To install and use ActiveReports 8 Server, you must have compatible software installed on your server. If you have multiple servers set up for load balancing, the Managed Agent machines have fewer requirements than the Master Server machine. If you have a single-server deployment, the Site consists of a Master Server and a Managed Agent on the same machine.

Operating Systems

Server: Windows Server 2003, 2008 and above (32- or 64-bit)
Managed Agent: Windows XP and above; .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and above

Windows 8

The following features must be turned on in Windows 8 in order to run ActiveReports 8 Server. From Control Panel, Programs and Features, open Turn Windows features on or off to ensure that these features are turned on. All are on by default.

Internet Information Services / Web Management Tools / IIS Management Console
Internet Information Services / World Wide Web Services / Application Development Features / ASP.NET 4.5
Internet Information Services / World Wide Web Services / Common HTTP Features / Static Content
.NET Framework 4.5 Advanced Services / WCF Services / HTTP Activation

Windows Server 2012

The following features must be turned on in Windows Server 2012 in order to run ActiveReports 8 Server. From Control Panel, Programs and Features, open Turn Windows features on or off to ensure that these features are turned on. All are on by default.

Internet Information Services / World Wide Web Services / Application Development Features / ASP.NET 4.5
.NET Framework 4.5 Advanced Services / WCF Services / HTTP Activation

Web Servers

IIS6 with Windows Server 2003 (needs WWW Service and ASP.NET 2 registered)
IIS7 with Windows Server 2008 (needs ASP.NET role service)
IIS Management Console must be turned on.
.NET Framework: 3.5 SP1 or higher

Internet Information Service (IIS) Ports

TCP/IP

ActiveReports 8 Server 4040
ActiveReports Managed Agent 5050

UDP

ActiveReports 8 Server 7923, 26637, or 57323
ActiveReports Installer 7979, 37637, and 15377

Database

Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2008 and above
MySQL
Oracle 10g and above

Note: For Oracle, the Oracle client must be installed on all agent machines.