System Requirements for SmartConnect
What are the system requirements for SmartConnect?
The hardware and operating system requirements for SmartConnect are the same as the Microsoft requirements for Dynamics. So if your machines will successfully run Dynamics, you can run SmartConnect. The following are additional requirements for SmartConnect
1. The client machines must have Microsoft.NET framework 3.0 or higher installed.
2. If they want to integrate with CRM, they MUST be on CRM 4.0
3. If they want to integrate with CRM, or use the Excel addin for SmartConnect, they need to have IIS installed on a server machine on the network. This machine will have a SmartConnect Web service installed on it.
4. If they are on Dynamics 9.0, they have to have at LEAST Service Pack 2 loaded. Any service pack above 2 is fine.
5. If they are on Dynamics 10.0 they can have any service pack loaded.