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System Requirements

This section lists out the minimum system requirements that is required to install and work with M365 Security Plus.

Hardware requirements

Hardware Minimum Recommended
Processor 2.4 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 6 or more
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
Disk space 100 GB (SSD preferred) 200 GB (SSD preferred)
Disk throughput 5MB/s 20MB/s

Note:

  • The above values are subject to change based on customer requirement.
  • Choose the required disk space based on usage and future requirements.

Software Requirements

Supported Platforms

  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7 SP1

Supported Browsers

  • Internet Explorer 9.0 and above
  • Firefox 45.0 and above
  • Chrome 45.0 and above

Supported databases

PostgreSQL

M365 Security Plus build number Supported database versions
4400 and above PostgreSQL 9.4-9.6 and 10.12
4000-4400 PostgreSQL 9.2-9.6

MS SQL

M365 Security Plus build number Supported database versions
4000 and above Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 2017

Port requirements

M365 Security 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:

  • You have a working internet connection and the required domains are not blocked by your firewall. Please refer to this table to view the entire list of domains that should be allowed by your firewall.
  • You have Microsoft .NET version 4.8 and PowerShell version 5.1 installed.
    1. 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.
    2. 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.

Firewall settings

The following endpoints must be allowed by the firewall for the seamless functioning of the tool.

General domains

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

Domains URLs Use
*.zoho.com creator.zoho.com To update product and security patches, collect geolocation IP information, and send product and health metrics periodically
salesiq.zoho.com Used for the Live Chat feature in the Support tab
livedesk.zoho.com
manageengine.com https://www.manageengine.com/microsoft-365-security-protection/service-pack.html Used to download service packs during manual update processes
https://pitstop.manageengine.com Used to display the recent forum posts and announcements in the Support tab
updates.manageengine.com Used to import certificates required to verify the integrity of service packs.
https://www.manageengine.com/microsoft-365-security-protection/release-notes.html Product release notes
https://www.manageengine.com/microsoft-365-security-protection/help/ Product online admin guide
*.zohocorp.com uploads.zohocorp.com To download patch files, if any
https://bonitas.zohocorp.com/ To upload log files
api.bcti.brightcloud.com https://api.bcti.brightcloud.com/1.0/ip/getgeoinfo To get the country code based on the geolocation of an IP address in audit logs and reports dependent on the country code

For Japanese build users:

Domains URLs (besides the global URLs) Use
*manageengine.jp https://www.manageengine.jp/products/M365_Security_Plus/ For pricing, FAQ, features, help, etc.
adcommunity.manageengine.jp Support, forum, announcements, etc.
store.manageengine.jp To buy product licenses

For Chinese build users:

Domains URLs (besides the global URLs) Use
*manageengine.cn https://www.manageengine.cn/microsoft-365-security-protection/ For pricing, FAQ, features, help, etc.

Note: All the listed URLs are examples. Kindly use the wildcard domains in the firewall rule.

Azure AD general cloud

The Azure general cloud users must ensure that the following domains are allowed by their firewall. Azure China and US cloud users refer to the respective tables.

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

MODULE ENDPOINT
REST API login.microsoftonline.com
graph.windows.net
graph.microsoft.com
manage.office.com
portal.office.com
login.windows.net/common/oauth2/token
admin.microsoft.com/fd/CommerceAPI/my-org
EXCHANGE ONLINE outlook.office.com
outlook.office365.com/powershell-liveid

Azure China

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

Table 5: Domains to be allowed by Azure AD China cloud users

MODULE ENDPOINT
REST API login.partner.microsoftonline.cn
graph.chinacloudapi.cn
manage.office.cn
portal.azure.cn
login.partner.microsoftonline.cn/common/oauth2/token
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
login.microsoftonline.us/common/oauth2/token
EXCHANGE ONLINE outlook.office365.us
outlook.office365.us/powershell-liveid
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