Client Software Requirements
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 will reach end of support on January 9, 2018. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.
This section contains the system requirements for Office Communicator 2007.
Table 40 Minimum system requirements for Office Communicator 2007
| System Component | Minimum Requirement |
|---|---|
Display Resolution |
Required: Super VGA 800x600 Recommended: Super VGA 1024x768 or higher Note Microsoft Windows Tablet PC portrait mode is supported. |
Operating System |
Windows Vista® 32-bit (RTM) operating system Microsoft Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2 Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4 (requires Microsoft Windows Media® technologies player, version 9, and Microsoft Windows Installer, version 3.0 or later) |
Computer/Processor |
Data and Voice: 500-megahertz (MHz) or higher processor, Intel Pentium-compatible For video: 1 GHz or higher For Microsoft RoundTable communications and archival system: 1.8 GHz or higher |
Memory |
512 megabytes (MB) of RAM |
Install Space |
1.5 MB |
Video Memory |
Video card with 64 MB of RAM (video RAM or VRAM) and Microsoft DirectX® application programming interface |
Telephony |
Microphone and speakers, headset with microphone, or equivalent device |
Video |
Video camera or Microsoft RoundTable device |
Bandwidth Requirements |
Data: 56 kbps Voice: 50 kbps (minimum); 80 kbps (high-quality) Video: 50 kbps (minimum); 350 kbps (high-quality) RoundTable: 50 kbps (minimum); 350 kbps (high-quality) |
Data |
56 kbps |
Voice |
50 kbps (minimum quality) 80 kbps (high quality) |
Video |
50 kbps (minimum quality) 350 kbps (high quality) |
Microsoft RoundTable |
50 kbps (minimum quality) 350 kbps (high quality) |
Security |
Administrator privileges, or, in Windows Vista Standard User Mode, administrator credentials. |
Other Requirements |
Microsoft Office Outlook 2002 or 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server are required for Outlook integration options. |
Note
Communicator 2007 installed on Windows 2000 requires installation of the Microsoft DirectX® API, version 9.0c or later. To find the newest version of DirectX, see https://r.office.microsoft.com/r/rlidOCS?clid=1033&p1=directx.
Interoperation with Windows Messenger 5.x is not supported. Interoperation with the Communicator 2005 client is supported with the limitations described in the cautionary note in the preceding topic.