System Requirements for Microsoft

Dynamics NAV 2017

The following sections list the minimum hardware and software requirements to install and run
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017. Minimum means that later versions (such as SP1, SP2, or R2
versions) of a required software product are also supported.

Client components

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows Client Requirements (system-requirements-for-

microsoft-dynamics-nav#WinClient)

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Environment Requirements (system-requirements-

for-microsoft-dynamics-nav#DevEnv)

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web Client Requirements (system-requirements-for-microsoft-

dynamics-nav#WebClient)

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV Tablet Client and Phone Client (in a Browser) Requirements
(system-requirements-for-microsoft-dynamics-nav#NavApps)

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV Universal App Requirements (system-requirements-for-microsoft-

dynamics-nav#DynNAVApp)

Server components

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server Requirements (system-requirements-for-microsoft-

dynamics-nav#NavServerReqs)

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web Server Components Requirements (system-requirements-for-

microsoft-dynamics-nav#WebServer)

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV Database Components for SQL Server Requirements (system-
requirements-for-microsoft-dynamics-nav#SQLReq)

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV Help Server Requirements (system-requirements-for-microsoft-

dynamics-nav#HelpServer)

Additional components and features

 • Microsoft Dynamics NAV as an App for SharePoint Requirements (system-requirements-for-
microsoft-dynamics-nav#SharePointApp)

• Automated Data Capture System Requirements (system-requirements-for-microsoft-

dynamics-nav#ADCS)

• Business Inbox in Microsoft Outlook Requirements (system-requirements-for-microsoft-

dynamics-nav#BusInboxOutlook)

• Microsoft Outlook Add-In Requirements (system-requirements-for-microsoft-dynamics-

nav#Outlook)

• Microsoft Dynamics CRM Integration Requirements (system-requirements-for-microsoft-

dynamics-nav#CRM)

• Automated Deployment on Microsoft Azure Requirements (system-requirements-for-

microsoft-dynamics-nav#Azure)

Note

Dynamics NAV Setup installs some software if it is not already present in the target computer. For more
information, see the "Additional Information" section for each component.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows Client Requirements

The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Windows client.

- Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions).

- Windows 8.1 Professional or Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit editions).
Supported operating
- Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.
systems
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition).
- Windows Server 2012 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition).

- Hard disk space: 200 MB.

Hardware resources
- Memory: 1 GB.
 - Microsoft Report Viewer 2015 to run reports that use RDLC report
layouts.
Reports - SQL Server Report Builder 3.0 for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 to edit RDLC report layouts.
- Microsoft Word 2013 or later to edit the layouts.

Instant messaging
- Microsoft Lync 2013 or Microsoft Lync 2010.
and Telephony API

Outlook client
- Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2013
integration and mail
Service Pack 1 (SP1), or Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2).
merge

Import and export

with Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office
and Office XML, and 2010 SP2, or Microsoft Office 365.
SharePoint links

Excel 2016,
Editing in Excel using
the Excel Add-in For more information, see Setting up the Excel Add-In for Editing
Dynamics NAV Data (configuring-dynamics-nav-excel-addin).

- Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, or Microsoft Office

OneNote integration
2010 SP2.

- Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 or Microsoft

Exchange Server 2013.
Email logging
- Microsoft Exchange Online, or Exchange Online as part of an Office
365 subscription.

Additional software - Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2.

 • Dynamics NAV Setup installs the following software if it is not
already present in the target computer:

◦ Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2.

◦ Microsoft Report Viewer2015.
• The Microsoft Dynamics NAV Windows client is available in a 32-
Additional bit version and 64-bit version. On a 32-bit Windows operating
information system, the 32-bit version is run. On a 64-bit Windows operating
system, the 64-bit version is run by default; however, you can
also run the 32-bit version if it is required.
• Dynamics NAV Setup can only install the Excel Add-in if Excel is
present on the target computer.
• Outlook synchronization is not supported on 64-bit versions of
Office.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Environment

Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Development Environment.

- Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit editions).

