Configuration

System Requirements

  1. Hardware requirements
  2. Software requirements

Hardware Requirements

Hardware Minimum Recommended
Processor speed 2.4GHz 3GHz
Processor cores 4 6 or more
RAM 8GB 16GB
Disk space 100GB (SSD preferred) 200GB (SSD preferred)
Disk throughput 5MB/s 20MB/s
Note: The storage space requirements might vary depending upon your organization size, mailbox size, traffic volume, and Outlook Web Access logins, along with mailbox and organization property changes.

Port Requirements

Destination hostname TCP port Description
Exchange Server 135 RPC
5985 Windows Powershell Default psSession Port
5986 Windows Powershell Default psSession Port
80 Powershell
443 (SSL) Powershell
445 Log collection
Active Directory 389 LDAP
636 LDAP SSL
3268 LDAP GC
3269 LDAP GC SSL
53 DNS
88 Kerberos
139 Net Bios

Software Requirements

Supported Platforms

  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Lync Server 2013
  • Skype for Business Server 2015
  • Skype for Business Server 2018

Supported Exchange Servers

  • Exchange Server 2003
  • Exchange Server 2007
  • Exchange Server 2010
  • Exchange Server 2013
  • Exchange Server 2016
  • Exchange Server 2019

Supported Browsers

  • Internet Explorer 9 and above
  • Firefox 45 and above
  • Google Chrome 45 and above

Preferred screen resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels or higher.

Supported Databases

PostgreSQL (comes bundled with the product)

Exchange Reporter Plus build number Supported database versions
4142 - 5600 PostgreSQL 9.4.14
5600 - present PostgreSQL 10.12

MS SQL

Exchange Reporter Plus build number Supported database versions
5500 and above Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and above
Note: If your Exchange Reporter Plus server has MySQL installed (default database for build 4142 and below), we recommend migrating to PostgreSQL. Click here for database migration steps.

Port requirements

Exchange Reporter Plus uses port 80 for HTTP and port 443 for HTTPs communications.

Prerequisites

Before you configure a Microsoft 365 tenant, make sure that these prerequisites are satisfied:

  • Make sure that you have a working internet connection and the required domains are not blocked by your firewall. Please refer to this table to know the entire list of domains to be allowed by your firewall.
  • You have Microsoft .NET version 4.8 and PowerShell version 5.1 installed.
    • To check if Microsoft .NET Framework is installed, open the Command Prompt from Run. Enter the following command:
      reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\full" /v version
      Check the displayed version. If the version is below 4.8, install Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.8 from here.
    • To check if PowerShell is installed, type PowerShell from Run. If PowerShell is installed, check for its version number by running the following command:
      $PSVersionTable
      If the version is below 5.1 or if PowerShell is not installed, install PowerShell version 5.1 from here.

Other Software Requirements

For Exchange Server

  • Install Windows Management Framework (which contains Windows PowerShell and Windows Remote Management).
    Note: In Windows Server 2008 R2 and above, Windows Management Framework is installed by default.
  • Install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 or above.
  • Install Microsoft Exchange Web Services Managed API 2.2.
  • Install MAPI to extract mailbox size and content-related data for Exchange Server versions 2003 and 2007.
  • Enable csCookie (refer to the Appendix for instructions).
  • For mailbox and public folder content reports: The user account that you use to configure the Exchange server in Exchange Reporter Plus must have a valid mailbox that is not hidden from the global address list. The user must also have logged in to the mailbox at least once.
  • Ensure there's a valid mailbox for MAPI Profile (applies only for Exchange Server 2003 and 2007 versions).

For Skype for Business

  • Exchange Reporter Plus requires .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 for Skype for Business reporting.
  • Exchange Reporter Plus supports Skype for Business reporting in the following platforms:
  • Windows 7 and above
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 and above
Note: To configure Exchange Reporter Plus, use the Quick Start Guide.

Appendix

Steps to enable csCookie

  • Open the Run dialog box and enter inetmgr.
  • In the left pane, navigate to the Machine Name → Sites.
  • Click Default Web Site.
  • In the middle pane, double-click Logging.
  • In the right pane, under Actions, click Enable.
  • For IIS 7 and above:
    • Under the Log File section, click Select Fields.
    • Check the cs(Cookie) box.
    • Click OK.
  • For IIS 6:
    • Click Properties and go to the Advanced tab.
    • Check the cs(Cookie) box.
    • Click OK.

General domains

The general domains that must be allowed through the firewall are as follows:

  1. *.zoho.com
  2. *.manageengine.com
  3. *.zohocorp.com
  4. api.bcti.brightcloud.com
  5. *.manageengine.jp (Only Japanese build users)
  6. *.manageengine.cn (Only Chinese build users)

Azure AD cloud (default)

Azure AD cloud (default) users must ensure that the following domains are allowed by their firewall. Azure Germany, China, and US cloud users can refer to the respective tables below.

Table 1: Domains to be allowed by Azure AD cloud users.

Module Endpoint
REST API login.microsoftonline.com
graph.windows.net
graph.microsoft.com
manage.office.com
portal.office.com
aadcdn.msftauth.net (or) aadcdn.msauth.net
Exchange Online outlook.office.com
outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid

Azure Germany

Azure Germany cloud users must ensure that the following domains are allowed by their firewall.

Table 2: Domains to be allowed by Azure AD Germany cloud users.

Module Endpoint
REST API login.microsoftonline.de
graph.cloudapi.de
graph.microsoft.de
portal.office.de
manage.office.de
Exchange Online outlook.office.de
outlook.office.de/powershell-liveid

Azure China

Azure China cloud users must ensure that the following domains are allowed by their firewall.

Table 3: Domains to be allowed by Azure AD China cloud users

Module Endpoint
REST API login.partner.microsoftonline.cn
graph.chinacloudapi.cn
microsoftgraph.chinacloudapi.cn
manage.office.cn
portal.azure.cn
Exchange Online partner.outlook.cn
partner.outlook.cn/PowerShell

Azure US

The Azure US cloud users must ensure that the following domains are allowed by their firewall.

Module Endpoint
REST API login.microsoftonline.us
graph.windows.net
graph.microsoft.us
manage.office.us
portal.azure.us
Exchange Online outlook.office365.us
outlook.office365.us/powershell-liveid

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