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This article lists Lansweeper installation requirements. The Windows computer you install Lansweeper on must meet the requirements listed below.
The Lansweeper software is agent-free. You only need to install Lansweeper on one computer, which scans your entire network. No additional software is needed on the client machines you're scanning. Though two scanning agents are included in the software, these are optional. Information on the LsPush and LsAgent scanning agents can be found in this knowledge base article.
Lansweeper scans Linux, Unix, Mac and Windows computers, VMware servers and other network devices, but must be installed on a Windows computer. Lansweeper installation requirements can be found below.
32-bit or 64-bit, x86 or x64 architecture.
You can install the Lansweeper software on either a virtual or physical computer.
You can install the Lansweeper software on non-Home, non-Core and non-Starter editions of any of the operating systems listed below. A Windows Server OS is recommended for networks of more than 1,000 assets, though not strictly required.
Lansweeper data, reports and settings are stored in a database. Your database is hosted in either the Microsoft SQL LocalDB, Microsoft SQL Server or (deprecated) Microsoft SQL Compact database server.
The size of your database can vary greatly depending on how much data you're scanning and how much history you're keeping. However, as a general rule, we recommend reserving 1 GB of disk space per 1000 Windows computers. Non-Windows machines have less of an impact on database size.
The database servers below are supported for hosting the Lansweeper database. Only SQL Server versions installed on a Microsoft Windows operating system are supported.
Lansweeper has a web interface, which can be viewed in a web browser locally from the Lansweeper server or remotely from other machines. Below is a list of officially supported browsers for interface viewing. Browsers not listed below may work as well, especially if they're Chromium-based. Unsupported browsers have not been tested for possible layout issues and may not be able to run asset or user actions.
The minimum supported screen resolution for viewing the Lansweeper interface is 1280 x 720 pixels. This applies to all supported web browsers.
Database server | Packaged with Lansweeper | Max database size | Support for distributed Lansweeper components | Support for multiple scanning servers | Lansweeper support status |
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SQL Compact | ✔ | 4 GB | ✘ | ✘ | unsupported from March 2020 onward |
SQL LocalDB | ✔ | 10 GB | ✘ | ✘ | supported database server |
SQL Server | ✘ (manual install required prior to installing Lansweeper) |
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✔ | ✔ | supported database server |