Supported - Windows 8.1 Professional or Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit editions).
operating - Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.
systems - Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition).
- Windows Server 2012 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition).

Hardware - Hard disk space: 200 MB.

resources - Memory: 1 GB.
 • Microsoft Report Viewer 2015 to run reports that use RDLC report
layouts.
• Microsoft Visual Studio or SQL Server Report Builder for creating and
editing RDLC report layouts. The following versions and editions are
supported:

◦ Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Professional or Enterprise edition with

SQL Server Data Tools installed. Important: Before you install
Visual Studio, install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6; otherwise, an
error will occur when you compile or run RDLC reports. For more
information, see Report error "Visual Basic Command Line Compiler
Reports has stopped working" (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?
LinkID=722862).
◦ Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Professional, Premium, or Ultimate
edition.
◦ Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Professional, Premium, or Ultimate
edition.
◦ SQL Server Report Builder 3.0 for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1.
• SQL Server Report Builder 3.0 for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 or Microsoft
SQL Server 2012 SP1 to upgrade reports.
• Word 2013 or later to create Word report layouts.

Additional
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2.
software

• Dynamics NAV Setup installs the following software if it is not already

present in the target computer:

◦ Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2.

◦ SQL Server Native Client 11.0.
Additional ◦ Microsoft Report Viewer2015.
information ◦ SQL Server Report Builder 3.0 for Microsoft SQL Server 2014. This is
not installed if a version of SQL Server Report Builder or Microsoft
Visual Studio is already present on the target computer
• If the development environment and Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server are
on the same computer, then only a 64-bit operating system is supported.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web Client Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Dynamics NAV Web client.

- Microsoft Edge.
- Internet Explorer 11.
- Google Chrome 53.0 for Windows.
- Mozilla Firefox 49.0 for Windows.
Supported browsers - Safari 9.0 and 10.0 on OSX.

For a list of browser limitations, see Browser Limitations with the

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web Client (browser-limitations-with-the-
microsoft-dynamics-nav-web-client).

Business inbox in
- Microsoft Office 365.
Outlook

- Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office

Sending data to Excel
2010 SP2, or Microsoft Office 365.

Excel 2016.
Editing in Excel using
the Excel Add-in For more information, see Setting up the Excel Add-In for Editing
Dynamics NAV Data (configuring-dynamics-nav-excel-addin).

SharePoint Online - Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office
links 2010 SP2, or Microsoft Office 365.

Printing reports to - Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office
Excel or Word 2010 SP2, or Microsoft Office 365.

- The browser must be able to install the Report Viewer ActiveX control
to be able to print.
Additional
- If you experience problems using the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web
information
client, you can try to turn off browser tools, such as translator tools that
may run in the background.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Tablet Client and Phone Client (in

a Browser) Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Tablet client and Microsoft Dynamics NAV Phone client running in a browser when used for
development and testing purposes.

Server
Identical to the Dynamics NAV Web client.
component

The following desktop browsers are supported:

- Microsoft Edge
Supported
- Internet Explorer 11 (build 11.0.9600.17239) for Windows 10 and for
browsers
Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit versions).
- Google Chrome 53.0 for Windows.
- Mozilla Firefox 49.0 for Windows.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Universal App Requirements

The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Universal App. For the latest information, see Dynamics NAV for Windows
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=509974), Dynamics NAV for iPad and iPhone
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=509975), and Dynamics NAV for Android tablet and
Android phone (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=509976).

- Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise, or Education (32-bit and 64-bit

editions).
Supported operating
- Android 5.0 or higher (tablet and phone).
systems
- iOS 9.0 or higher (iPad and iPhone).
- Windows Phone 8.1 or higher.

Additional hardware - 1 GB RAM for Android and Windows.

 - A third-party telephony or VoIP app such as Skype or Lync is required
for placing calls from Dynamics NAV.
- A third-party email program such as Outlook is required for sending
Additional software
emails from Dynamics NAV.
- Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 or Microsoft Office 365 is required for
sending data to Microsoft Excel or to Microsoft Word.

- Device diagonal screen size 7” for tablets.

