System Requirements, Version 3.0

Entrypoint is installed as two components: the server (which includes the Entrypoint Administrator) and the client (which includes the Entrypoint Data Entry Workstation and Application Developer). The charts below include the machine requirements for both client and server components.

Entrypoint 3.0 requires a compatible database for data storage. The software comes with scripts for creating a database on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or better and MSDE. Note: The database must be created and configured before installing the server. Java 6.0 or higher is also required.

Entrypoint communicates over TCP/IP, so a compatible network is also required (100Mbit Ethernet is recommended).

Entrypoint is a high performance, multi-threaded set of applications. Users will see significant performance gains on machines that have multiple processors and/or hyper-threading, especially when combined with 2GB or more of RAM. Machines running the Entrypoint Server will gain the greatest benefit from this.

Client Requirements

	Minimum	Recommended	Ideal
CPU	Pentium III 700MHz	Pentium 4 w/ Hyper-Threading or Pentium D	Dual-Core x86 Processor (Pentium Extreme Edition, Pentium D, multi-core Opteron)
Memory	512MB	1GB	>1GB
Operating System	Windows 2000 Professional	Windows XP Professional Client	Windows XP Professional or better
Network	TCP/IP over 33.6K dial-up connection	TCP/IP over 10/100 megabit network	TCP/IP over 1000 megabit network
Disk Space	50MB	100–200MB	1GB
Java 6.0	N/A	N/A	N/A

Server Requirements

	Minimum	Recommended	Ideal
CPU	Pentium III 700MHz	Intel Xeon, Pentium 4 w/ Hyper-Threading, or Pentium D	Multiprocessor x86 server with 4 or more cores
Memory	1GB	2GB	>+4GB
Operating System	Windows 2000 Server	Windows Server 2003	Windows Server 2003 or better
Network	TCP/IP over 33.6K dial-up connection	TCP/IP over 10/100 megabit network	TCP/IP over 1000 megabit network
Disk Space	50MB	100–200MB	1GB

Other Requirements

Read/Write/Execute Permissions

Each user must have full read, write and execute permissions for the directory where Entrypoint is installed. This directory is usually "C:\Program Files\Entrypoint Client". Users need full permissions for Entrypoint sub-directories as well.

Windows Monitor

A monitor capable of displaying True Color (24 or 32 bit) at a resolution of 1024x768 is recommended.

Windows DPI Setting

The Windows DPI setting must be 96 DPI, the normal setting for each user. To verify, right-click the Desktop and select Properties. In the Display Properties dialog box select the Settings tab; then select Advanced.