• 7.1

2013-01-30

System requirements

PrintShop Mail Web is a server software and is delivered as an executable installer with predefined configuration settings. We strongly recommend to install the software on a clean installed Windows computer.

Pre-requisites

Please ensure that the following requirements have been met before you run the PrintShop Mail Suite installer:

• Login user must have administrator privileges
• An Internet connection is required.
• The PrintShop Mail Suite installer will install the following system components:
• Microsoft .Net Framework
  • Version 2.0 SP2 (on Windows 2000, XP and 2003 Server)
  • Version 3.5 SP1 (on Windows Vista, Windows 7 and 2008 Server)
• MSXML 4.0 SP3 Parser
• Visual C++ 2008 runtime libraries (vanilla, not SP1)
• Access Database Engine

Missing third party software packages will be downloaded from the Internet and installed during the course of the installation. The mentioned components can also be downloaded and installed manually. Installers for these packages can be downloaded from the Microsoft web site.

The software components are installed in the Program Files folder of the system drive. Normally this is drive C.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

• Pentium 4, 3 GHz 32-bit (x86)
• 2 GB of system memory
• 80 GB hard disk with at least 1 GB of available space

Supported Operating Systems

• Microsoft Windows 2000 (32-bit)
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit and 64 bit)
• Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit and 64 bit)
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server (32-bit and 64 bit)
• Microsoft Windows 2008 Server (32-bit and 64 bit)

Suggested Requirements

For production servers, it's recommended to invest in specific server hardware, such as large RAID hard disks, UPS (uninterrupted power supply) and enough RAM memory.

• Intel or AMD dual-core processor
• 4 GB of system memory
• 300 GB hard drive with as much available space as possible

Notes

• Make sure that port 80 and/or port 443 are available for the Apache web server that comes with PrintShop Mail Web.
• USB slot (not required for testing). Your server musts have a USB port to which the hardware key ('dongle') can be attached. See USB Hardware Key.
• Your network should be an Ethernet (TCP/IP) network, which is by far the most commonly used network today.
• You should have a high speed Internet connection, and a fixed outgoing IP address, which implies that you can run a web server.
• The PrintShop Mail Web server should be directly connected to the RIP or Printer. This means that the PrintShop Mail Web server should be located on your local network (same subnet), on your premises, and preferably not at your ISP's (Internet Service Provider, the company that provides your Internet connection).
• Your router should be configured to allow incoming HTTP connections over port 80. Your network administrator or your ISP should know how to enable this.
• The PrintShop Mail Web server has a built-in email server. This email server will send email notifications to you and your customers when the order status changes. You'll need to know your ISP's SMTP server address (usually something like smtp.yourprovider.com)