During this step your IT environment is audited so that we know you have the required hardware and software on both server and client machines for MX-Contact to run smoothly and efficiently.

Prior to the MX-Contact products being installed, the following system environment needs to be set and tested:

	Microsoft Windows NT Server / Windows 2000 installed and configured
	Microsoft Exchange Server installed and configured.
	Microsoft Exchange Server User Groups setup.
	MX-Contact Root Public Folder designated.
	Windows NT / Windows 2000 file permissions set and Exchange Folder permissions set.

Once the above tasks are complete then the test environment is ready to be installed. Once installed, this environment will be used by the Client to test any customisation or development done to the system as defined during the Business Analysis.