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| System Requirements | Frequently Asked Questions | Articles About Fresh Content |
| Hardware/Software Component | Minimum | Recommended |
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| Processor | 500mhz Processor | 3.0 Ghz Processor |
| Memory | 512 MB Memory (Vista will require 1GB) |
1 GB memory |
| Storage | 5 GB | 20 GB |
| Communication | 1 MB Cable Modem, DSL or T1 | |
| Operating Systems | Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista | |
Broadlook software acts as a web browser accessing the world wide web through a standard browser.
Broadlook software can connect through proxy servers, ISA servers and through VPNs however all addresses and authentication information must be supplied by the technical software installer.
Multiple user access can be accomplished via a terminal server implementation where multiple users can log-in and access the Broadlook applications via their personal virtual desktop on the terminal server.
Broadlook software has the feature to control the use of bandwidth required. The web mining products have a setting that will limit the amount of bandwidth the program can use for searching.
Broadlook appears to the outside world as a web browser accessing various search engines, broadlook.com, and the broadlook search engine.
By default, Broadlook accesses the Internet through port 80 but can be configured to respect unique network proxies, and settings.
All software is distributed via electronic download unless detailed otherwise. A user receives an e-mail that states the location to download the software along with a license key that is entered into the registration page during the installation of the software on the user's workstation.
For multiple user implementations of Broadlook products we recommend a centralized approach to software management. Broadlook will provide the license keys and links to the installation files to a central point of contact. The software is then distributed to users to ensure version consistency and license tracking within the organization.
On a desktop installation each user must have a unique license key for each product they use. On a terminal server environment the same is true, each user account must have a unique license key.
Please note that this overview is intended to address a Microsoft Terminal Server setup settings may vary if you are using a different server i.e. CITRIX.
Installing Broadlook software on a terminal server is a productive way to make the products and prospect data accessible to multiple users across multiple locations. There are several things to know before performing a terminal server install.
All Broadlook products are licensed per user, this means that each unique user account that needs to access the software will need to have their own license key per product.
A second option is to create one "broadlook" user account that anyone can login to and use the software. The only limitation to this setup is that Microsoft only allows one user to be logged on at time. If one person is using the software no one else will be able to login and use it.
There are two ways to handle data on a terminal server.
Login as the Administrator and run the install program for each software program that you wish to install. DO NOT ENTER A LICENSE KEY YET!! Remember that each license key ties itself to a user. For example if your company purchased 5 Profiler licenses if the Administrator uses one of them after installing only four more users can be activated.
Additionally, you can move a license in between users. To do this open the software product go to the Help menu and select 'Deactivate'. This will release that license key so it can be used again.
