GFI LanGuard Server
System requirements: Hardware
Hardware requirements depend on network size. Refer to table below for the minimum specifications according to your network size.
| 1 to 100 | 100 to 500 | 500 to 3000* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | 2 GHz Dual Core | 2.8 GHz Dual Core | 3 GHz Quad Core |
| Physical Storage | 5 GB | 10 GB | 20 GB |
| Memory | 2 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Network bandwidth | 1544 kbps | 1544 kbps | 1544 kbps |
*Note: if you are looking to manage thousands of devices with GFI LanGuard we recommend that you contact us for pricing as well as suggestions regarding the proper management and deployment of this solution.
System requirements: Software
Supported operating systems (x86 or x64):
Microsoft Windows Server 2025
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard/Datacenter
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard/DataCenter
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (including R2) Standard/Enterprise
Microsoft Windows 11
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise
Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Pro/Enterprise
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate
Microsoft Windows Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate
Microsoft Small Business Server 2011
Other server components
The following components are required to be installed on the server where GFI LanGuard is installed:
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1
Supported databases
Microsoft SQL Server
- SQL Server 2022
- SQL Server 2019
- SQL Server 2016
- SQL Server 2012
- SQL Server 2008
- Microsoft SQL Express Server
- SQL Server 2022
- SQL Server 2019
- SQL Server 2016
- SQL Server 2012
- SQL Server 2008
Note: It is recommended that database files are stored on fast disks such as SSD for optimal performance.
GFI LanGuard and TLS 1.1 or higher
If you plan to deploy GFI LanGuard in an environment where TLS 1.1 and above is running, you need to enable FIPS-Compliant algorithms on the computer where the GFI LanGuard is installed. Click here for more details
Target computer components
The following components are required to be installed on target computers for GFI LanGuard to be able to scan them:
Secure Shell (SSH) – Required for UNIX/Linux/Mac OS based scan targets. Commonly included as part of all major UNIX/Linux distributions.
Enable File and Printer Sharing.
Enable Remote Registry.
Click here for the full list of GFI LanGuard system requirements, including the requirements of the Agent and the Relay Agent.
Supported Features per Device, Operating Systems and Application
| Device Identification and Port Scanning | Vulnerability Assessment | Patch Management | Software Audit | Hardware Audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server Versions | |||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2025 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise (including R2) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 Standard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 (SP1) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows client versions | |||||
| Microsoft Windows 11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Professional/Enterprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate/Home Premium | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate/Home | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2 or higher) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (SP4) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Third Party Applications | |||||
| Microsoft Office | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Microsoft Exchange | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Microsoft SQL Server | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Other Microsoft applications | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Java Runtime Environment | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Adobe Flash Player | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Adobe Reader | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Adobe AIR | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Adobe Shockwave Player | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Mozilla Firefox | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Apple Safari | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Apple QuickTime | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Apple iTunes | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Opera Browser | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Other vendors | – | Yes | Yes | – | – |
| Linux Distributions | |||||
| Oracle Linux 7/8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mac OS X 10.5 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CentOS 5 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ubuntu 10.04 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Debian 6 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| openSUSE 11 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fedora 19 and higher | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Other distributions | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes |
| Virtual Machines (with supported operating systems) | |||||
| Vmware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Hyper-V | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Virtual PC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oracle VirtualBox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Citrix Xen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Parallels | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Network Devices | |||||
| Cisco | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| HP | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| 3Com | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| Dell | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| SonicWALL | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| Juniper | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| NETGEAR | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| Nortel | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| Alcatel | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| IBM | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| Linksys | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| D-Link | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| Other vendors | Yes | – | – | – | – |
| Mobile Devices | |||||
| Google Android | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| Apple iOS | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |
| Windows Phone | Yes | Yes | – | – | – |