocTransport computers, please refer toProcessFlows

Each RightFax server can support a maximum of 1024 channels. Each DocTransport supports a maximum of 120channels, in any combination of fax boards or SR140 instances.

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PHONE LINE REQUIREMENTS

The supported fax boards can make use of several different types of phone lines: loop-start (regular analogue phonelines), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), and several types of digital phone lines.

Different types of fax boards support different types of phone lines. For information on the types of fax boards that arecompatible with your available phone lines, refer to your fax board supplier or manufacturer.

Loop-start Phone Lines

Loop-start lines can be used for incoming or outgoing faxes. A line can be installed by the local telephone company ifone is not already available through your organization’s existing phone system. Loop-start lines are also called POTS(Plain Old Telephone Service) lines.

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Phone Lines

ISDN is a worldwide standard communications network for digital data, voice, and video communication. The mainadvantages of ISDN over analogue telephone lines are fast call setup and release and additional cost-recoveryinformation included with the call.

PRI, BRI, E1, and T1 Digital Phone Lines

RightFax supports PRI, BRI, E1, and T1 digital phone lines assuming you have purchased and installed theappropriate type of fax boards and network interface card.

RIGHTFAX SHARED SERVICES

If your RightFax installation will be utilising the Shared Services module (2 or more RF Servers sharing the same SQLDB) please note the additional requirements below:

� A minimum of two RightFax servers capable of network communication. Each must be licensed for the sharedservices feature.

� A maximum of twelve RightFax servers joined to the shared services environment. Each must be licensed for theshared services feature.

� Common disk storage to store shared RightFax resources i.e. IMAGE directory.� An existing SQL Server. SQL Express installations are not supported.� A Centralised Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) implementation.

Note that in a shared services environment:

� IP v6 environments must use host names to resolve IP addresses. IP v6 IP addresses are not supported.� All WorkServers used for printing must have the same local printers installed, each with the exact same name on allservers. Otherwise, Windows GDI printing may not work as expected.

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RIGHTFAX SSA CONVERSION

By default with 16EP4 the RightFax server uses its own built-in conversion engine to generate fax images fromdocument file attachments that are passed to the RightFax server in their original format, such as Microsoft Word,Excel, or PowerPoint. Please note that by default Microsoft Word is no longer required to be installed to convertMicrosoft Word based coversheets.

The standard RightFax conversion engine is very fast and efficient but there are occasional variances between the faximage it generates and the original document. If the conversion quality of faxed file attachments is unacceptably low,your RightFax servers can be configured to use the application that created the attachment instead of the RightFaxconversion engine. This is known as server-side application (SSA) conversion. This would be achieved by installingMicrosoft Office on your RightFax Server(s). RightFax supports the following versions of Office to be installed on theServer:

� Office 2010� Office 2013

Once installed and configured the RightFax Conversion Engine (Used for SSA) converts files created with the followingMicrosoft Office programs:

� Word versions 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, and 2000.� Excel versions 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, and 2000.� PowerPoint versions 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, and 2000.

LOTUS NOTES SUPPORT

If RightFax is to be integrated with Lotus Notes for the sending and receiving of faxes, when using the Lotus Notesmodule, the Lotus Notes client must be installed on the RightFax Server. The following versions of the Lotus Notesclient are supported on the RightFax Server:

� 9.0.1� 9.0� 8.5.3� 8.5.2� 8.5.1� 8.5

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