Requirements

In its current version (fall of 2011) remoteX4 has the following requirements:

Software Requirements

• • Any Web Server with the PHP extension installed (MySQL is not needed for executing the interface)

  • Any OS supporting the above

  • For controlling Windows applications a running copy of Eventghost (free software) is needed on each PC running such an application.

Example setups:

• • In Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8):

    • xampp (MySQL is not required) or

    • xampplite (MySQL is not required)

  • In Linux (Ubuntu, etc):

    • httpd and php5 cgi or

    • apache and php5 cgi

Hardware Requirements

• • One computing device able of hosting the Web Server with PHP extension mentonned above. This can be a laptop, netbook, desktop PC or even a plug computer like the Sheeva Plug. This device corresponds to the control server as mentionned in the Terminology of "The Problem" section. 

  • One or more  Global Caché devices (one for each Zone you want to control). Both GC-100 and iTach models are supported for IR and Serial control. These devices correspond to the control device as mentionned in the Terminology of "The Problem" section.

  • A wireless router or wireless access point in case you wish to use a Wi-Fi enabled device.

  • At least one remote. This can be any Web enabled device, mobile or not, touch or not.