Ascent Capture Internet (ACI) Server 7.x Supported Configurations

ACI Server 7.5 is the latest release of the Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.x products.

ACI Server 7.x Operating Requirements

This section provides information about the operating system and hardware requirements for the Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.5 or 7.0 products..

Ascent Capture Internet (ACI) Server 7.x Components

This section contains information about the various ACI Server components at the central and remote sites.

Central Site

The following components must be available at the central site.

Windows 2000 Operating System with Service Pack 4 or Windows Server 2003, must be installed on both the Web server and the Ascent Capture server.
Ascent Capture, must be installed in either a client/server configuration or a standalone configuration. For more information on Ascent Capture operating requirements, planning decisions, and installation steps, see Chapters 2-4, beginning on page 3 of the
- ACI Server 7.5 - Ascent Capture and Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.5 Installation Guide
- ACI Server 7.0x - Ascent Capture & Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.0 Installation Guide
File cache folder locations must be available to the Web Server and the ACI Service. For additional information, see File Cache Folder Locations on:
- ACI Server 7.5 - Page 89 of the Ascent Capture and Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.5 Installation Guide.
- ACI Server 7.0x - Page 66 of the Ascent Capture & Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.0 Installation Guide.
ACI Server software, must be installed on a supported Web Server at your central site. The Web Server's Anonymous User account must have access to the ACI Server file cache folder locations and the anonymous user account.
Licenses for using ACI Server, must be enabled. See the Ascent Capture online Help for more information on licensing, and for more information on required licenses for ACI Server, see the ACI Server License Requirements section on:
- ACI Server 7.5 - Page 91 of the Ascent Capture and Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.5 Installation Guide.
- ACI Server 7.0x - Page 59 of the Ascent Capture & Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.0 Installation Guide.
Web site, must be available for routing requests and data between the ACI Server remote sites and the central site. The Web site must already exist when you begin installing the ACI Server components.
ACI Service, must be enabled, and must have network access to the file cache folder locations, and must be on a machine running Ascent Capture.

Remote Sites

The following components must be available at remote sites.

Ascent Capture, must be installed or upgraded to the current version at your remote sites. You do not have to upgrade all remote sites at the same time. For the installation steps, see Installing Ascent Capture on:.
- ACI Server 7.5 - Page 33 of the Ascent Capture and Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.5 Installation Guide.
- ACI Server 7.0x - Page 29 of the Ascent Capture & Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.0 Installation Guide.
Remote Synchronization Agent (RSA), must be running. In each remote client/server configuration, the RSA must be running on at least one workstation to upload batches automatically.
The RSA can also be installed as a service in Ascent Capture and Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.5. Refer to the Getting Started with Ascent Capture and Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.5 for more information.

Web Server Requirements

The following lists the Web server hardware and system operating requirements needed to use ACI Server.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

The following lists the minimum Web server hardware requirements:

Processor: Pentium 4 processor, or equivalent
System memory: 256 Mbytes of memory
Disk space: 200 Mbytes of available disk space for the file cache folder location
Display: 1024 x 768 display with 16-bit color
NIC: 100 Mbps

Recommended Hardware Requirements

The following lists the recommended Web server hardware requirements:

Processor: Pentium 4 processor, or equivalent
System memory: 512 Mbytes of memory or more
Disk space: Depending on your processing volume, allocate as much disk space as possible. You should allocate enough disk space to hold the maximum number of batches that might be uploaded at the same time.
Display: 1024 x 768 display with 24-bit color
NIC: 100 Mbps or higher

Web Server System Requirements

The following lists the system requirements for installing and using the Web server:

ACI Server 7.x

Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 or :
- ACI Server 7.5 - Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1
- ACI Server 7.0x - Windows Server 2003 with no Service Pack
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) or WebSphere 5.1
TCP/IP protocol (defaults to port 80 but is user configurable)
SSL is optional (defaults to port 443 but is user configurable)
Network access to the file cache folder locations from the Web server
(During installation) Network access to the Ascent Capture server files folder

ACI Server 7.5 only

ACI Server v7.5 is supported for IBM WebSphere Application Server v5.1 using Solaris 9.0.
- IBM WebSphere Application Server v6.0 is supported using Solaris 10.0 only.

