Software Management Module Minimum Requirements

Software Management Agent Support

  • All Windows versions with agent support. Refer to Agent Minimum Requirements.
  • Apple macOS versions with agent support, subject to the limitations stated below.

Not Supported in Software Management

  • Linux
  • macOS: 
    • 3rd-party deployment and patching is not supported.
    • major macOS version upgrades (e.g. v13 to v14) are not supported.
    • minor macOS version updates (e.g. v14.1 to v14.2) are supported on Intel-based systems only.

Windows Patch

Network access to the following downtimes is required:

Hosts

Ports

windowsupdate.microsoft.com

443, 80

*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com

443, 80

*.update.microsoft.com

443, 80

*.windowsupdate.com

443, 80

download.windowsupdate.com

443, 80

download.microsoft.com

443, 80

*.download.windowsupdate.com

443, 80

wustat.windows.com

443, 80

ntservicepack.microsoft.com

443, 80

go.microsoft.com

443, 80

dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com

443, 80

If you use configuration with WSUS server for Windows updates your client computers will all connect to WSUS server instead. In that case the client computer must have outbound access to two ports on the WSUS server. By default, these are ports 8530 and 8531.

MacOS Patching

Network access to the following hostnames is required:

Hosts

Ports

Configuration.apple.com

443

gdmf.apple.com

443

gg.apple.com

443, 80

gnf-mdn.apple.com

443

gnf-mr.apple.com

443

gs.apple.com

443, 80

ig.apple.com

443

mesu.apple.com

443, 80

oscdn.apple.com

443, 80

osrecovery.apple.com

443, 80

skl.apple.com

443

swcdn.apple.com

80

swdist.apple.com

443

swdownload.apple.com

443, 80

swscan.apple.com

443

updates-http.cdn-apple.com

80

updates.cdn-apple.com

443

xp.apple.com

443

3rd-Party Software Patching

Software Catalog requires an internet connection on end machines to download installation executables.

Network access to the following URLs is required:

Application

URL

3CXPhone for Windows

https://downloads-global.3cx.com
http://download.microsoft.com

7-zip

https://7-zip.org

8x8 Work

https://vod-updates.8x8.com

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

https://ardownload2.adobe.com

Adopt Open Java Development Kit

https://github.com

AdoptOpenJDK Java Runtime Environment

https://github.com

Amazon Corretto

https://corretto.aws

Amazon WorkSpaces

https://d2td7dqidlhjx7.cloudfront.net

AnyDesk

https://download.anydesk.com

Apache Tomcat

https://archive.apache.org
https://javadl.oracle.com

ASP.NET Core Runtime

https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com

Atom (Portable)

https://github.com

AutoHotkey

https://www.autohotkey.com

Autoruns

https://live.sysinternals.com

AWS Command Line Interface

https://s3.amazonaws.com

AWS Command Line Interface v2

https://awscli.amazonaws.com

Microsoft Azure CLI

https://azcliprod.blob.core.windows.net

Backup and Sync from Google

https://dl.google.com

Box Drive

https://e3.boxcdn.net
https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com
http://download.microsoft.com

Caffeine

https://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk

Calibre

https://download.calibre-ebook.com

CCleaner

https://download.ccleaner.com

Google Chrome

https://dl.google.com

Citrix Receiver

https://downloadplugins.citrix.com

Citrix Workspace

https://www.citrix.com

CloudApp

https://s3.amazonaws.com

Cmder (Portable)

https://github.com

cURL

https://curl.se

CutePDF Writer

https://www.cutepdf.com

Cyberduck

https://update.cyberduck.io

Database .NET

https://fishcodelib.com

DBeaver

https://download.dbeaver.com

Disk Usage

http://live.sysinternals.com

Docker Desktop

https://desktop.docker.com

Draw.io

https://github.com

Dropbox

https://clientupdates.dropboxstatic.com

Evernote

https://cdn1.evernote.com

Everything

https://voidtools.com

FileZilla Client

https://download.filezilla-project.org

Firefox

https://ftp.mozilla.org

FortiClient VPN

https://links.fortinet.com

Foxit Reader

https://www.foxitsoftware.com

Front App

https://dl.frontapp.com

GIMP

http://download.gimp.org

Git

https://github.com

GoToMeeting

https://link.gotomeeting.com

Grafana

https://dl.grafana.com

Greenshot

https://github.com

HxD Hex Editor

https://mh-nexus.de

ImageMagick (Portable)

https://download.imagemagick.org

Inkscape

http://inkscape.org

iTunes

https://secure-appldnld.apple.com

Jabra Direct

https://jabraxpressonlineprdstor.blob.core.windows.net
http://download.microsoft.com

Java(TM) SE Development Kit

http://download.oracle.com

Java 7

http://javadl.sun.com

Java 8

https://javadl.oracle.com

KeePass 2

https://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net

LastPass

https://download.cloud.lastpass.com
https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com http://download.microsoft.com

LibreOffice

http://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org

LogMeIn Client

https://secure.logmein.com

Malwarebytes

https://data-cdn.mbamupdates.com

Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistr.

