====== Prerequisites ======
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**Xcalibur W** Agent is the client part of **Xcalibur W** Server. **Xcalibur W** Agent must be configured to connect to **Xcalibur W** Server. **Xcalibur W** Agent requires the following applications and components be installed first:

{{:xp.png}}**Windows Platform**

  *Host Operating Systems : Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Iot, Windows Embedded 8 Standard & Industry / Windows Embedded 7 Standard & POS ready / Windows Thin PC
  *.NET Framework 2.0 SP1 minimum [[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16614|Microsoft Framework .NET 2.0 SP1]] © (full version)

{{:linux.png}}**Linux Platform**

  *Host Operating Systems : Ubuntu 12.04 / Ubuntu 14.04 / Ubuntu 16.04. Any Linux distribution based on .deb package format
  *Up-to-date Mono environment

The installer size for **Xcalibur W** Agent is 5 MB. For proper installation, ensure there is at least 40 MB free space available on the client system. After installation, the total footprint is 20 MB.

|{{:warning.png |}} When installing **Xcalibur W** Agent on an Embedded OS, ensure the device is not protected by a Write Filter. If so, disable the Write Filter before installing.|