Introduction Your computer needs to meet only the minimum requirements when you first install the software and begin to develop your project, but the requirements will increase as your project grows. Furthermore, every computer or device that you plan to use as a runtime station must meet the same requirements. The following items are optional but recommended: • A USB port, to install the software from a USB flash drive. • A USB port or memory card slot, to be used for hardkey licensing of the software. This is optional because you can also download the installer over the network to your computer. This is optional because softkey licensing is also available.
• Serial COM ports and adapters, to be used for direct communication with PLCs and other devices. This is optional because many newer device protocols use Ethernet communication (i.e., TCP/IP or UDP/ IP) instead of serial communication. • Internet Information Services (IIS) installed and turned on; for more information, see the description of the Mobile Access Runtime option below. This is optional because you may choose not to install the Mobile Access Runtime feature at this time, as part of the full InduSoft Web Studio software. You can install it at a later time, for either IIS or CGI.
• Visual Studio 2010 or Team Explorer 2010 installed on the same computer; for more information, see the description of the Collaboration option below. This is optional because you may choose not to install the Collaboration feature. Finally, you must have Administrator privileges on the computer in order to install any software. Note: You must have both .NET Framework 3.5 and .NET Framework 4.7.2 installed and turned on in order to use all of the features of InduSoft Web Studio. If Windows is fully updated, as described above, then the latest versions of .NET Framework should be installed.
They might not be turned on, however, so use the Windows Features control panel to confirm that they are. In some cases, it might not be possible to keep Windows fully updated through normal means. (For example, if your computer is on a private or secure network, then it might not be able to contact the Windows Update service.) The InduSoft Web Studio software installer will check for both versions of .NET Framework, and if it does not find them, it will attempt to install them for you. Depending on your computer's security settings, however, the installation(s) might fail without notice.
Therefore, if you experience issues later while trying to use InduSoft Web Studio — in particular, while trying to communicate with external databases — use the Windows Features control panel to confirm that both versions of .NET Framework are installed and turned on. In Windows Server 2012 R2, .NET Framework 3.5 is not pre-installed and it cannot be installed by the InduSoft Web Studio software installer. You must use the Server Manager tool to install it. For more information, see Install .NET Framework 3.5 in Windows Server 2012 R2 . For more information about .NET Framework, go to: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/ framework/index To install the full InduSoft Web Studio software:
1. Close all other running programs, if possible. We recommend you do this because those programs can use a significant amount of system resources and therefore cause this installation to take longer to finish. Windows services (e.g., Windows Defender, Windows Update) can have the same effect, but we do not recommend you stop or disable those services. Page 17 Project Size Operating System Storage Memory up to 4,000 tags Windows, Windows Server, Windows Embedded Standard 2 GB available 1 GB available up to 64,000 tags Windows, Windows Server 4 GB available 2 GB available up to 10 million tags Windows Server only (multi-core) 8 GB available 4 GB available