| There are three main components to ObsurferPro™, the administrative console from where the results of the network scanning will be displayed and reports on this data executed, the network scanner which monitors the Internet traffic and the back-end database into which details of Internet access will be saved. While it is possible that all three of these components will be physically located on the same PC, this may not always be the case and as such the hardware requirements will depend largely on which component is to be installed. System The Administrative console should be installed on to each PC from which ObsurferPro™ is to be configured or the results of the network scanner displayed. Hardware requirements are fairly minimal for this role.
The Network Scanner The network scanner should be carefully placed (refer to the below section which describes the different types of networks and how best to locate the network scanner) as this is the single most important aspect which will determine the success of monitoring your network using ObsurferPro™. The following settings are just a guide however as the amount of network traffic in general will have a major effect on the work load imposed on the ObsurferPro™ network scanner and therefore the hardware requirements. The above settings are suggested for networks with 50 or less PCs generating an ‘average’ quantity of network traffic. The Back-end Data Store ObsurferPro™ may either connect to an existing instance of Microsoft SQL Server or may use an MSDE database. ObsurferPro™ has been tested against the following back end databases:
It is recommended that you install Microsoft SQL Server or MSDE prior to installing ObsurferPro™ to simplify the installation process. |
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