ACI Service Requirements

The following lists the Ascent Capture Internet Service operating requirements.

ACI Service Operating Requirements

Ascent Capture 7.0 client workstation or standalone
TCP/IP Protocol through port 2424 (ACI Service to Web server)
Network access to the file cache folder locations

Remote Site Station Requirements

This section contains information about remote site station hardware and software requirements.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

The remote components of ACI Server are installed when Ascent Capture is installed on a remote client or standalone workstation.

Processor: Pentium 4 processor, or equivalent
System memory: 256 Mbytes or more
Disk space: 760 Mbytes or more for installation and working space during processing, with approximately 150 Mbytes of this on the local hard drive. You may need even more disk space if you have many image files or a large database (on a standalone workstation).
Display: 1024 x 768 with 24 bit color, small fonts
NIC: 100 Mbps

System Requirements

The following are the system requirements for installing ACI Server.

One of the following operating systems:

ACIS Version	Operating System	Additional OS Details
Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.x
7.x	Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	with Service Pack 4
7.x	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	with Service Pack 4
Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.0x
7.0x	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard	with no Service Pack
7.0x	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise	with no Service Pack
Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.5x
7.5x	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard	with or without Service Pack 1
7.5x	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise	with or without Service Pack 1
Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.5 SP3
7.5 SP3	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise	with Service Pack 2
	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2	with no Service Pack
	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2	with Service Pack 2
Ascent Capture Internet Server Client Workstation
7.0 SP2	Windows XP Professional
7.5 SP1 or 2	Windows XP Professional

Notes:

The use of Adrenaline accelerator cards is not supported on Windows Server 2003. In general, Windows Server 2003 does not support scanning with a SCSI card.

Ascent Capture and Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.5 or 7.0x have not been tested on, or certified for, Windows XP Home. Although Kofax is unaware of any specific limitations on using Windows XP Home with Ascent Capture or Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.5 or 7.0x, the use of windows XP Home with Ascent Capture or Ascent Capture Internet Server 7.5 or 7.0x is not supported.

TCP/IP protocol
Internet or Intranet access to your Web server

ACI Server License Requirements

The ACI Server remote site workstations do not require hardware keys. However, ACI Server requires the appropriate licenses.

See the Ascent Capture Internet Server License Types section in the Ascent Capture 7.5 or 7.0 online Help for more information on your ACI Server product's licensing.

Kofax Ascent Capture Internet Server Support

The Kofax Capture / Ascent Capture Technical Support group is comprised of three subgroups (discussed on the Support Options Web page), whose members are knowledgeable in all aspects of the Kofax Capture / Ascent Capture product and Kofax / Ascent modules, including installation, configuration, operation and development. Each group receives ongoing product training from our Engineering department relating to the general Kofax Capture / Ascent Capture product and their specific area of expertise. These groups have in depth knowledge of networking, databases, hardware, and programming which they use when assisting all supported Kofax Capture / Ascent Capture customers.

The Kofax Capture / Ascent Capture Installation, Configuration, Operation, and Web product's Technical Support group can assist with installation and configuration of the base Kofax Capture / Ascent Capture products as well as troubleshooting problems that occur in production. They have lots of experience with installation problems, batch class setup, patch code and bar code problems, hardware key issues, OCR engines, MSDE etc. They provide support for the Ascent Xtrata and Kofax Capture Import Connector - Fax / Ascent Fax products. They also can assist with the Kofax Capture / Ascent Capture Web products such as the Kofax Capture Network Server / Ascent Capture Internet Server and the Kofax Capture Import Connector - Web Services / Ascent Collection Server. They can assist with installation or connectivity problems across LANs, WANs or the Internet.

For details regarding technical support available for all Kofax products, please review the current Support Overview & Options and Product Support Eligibility Matrix Web pages.