Software as a Service (SaaS) Deployment

When deploying NEXUS as a Software as a Service (SaaS), ensure that you meet the requirements listed below.

RemoteApp

For the RemoteApp, consider the following requirements and recommendations:

Supported Operating Systems

For the RemoteApp, the following client operating systems are supported:

  • Windows 8
  • Windows 10. x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (or higher)

Note

Windows 7 is no longer supported. If you use it anyway, you will at minimum need to install the Microsoft patches for KB2830477 and then update by following the Microsoft patch notes here: KB2923545.

Required Ports

RemoteApp requires client access to port 443 and can (optionally) use UDP 3389 for better Remote App performance. (See https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16164.rds-2012-which-ports-are-used-during-deployment.aspx.)

IC-Web

For IC-Web, consider the following requirements and recommendations:

Supported Browsers

For IC-Web, the following browsers are supported:

  • Chrome 54.0 or above
  • Microsoft Edge 79 or above
  • Safari 9.1 or above
  • Firefox 53.0 or above. 3D drawings may be slower in Firefox.

Internet Explorer is not supported.

Recommended Latency

Wood recommends <300ms latency for acceptable performance with IC-Web.