Hardware requirements depend on network size. Refer to table below for the minimum specifications according to your network size.
1 to 100 | 100 to 500 | 500 to 3000* | |
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Processor | 2 GHz Dual Core | 2.8 GHz Dual Core | 3 GHz Quad Core |
Physical Storage | 5 GB | 10 GB | 20 GB |
Memory | 2 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Network bandwidth | 1544 kbps | 1544 kbps | 1544 kbps |
*Note: if you are looking to manage thousands of devices with GFI LanGuard we recommend that you contact us for pricing as well as suggestions regarding the proper management and deployment of this solution.
The following components are required to be installed on the server where GFI LanGuard is installed:
Note: It is recommended that database files are stored on fast disks such as SSD for optimal performance.
If you plan to deploy GFI LanGuard in an environment where TLS 1.1 and above is running, you need to enable FIPS-Compliant algorithms on the computer where the GFI LanGuard is installed. Click here for more details
The following components are required to be installed on target computers for GFI LanGuard to be able to scan them:
Click here for the full list of GFI LanGuard system requirements, including the requirements of the Agent and the Relay Agent.
Device Identification and Port Scanning | Vulnerability Assessment | Patch Management | Software Audit | Hardware Audit | |
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Windows Server Versions | |||||
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise (including R2) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 Standard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 (SP1) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Windows client versions | |||||
Microsoft Windows 11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows 10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional/Enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate/Home Premium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate/Home | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or higher) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (SP4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Windows Third Party Applications | |||||
Microsoft Office | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Microsoft Exchange | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Microsoft SQL Server | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Microsoft Visual Studio | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Other Microsoft applications (click for full list) | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Java Runtime Environment | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Adobe Flash Player | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Adobe Reader | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Adobe AIR | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Adobe Shockwave Player | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Mozilla Firefox | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Apple Safari | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Apple QuickTime | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Apple iTunes | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Opera Browser | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Other vendors (click for full list) | - | Yes | Yes | - | - |
Linux Distributions | |||||
Oracle Linux 7/8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mac OS X 10.5 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
CentOS 5 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ubuntu 10.04 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Debian 6 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
openSUSE 11 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Fedora 19 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Other distributions | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
Virtual Machines (with supported operating systems) | |||||
Vmware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Hyper-V | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Microsoft Virtual PC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Oracle VirtualBox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Citrix Xen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Parallels | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Network Devices | |||||
Cisco (click for full list) | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
HP (click for full list) | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
3Com (click for full list) | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
Dell (click for full list) | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
SonicWALL (click for full list) | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
Juniper (click for full list) | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
NETGEAR (click for full list) | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
Nortel (click for full list) | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
Alcatel (click for full list) | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
IBM (click for full list) | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
Linksys (click for full list) | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
D-Link (click for full list) | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
Other vendors | Yes | - | - | - | - |
Mobile Devices | |||||
Google Android | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
Apple iOS | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |
Windows Phone | Yes | Yes | - | - | - |