System Requirements | ManageEngine Browser Security Plus

The system requirements when using Browser Security Plus include the following:

Hardware requirements for Browser Security Plus Servers & Distribution Servers
Hardware & Software requirements for Secure Gateway Server
Software requirements for Browser Security Plus servers and agents
Supported OS for Browser Security Plus
Supported Browsers for web console
Browsers that can be managed using Browser Security Plus
Supported Database
Supported Web Servers
Supported TLS Versions

Note: All the policies and configurations offered by Browser Security Plus will work as expected on domain joined computers as long as they are in contact with the domain controller. Certain policies and configurations will NOT work on computers in workgroups. Click here to see which of the policies will and won't work on computers in workgroup.

Hardware Requirements

This section gives you information about the hardware requirements for MSSQL database, Browser Security Plus servers and agents.

1 to 250 computers

**1 to 250 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Browser Security Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache)
RAM size	4 GB
Hard disk space	5 GB*
Browser Security Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
RAM size	512 MB
Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache)
RAM size	4 GB
Hard disk space	5 GB**
Edition	Standard/Enterprise

251 to 500 computers

**251 to 500 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Browser Security Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.4 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.4 Ghz 3 MB cache)
	RAM size	4 GB
	Hard disk space	10 GB*
Browser Security Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
	Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
	RAM size	512 MB
	Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Network requirement	Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.4 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.4 Ghz 3 MB cache)
	RAM size	4 GB
	Hard disk space	10 GB**
	Edition	Standard/Enterprise

* May increase dynamically according to the frequency of scanning

** May increase dynamically depending on the operations performed on the client computer

501 to 1000 computers

**501 to 1000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Browser Security Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache)
RAM size	4 GB
Hard disk space	20 GB*
Browser Security Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
RAM size	512 MB
Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache)
RAM size	4 GB
Hard disk space	20 GB**
Edition	Standard/Enterprise

1001 to 3000 computers

**1001 to 3000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Browser Security Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i5 (4 core/8 thread) 2.3 GHz Virtual Machine: 8 virtual processors (2.3 Ghz)
RAM size	8 GB
Hard disk space	30 GB*
Browser Security Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
RAM size	512 MB
Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i5 (4 core/8 thread) 2.3 GHz Virtual Machine: 8 virtual processors (2.3 Ghz)
RAM size	8 GB
Hard disk space	30 GB**
Edition	Standard/Enterprise

3001 to 5000 computers

**3001 to 5000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Browser Security Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i7 (6 core/12 thread) 3.2 GHz Virtual Machine: 12 virtual processors (3.2 Ghz)
RAM size	8 GB
Hard disk space	40 GB*
Browser Security Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
RAM size	512 MB
Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i7 (6 core/12 thread) 3.2 GHz 12 MB cache Virtual Machine: 12 virtual processors (3.2 Ghz 12 MB cache)
RAM size	8 GB
Hard disk space	200 GB**
Edition	Standard/Enterprise

5001 to 10000 computers

**5001 to 10000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Browser Security Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (8 core/16 thread) 2.6 GHz Virtual Machine: 16 virtual processors (2.6 Ghz)
RAM size	16 GB
Hard disk space	60 GB*
Browser Security Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
RAM size	512 MB
Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (8 core/16 thread) 2.6 GHz 20 MB cache Virtual Machine: 16 virtual processors (2.6 Ghz 20 MB cache)
RAM size	16 GB
Hard disk space	250 GB**
Edition	Standard/Enterprise

10001 to 15000 computers

**10001 to 15000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Browser Security Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (12 core/24 thread) 2.7 GHz Virtual Machine: 24 virtual processors (2.7 Ghz)
RAM size	32 GB
Hard disk space	100 GB*
Browser Security Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
RAM size	512 MB
Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (12 core/24 thread) 2.7 GHz Virtual Machine: 24 virtual processors (2.7 GHz 30 MB cache)
RAM size	32 GB
Hard disk space	500 GB**
Edition	Standard/Enterprise

15001 to 20000 computers

**15001 to 20000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Browser Security Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (14 core/28 thread) 2.7 GHz Virtual Machine: 28 virtual processors (2.7 Ghz)
RAM size	32 GB
Hard disk space	120 GB*
Browser Security Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
RAM size	512 MB
Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (14 core/28 thread) 2.7 GHz 30 MB cache Virtual Machine: 28 virtual processors (2.7 Ghz 30 MB cache)
RAM size	64 GB
Hard disk space	500 GB**
Edition	Standard/Enterprise

