Server and Client requirements for Lights-Out

Lights-Out is released in three different versions! 

Lights-Out for Windows Home Server v1 .

• Windows Home Server v1

Lights-Out for Windows Server Solutions (which is documented in this manual) requires a

• Windows Home Server 2011 or
• Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials or
• Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials or
• Windows Server 2012 Essentials
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials or Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard/Datacenter with Essentials Role

Lights-Out for Windows 7/8/10 "as Home Server" or standard server requires a

• Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 used as a Home Server
• Standard Windows Server 2008 or later
• SBS 2008 or 2011 (only for Client Management with Lights-Out Mobile)

Lights-Out supports all clients which are supported by one of above servers. 

This includes Windows XP (not on Windows Server 2012 Essentials), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8. 

See here for more details: Install add-in on Windows Computers on the network 

Lights-Out supports MAC OS X

• 10.6 (Snow Leopard), 10.7 (Lion), 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
• 10.9 (Mavericks), 10.10 (Yosemite), 10.11 (El Capitan)

See here for more details: Install add-in on Macintosh Computers 

Lights-Out supports Lights-Out Mobile, available for all major platforms (Android, iOS, Windows, Windows Phone).

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