FTD Mercury X4 Installation Instructions

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Contents 1 Minimum Requirements for FTD Mercury Servers 2 Upgrading the Server to FTD Mercury X4 3 Minimum Requirements for Client PCs 4 Upgrading Client PCs to FTD Mercury X4

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Minimum Requirements for FTD Mercury Servers

Before upgrading to FTD Mercury X4, your server must be running FTD Mercury X3 Fall. If you have not yet installed one of these versions, contact the Mercury Technology Assistance Center at 1-888-309-2244 for assistance or email us at technology@ftdi.com. You must have a high-speed Internet connection (DSL, etc.). Additionally, you must process credit cards over the Internet (CCAPI) and Mercury Messages over the Internet.

IMPORTANT: Your server must have been bought from FTD. We do not support servers purchased from elsewhere.

Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or later) is required if you have 5 clients or more; either Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or later) or Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later) can be used for less than 5 clients.

Component	Minimum Requirement
CPU	HP d530, HP dc7100, HP dc7600, HP dc7700, HP dc7800, HP rp5000, HP rp5700, or HP ProLiant ML350
Memory	2 GB
Hard Drive Space	3 GB free space on C: drive
Video	All VGA with minimum of 1024 x 768 resolution 16-bit color Small/normal font size
Operating System	Less than 5 Clients - Windows XP Professional SP2 5 or More Clients - Windows Server 2003 SP2 Important: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 are not supported on the server.
Database	Less than 5 Clients - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 5 or More Clients - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition SP2
Web Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or later is required.
Accounting Software	U.S or Canadian versions of QuickBooks 2008, QuickBooks 2009, QuickBooks 2010, or QuickBooks 2011 (2011 only???) No other versions of QuickBooks are supported.
Mapping Software	Microsoft MapPoint 2006, Microsoft MapPoint 2009, or Microsoft MapPoint 2010
Bar Code Scanner	Only the Symbol LS2208 and the Symbol LS4278 scanners are supported for new bar coding functionality.
Other Software	Mercury Delivery, Mercury Marketing, and report generation require Microsoft Office (XP or later) Norton AntiVirus 7.6 (Symantec AntiVirus 10.0 or later strongly recommended)

Upgrading the Server to FTD Mercury X4

Before you upgrade, FTD strongly recommends you back up your current FTD Mercury database.

Your server will automatically upgrade to FTD Mercury X4 during the automatic software update installation period. When that upgrade is completed, your clients will then automatically upgrade to FTD Mercury X4 . You must be confirmed for the upgrade and you should also have received communication about when the upgrade will be performed. If you have not requested to receive FTD Mercury X4, please email us at technology@ftdi.com.

Minimum Requirements for Client PCs

The following are minimum requirements for client PCs. If your client PC does not meet these requirements, FTD will not support it. Both the FTD Mercury Server and all clients must be on the same FTD Mercury version; if you upgrade your server to FTD Mercury X4, you must also upgrade your client(s) to FTD Mercury X4.

IMPORTANT: You cannot use your own PC for Point of Sale; you must have bought the FTD Mercury client hardware and Point of Sale hardware/peripherals from FTD. We do not support Point of Sale hardware not purchased from FTD.

Component	Minimum Requirement
CPU	PC-compatible 900 MHz (1.5 GHz recommended for Mercury Delivery, Mercury Marketing, or if using Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8)
Memory	1 GB (we strongly recommend 2GB if running Mercury Delivery, Mercury Marketing, or if using Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8)
Hard Drive Space	3 GB free space on C: drive
Video	All VGA with minimum of 1024 x 768 resolution 16-bit color Small/normal font size
Operating System	Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Business Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, or Windows 8 Professional (for computers that do not use Point of Sale hardware) IMPORTANT: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home, other “flavors” of Windows Vista (aside from Windows Vista Business), and other "flavors" of Windows 7 (aside from Windows 7 Professional) are not supported.
Web Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or later is required.
Accounting Software	U.S or Canadian versions of QuickBooks 2008, QuickBooks 2009, or QuickBooks 2010 (change minimum to QuickBooks 2011???) No other versions of QuickBooks are supported.
Mapping Software	Microsoft MapPoint 2006, Microsoft MapPoint 2009, or Microsoft MapPoint 2010
Bar Code Scanner	Only the Symbol LS2208 and the Symbol LS4278 scanners are supported for new bar coding functionality.
Other Software	Mercury Delivery, Mercury Marketing, and report generation require Microsoft Office (XP or later) Norton AntiVirus 7.6 (Symantec AntiVirus 10.0 or later strongly recommended)

Upgrading Client PCs to FTD Mercury X4

Once your FTD Mercury Server has finished the upgrade to FTD Mercury X4, your client computers will automatically upgrade to FTD Mercury X4 during the automatic software update installation period. Your clients and server must be running the same version to work.

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