https://aka.ms

Microsoft Edge

https://msedge.sf.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com

Microsoft Office

https://download.microsoft.com

Microsoft Teams

https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net

mRemoteNG

https://github.com

Nessus Agent

https://www.tenable.com

Microsoft .NET Core Desktop Runtime 3.1

https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com

Mirosoft .NET Core SDK 3.1

https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com

Microsoft .NET SDK 5.0

https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com

Nginx

https://nginx.org

Nitro Pro

https://downloads.gonitro.com

Node.js

https://nodejs.org

Notepad++

https://github.com

Nuget

https://dist.nuget.org

NXLog Community Edition

https://nxlog.co

OBS Studio

https://cdn-fastly.obsproject.com

Octopus CLI

https://download.octopusdeploy.com

Octopus Deploy Tentacle

https://download.octopusdeploy.com

OneDrive

https://oneclient.sfx.ms

OpenOffice

http://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net

OpenVPNService

https://swupdate.openvpn.org

OpenVPN Connect

https://swupdate.openvpn.net

Opera

https://get.geo.opera.com

ownCloud

https://download.owncloud.com

Parallels Client

https://download.parallels.com

PDFCreator

https://cdn.download.pdfforge.org

PeaZip

https://github.com

Pritunl Client

https://github.com

Process Hacker

https://github.com

Process Monitor

https://live.sysinternals.com

pulumi

https://github.com

PuTTY

https://the.earth.li

Python

https://www.python.org

QuickTime

https://secure-appldnld.apple.com

Real VNC Viewer

https://www.realvnc.com

Remote Desktop Manager Free

https://cdn.devolutions.net

Ruby

https://github.com

Rufus

https://github.com

Rust

https://static.rust-lang.org

Screenpresso

https://www.screenpresso.com

ShareX

https://github.com

Shotcut

https://github.com

Skype

https://download.skype.com

Slack

https://downloads.slack-edge.com SmartFTP

SmartFTP

https://www.smartftp.com

SonicWall NetExtender

https://software.sonicwall.com

SourceTree

https://product-downloads.atlassian.com https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com https://github.com
https://download.microsoft.com

Splashtop

https://download.splashtop.com

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

https://go.microsoft.com

Stripe CLI

https://github.com Swiss File Knife

Swiss File Knife

http://stahlworks.com

Tabby

https://github.com

TeamViewer

https://download.teamviewer.com

Telegram (Portable)

https://github.com

Termius (Portable)

https://autoupdate.termius.com

Terraform

https://releases.hashicorp.com

Mozilla Thunderbird

https://ftp.mozilla.org

TightVNC

https://www.tightvnc.com

TortoiseGit

http://download.tortoisegit.org
https://github.com

TreeSize Free

https://downloads.jam-software.de

Oracle VM VirtualBox

https://download.virtualbox.org

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

https://az764295.vo.msecnd.net

VLC media player

https://download.videolan.org

VMware Horizon Client

https://download3.vmware.com

VMware Player

https://download3.vmware.com

VMware Tools

https://packages.vmware.com

VMware Workstation Pro

http://download3.vmware.com

Cisco Webex Meetings

https://akamaicdn.webex.com

Webex Teams

https://binaries.webex.com

WeChat

https://dldir1.qq.com

WinDirStat

https://windirstat.mirror.wearetriple.com

Windows Terminal

https://github.com

WinMerge

https://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net

WinRAR

https://www.rarlab.com

WinSCP

https://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net

WinZip

https://download.winzip.com

Zoom

https://cdn.zoom.us

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Server

The minimum hardware requirements for WSUS are:

  • Processor: 1.4 gigahertz (GHz) x64 processor (2 Ghz or faster is recommended.
  • Memory: WSUS requires an additional 2 GB of RAM more than what is required by the server and all other services or software.
  • Available disk space: 40 GB or greater is recommended.
  • Network adapter: 100 megabits per second (Mbps) or greater (1GB is recommended).

Supporting Operating Systems:

  • Windows Server 2022.
  • Windows Server 2019.
  • Windows Server 2016.
  • Windows Server 2012 R2.
  • Windows Server 2012.

Configure your firewall to allow your WSUS server to connect to Microsoft domains on the internet:

Hosts

Ports

windowsupdate.microsoft.com

443, 80

*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com

443, 80

*.update.microsoft.com

443, 80

*.windowsupdate.com

443, 80

download.windowsupdate.com

443, 80

download.microsoft.com

443, 80

*.download.windowsupdate.com

443, 80

wustat.windows.com

443, 80

ntservicepack.microsoft.com

443, 80

go.microsoft.com

443, 80

dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com

443, 80

Configure your firewall to allow client computers to access a WSUS server. Your client computers will all connect to one of your WSUS servers. The client computer must have outbound access to two ports on the WSUS server. By default, these are ports 8530 and 8531.

For additional details on WSUS configuration refer to the VSA documentation:

Configuring WSUS for Software Management 2.0

https://helpdesk.kaseya.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360006837792-Software-Management-Requirements