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Infrastructure requirements
Overview of infrastructure requirements necessary for installation.
Proxy exceptions
Proxy settings and the installation.

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Introduction
Hardware & OS recommendations
The following material discusses the specific type of CPU, RAM, disk, and network configurations that are required as well as brand recommendations.
Deployment options
Various deployment options are available for a Touchstone or Touchstone Re installation.
Infrastructure requirements
Overview of infrastructure requirements necessary for installation.
- Required Windows roles & features
  Windows and the installation.
- Proxy exceptions
  Proxy settings and the installation.
- Manage the Windows firewall
  The Windows firewall impacts how components residing on different computers communicate.
- Assigned ports
  Assigned ports can be dynamic or static.
- Disable user account control
  For Touchstone and Touchstone Re to function properly, User Account Control needs to be disabled across all of the machines in the environment.
- Manage antivirus software
  Antivirus software should be turned off for Touchstone and Touchstone Re installations.
- Group policy settings
  In some scenarios group policies may override the antivirus exclusion, network card offload settings, and active scans on Verisk folders after the system reboots.

Proxy exceptions

Proxy settings and the installation.

Internet access is required on the smart client machines/servers. Touchstone/Touchstone Re will access two sites:

Verisk - RSS feeds for ALERT event sets download and news
ThinkGEO ArcGIS - For base maps, satellite maps, etc.

If a proxy server is being used to block http websites, the links below need to be added to the exceptions in order for maps and Verisk Feeds to display properly.

https://www.air-worldwide.com
https://alert.air-worldwide.com
https://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services