Additional - Screen resolution 960 × 510 for tablets.
information - Device diagonal screen size 4” for phones.
- Screen resolution 854 x 480 for phones.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server Requirements

The following table shows the minimum system requirements for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server.

- Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (64-bit edition).

- Windows 8.1 Professional or Enterprise (64-bit edition).
Supported
- Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.
operating systems
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition).
- Windows Server 2012 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition).

Hardware - Hard disk space: 500 MB.

resources - Memory: 2 GB.

- Microsoft Report Viewer 2015 for Save as Excel, Save as PDF, and Save
Reports
as Word functionality.

- Windows Identity Framework.

Microsoft Dynamics For a list of supported Microsoft Dynamics CRM versions, see Microsoft
CRM integration Dynamics CRM Integration Requirements (system-requirements-for-
microsoft-dynamics-nav#CRM).

- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2.

Additional software
- Windows PowerShell 3.0.
 • Dynamics NAV Setup installs the following software if it is not
already present on the target computer:
Additional
information ◦ Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2.
◦ Microsoft Report Viewer 2015.
◦ Windows Identity Framework.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web Server Components

Requirements

- Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (64-bit edition).

Supported - Windows 8.1 Professional or Enterprise (64-bit edition).
operating - Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.
systems - Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition).
- Windows Server 2012 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition).

• Internet Information Server 10, Internet Information Server 8.5, Internet

Information Server 8.0, or Internet Information Server 7.5 with the
following features enabled:

◦ .NET Extensibility 4.5.2.

◦ ASP .NET 4.5.2.
Web server ◦ ISAPI Extensions.
◦ ISAPI Filters.
◦ Request Filtering.
◦ Windows Authentication.
◦ Static Content.
◦ HTTP Activation.

Reports - Microsoft Report Viewer 2015 to run reports that use RDLC report layouts.

Additional - Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2.

software - Windows PowerShell 3.0.
 • Dynamics NAV Setup installs the following software if it is not already
present on the target computer.

◦ Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2.

◦ Internet Information Server 10, Internet Information Server 8.5,
Internet Information Server 8.0, or Internet Information Server 7.5
depending in the operating system, with the required features
Additional enabled.
information • For more information about installing IIS, see How to: Install Internet
Information Services for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web Client
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=265466)
• To avoid crashes on the IIS server with many concurrent users,
download and install the update from here Update for the .NET
Framework 4.5 in Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Server 2012
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=313427).

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Database Components for SQL

Server Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for Dynamics NAV database
components for SQL Server.

- Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (64-bit edition).

Supported - Windows 8.1 Professional or Enterprise (64-bit edition).
operating - Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.
systems - Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition).
- Windows Server 2012 Standard or Essentials (64-bit edition).

For more information, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing
Hardware
SQL Server 2016 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=622999). From this
resources
page, you can also access requirements for other versions of SQL Server.
 - Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Express, Standard or Enterprise.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express, Standard or Enterprise.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 Express, Standard, or Enterprise
(64-bit editions only).
SQL Server
- Azure SQL Database V12 Standard and Premium service tiers.

For more information, see Installation Considerations for Microsoft SQL Server
(installation-considerations-for-microsoft-sql-server).

Dynamics NAV Setup installs the following software if it is not already present
on the target computer:

• SQL Server 2016 Express (64-bit edition).

Additional If the operating system on the target computer does not support SQL
information Server 2016 Express, Setup displays a pre-requisite warning. In this case
you should exit Setup and then update the operating system on the
computer to one that does support SQL Server 2016 Express. Then run
Setup again.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV Help Server Requirements

The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Dynamics NAV Help Server.

- Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education (64-bit editions).

Supported - Windows 8.1 Professional or Enterprise (64-bit edition).
operating - Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.
systems - Windows Server 2012.
- Windows Server 2012 Essentials.

Hardware - Hard disk space: 500 MB.

resource - Memory: 2 GB.
 • Internet Information Server 10, Internet Information Server 8.5, Internet
Information Server 8.0, or Internet Information Server 7.5. The following
features must be enabled:

◦ .NET Extensibility 4.5.2.