20001 to 25000 computers

**20001 to 25000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Browser Security Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (16 core/32 thread) 3.0 GHz Virtual Machine: 32 virtual processors (3.0 Ghz)
RAM size	32 GB
Hard disk space	500 GB*
Browser Security Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
RAM size	512 MB
Hard disk space	3 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (16 core/32 thread) 3.0 GHz 30 MB cache Virtual Machine: 32 virtual processors (3.0 GHz 30 MB cache)
RAM size	64 GB
Hard disk space	1 TB**
Edition	Standard/Enterprise

25001 to 30000 computers

**25001 to 30000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Browser Security Plus Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (16 core/32 thread) 3.0 GHz Virtual Machine: 32 virtual processors (3.0 Ghz)
RAM size	32 GB
Hard disk space	500 GB*
Browser Security Plus Agents	Processor	Intel Pentium
Processor Speed	1.0 GHz
RAM size	512 MB
Hard disk space	30 GB**
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)
SQL Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon (20 core/40 thread) 3.6 GHz. 50 MB cache Virtual Machine: 40 virtual processors 3.6 GHz 50 MB cache
RAM size	64 GB
Hard disk space	1 TB*
Edition	Standard/Enterprise

Above 30000 computers

Distribution Server

Software requirements for Secure Gateway Server

You can install Secure Gateway Server on any of these Windows operating system versions:

Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows 10
Windows 11
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2022

Hardware requirements for Secure Gateway Server

The hardware requirements for Secure Gateway Server include the following :

1 to 5000 computers

**1 to 5000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Secure Gateway Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors 2.9 GHz 3 MB cache
RAM size	4 GB
Hard disk space	40 GB*
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)

5001 to 9000 computers

**5001 to 9000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Secure Gateway Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i5 (4 core/8 thread) 2.3 GHz Virtual Machine: 8 virtual processors 2.3 GHz
RAM size	4 GB
Hard disk space	80 GB*
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)

9001 to 15000 computers

**9001 to 15000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Secure Gateway Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Core i7 (6 core/12 thread) 3.2 GHz Virtual Machine: 12 virtual processors 3.2 GHz
RAM size	4 GB
Hard disk space	120 GB*
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)

15001 to 18000 computers

**15001 to 18000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Secure Gateway Server	Processor information	Physical Machine: Intel Xeon E5 (8 core/16 thread) 2.6 GHz Virtual Machine: 16 virtual processors 2.6 GHz
RAM size	8 GB
Hard disk space	150 GB*
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)

18001 to 25000 computers

**18001 to 25000 computers**
Server	Parameter	Requirement
Secure Gateway Server	Processor information	Physical Machine:Intel Xeon E5 (12 core/24 thread) 2.7 GHz Virtual Machine: 24 virtual processors 2.7 GHz
RAM size	8 GB
Hard disk space	200 GB*
Network requirement	Network card speed	Minimum 1 GBPS Network Interface Card (NIC)
Bandwidth	Minimum 1 MBPS (T1 connection)

Above 25000 computers

Software Requirements

This section gives you information about the software requirements for Browser Security Plus server and agents.

Supported Operating Systems

Supported Browsers

Browsers that can be managed using Browser Security Plus

Supported Database

Supported Web Servers

Supported TLS Versions

Windows OS	Windows Server OS	macOS
Windows 11	Windows server 2025	macOS 15 Sequoia
Windows 10	Windows server 2022	macOS 14 Sonoma
Windows 8.1 (#)	Windows server 2019	macOS 13 Ventura
Windows 8 (#)	Windows server 2016	macOS 12 Monterey
Windows 7 (#)	Windows server 2012 R2	macOS 11 Big Sur
(#) - Reached End of Life. It's recommended not to install BSP Agent on machines with an EOL OS version.	Windows server 2012	macOS 10.15 Catalina
	Windows server 2008 R2 (#)	macOS 10.14 Mojave
	(#) - Reached End of Life. It's recommended not to install BSP Agent on machines with an EOL OS version.

Hardware Requirements

Hardware Requirements for Distribution Servers

Software requirements for Secure Gateway Server

Hardware requirements for Secure Gateway Server

Software Requirements

for Browser Security Plus Server

For Browser Security Plus Agents

No. of Computers Managed Using the Distribution Server	Processor Information	RAM Size	Hard Disk Space
1 to 500	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.0 Ghz 3 MB cache)	4 GB	6 GB*
501 to 1000	Physical Machine: Intel Core i3 (2 core/4 thread) 2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache Virtual Machine: 4 virtual processors (2.9 Ghz 3 MB cache)	4 GB	12 GB*
1001 to 3000	Physical Machine: Intel Core i5 (4 core/8 thread) 2.3 GHz Virtual Machine: 8 virtual processors (2.3 Ghz)	8 GB	16 GB*
3001 to 5000	Physical Machine: Intel Core i7 (6 core/12 thread) 3.2 GHz Virtual Machine: 12 virtual processors (3.2 Ghz)	8 GB	20 GB*