Installation requirements
Make sure the computer you want to install the security software on meets these system and network requirements.
On 30 June 2025, our Windows protection for these OS versions will become End of Life (EOL): Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003, and Server 2008 (Windows 2008 R2 will continue to be supported). After the EOL date, the product license will be automatically removed from all computers that run these OS versions, and you will not be able allocate licenses to affected computers. Computers without a license will have all protections disabled, lose access to Collective Intelligence, stop receiving signature file updates, and cease to run assigned tasks. See https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-trust-center/end-of-life-policy.
Supported operating systems
Panda Adaptive Defense 360 is compatible with 32- and 64-bit x86 microprocessors, as well as ARM microprocessors. For a complete list, see Supported operating systems.
Panda Adaptive Defense 360 is compatible with Windows XP Embedded and higher. Embedded systems allow custom installations that could impact the way the security software and its modules work.
Hardware requirements
Root certificates
It is necessary to keep the root certificates of workstations and servers up to date to use the Panda Adaptive Defense 360 Panda Patch Management module and to establish real-time communications with the management console. See Root certificates.
SHA-256 compatibility
Workstations or servers must support SHA-256 signed drivers. For more information about affected operating systems and how to update them, see Support for SHA-256 driver signing . To find computers that do not support SHA-256 driver signing, see Filter computers not compatible with SHA-256 signed drivers.
Network requirements
Panda Adaptive Defense 360 requires access to multiple Internet-hosted resources. It requires access to ports 80 and 443.
The Panda Adaptive Defense 360 agent requires access to port 33000 for protected computers on the network to communicate with each other (see Endpoint Access Enforcement settings) and with the Firebox or Access Point device (see Network Access Enforcement
For a complete list of the URLs that Panda Adaptive Defense 360 requires access to, see Local ports and URL access.
Time synchronization of computers (NTP)
Although not an essential requirement, we recommend that the clocks on computers protected by Panda Adaptive Defense 360 be synchronized. This synchronization is normally achieved using an NTP server. See Time synchronization of computers (NTP).
Internet Explorer 7
For advanced protection to operate correctly on a Windows XP or Windows 2003 computer, Internet Explorer 7 or higher must be previously installed on the computer.
You cannot install or upgrade the security software directly on Windows XP computers. You must use a computer with the cache role. For more information, see Configuring downloads from cache computers
You can install or upgrade the security software on Windows 2003 computers only when the operating system is fully updated and all required patches are installed. Otherwise, you must use a computer with the cache role. For more information, see Panda Patch Management (Updating vulnerable programs).