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3CX Phone System for Windows System for Windows
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2. Installing 3CX Phone System for Windows
System requirements
3CX Phone System for Windows requires the following:
Windows XP Pro, Vista, 2003 server or 2008
Port 5060 (SIP), 5080 (Tunnel - Optional) to be opened
Port 5480, 5482, 5483, 5485 to be free
One port for IIS, 3 if using Cassini (5000, 5481, 5484)
.NET Framework version 2.0 or higher
1 Gigabyte Memory or higher, Pentium 4 processor or up
IIS is recommended so that you can use it as the web server
Recommended
IIS (Internet Information Services)
3CX Supported SIP Phones (http://www.3cx.com/sip-phones/index.html) & VOIP
3CX supported VoIP Providers
If you are using a VOIP provider, you must have a firewall that is configured to do
static port mapping. A static IP is highly recommended also! For more information see:
The web based management console is optimized for Internet Explorer v7. It also
works with Firefox 2 & 3, however there are some minor display issues.
You will need to have a good basic understanding of Windows Networking. It is
recommended to read up on IP PBX’s & SIP. For more information visit the IP PBX FAQ
Windows Vista users: 
To install 3CX Phone System on Vista, you need to disable UAC (user account control). 
To disable UAC do the following:
1.
Open Administrative Tools in Control Panel and double-click on System
Configuration
2.
Click Continue to accept the UAC prompt
3.
Select the Tools tab, scroll down and select Disable UAC
4.
Click Launch and Reboot your machine