◦ ASP .NET 4.5.
Web server ◦ ISAPI Extensions.
◦ ISAPI Filters.
◦ Request Filtering.
◦ Windows Authentication.
◦ Static Content.
◦ HTTP Activation.

Additional
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2.
software

• Dynamics NAV Setup installs the following software if it is not already

present on the target computer.

◦ Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2.

◦ Internet Information Server 10, Internet Information Server 8.5,
Internet Information Server 8.0, or Internet Information Server 7.5,
depending on the operating system, with the required features
Additional enabled.
information • For more information about installing IIS, see How to: Install Internet
Information Services for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web Client
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=265466)
• Windows Search must be enabled on the computer that you install the
Dynamics NAV Help Server on. If you install on Windows Server 2012,
and Windows Search is not enabled as a file service, Dynamics NAV
Setup adds the service. However, the changes do not take effect until the
computer has restarted.

Automated Data Capture System Requirements

The following table shows the minimum system requirements for Automated Data Capture System
(ADCS) for Dynamics NAV.
 - MSXML version 6.0.
Additional - Telnet or Microsoft Windows HyperTerminal.
software - VT100 Plug-in for each computer on which you install ADCS.
- Microsoft Loopback Adapter.

- HyperTerminal is no longer included with Windows. For more information,

Additional see What happened to HyperTerminal? (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?
information LinkId=222571) in the Windows Help.
- VT100 Plug-in acts as a virtual Telnet server.

Business Inbox in Microsoft Outlook Requirements

The following table shows the minimum system requirements for using Dynamics NAV as your
business inbox in Outlook.

Supported Outlook Outlook 2013 or later, Outlook Web App, OWA for iPad, OWA for
Applications iPhone, and OWA for Android.

Exchange Online, Exchange Server 2016, or Exchange Server 2013.

Supported
In deployments that use Exchange Server, the Exchange PowerShell
Exchange Servers
endpoint must be accessible by Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server.

The Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server must be configured to run with

Supported NavUserPassword, ACS, or AAD Credentials Type.
Authentication Also, the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web client must be configured for
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

When using the Outlook Web App (OWA), your computer must be
Supported Browsers running a supported browser listed in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web
client Requirements.

When using OWA for iPad, OWA for iPad, or OWA for Android, your
Supported
mobile device must use a supported Operating System listed in
Operating Systems
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Universal App Requirements.
Microsoft Outlook Add-In Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for the Dynamics NAV Add-In for
Outlook for synchronization with Outlook.

Supported Outlook Outlook 2016, Outlook 2013 SP1, or Outlook 2010 SP2 (32-bit
Applications edition).

Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2013, or Exchange

Supported Exchange Servers
Online.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Integration Requirements

The following table shows the system requirements for integrating Dynamics NAV with Microsoft
Dynamics CRM.

- Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online 2016, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online

Additional 2016 Update 1, or Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016.
software - Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online 2015, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online
2015 Update 1, or Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV as an App for SharePoint

Requirements
The following table shows the minimum system requirements for Dynamics NAV as an App for
SharePoint.

- Windows Server 2016 Standard, Essentials, or Datacenter.

Supported operating - Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard or Datacenter (64-bit
systems edition).
- Windows Server 2012 Standard or Datacenter (64-bit edition).
 - SharePoint 2013 Service Pack 1.
Additional software
- SharePoint Online.

Automated Deployment on Microsoft Azure Requirements

Automated deployment of Dynamics NAV on Microsoft Azure by using the provisioning tools is
only supported on Azure virtual machines that are running Windows Server 2012. For additional
requirements for specific Dynamics NAV components, refer to the other sections in this topic.

See Also
Welcome to the Developer and IT-Pro Help for Microsoft Dynamics NAV (index)
Product and Architecture Overview (product-and-architecture-overview)
Installation Options (installation-options)
Client Types (client-types)
How to: Configure SSL to Secure the Connection to Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web Client (how-to-
-configure-ssl-to-secure-the-connection-to-microsoft-dynamics-nav-web-client)
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