There are several considerations for the Workbench Server Environment.
Microsoft Window Server Operating System
The supported Windows Server versions:
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
.NET Framework 4.6.2 or higher is required. This needs to be installed separately in earlier versions before Windows Server 2016.
Network
It is required to install Workbench into a Windows Active Directory Domain. In this configuration, users are granted access to the Workbench Application Share and the Workbench databases via Active Directory user security groups. This allows users to log into Workbench and SQL Server using their Windows Domain credentials.
Workbench is not supported in a 'Workgroup', or peer-to-peer network (computers connected in a non-domain network).
Workbench can send email via SMTP, which is dependent on the emailing engine in WebWorkbench, or via Microsoft Outlook from the desktop MDE program.
Custom SMTP servers can be specified in WebWorkbench configurations.
Workbench Users (Active Directory Security) Group
The recommended configuration is to create a 'Workbench_Users' Active Directory (Global) Security group, which Workbench user (Active Directory) accounts are added to. The required system permissions are then assigned to the user group. The Workbench Users group needs access to the Workbench Application Share, SQL Server, and other Workbench components.
Workbench Application Share
Workbench Application Share is a network shared folder that stores Workbench components and file attachments generated by the application. This folder needs to be accessible to all Workbench users and other Workbench components if they are hosted on different servers.
PowerShell
PowerShell v5.0 or higher is required by the Workbench administrator to install and maintain Workbench.