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Minimum Recommended Requirements

Last Update: February 4, 2004

The following hardware and software is necessary to access and utilize ComplianeWire and accompanying courses. Clients are responsible for the procurement and configuration of the systems and local interconnects necessary to use this system.

Software Minimum Requirements Recommended Requirements
Web Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 5x plus Service Pack 2

Netscape 4.x1
Netscape 6.x1

Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 5.x
Plug-Ins Macromedia Shockwave Player 7.x
Macromedia Flash Player 4.x2		 Macromedia Shockwave Player 8.x
Macromedia Flash Player 6.x
Drivers Sound and video drivers appropriate to computer model and OS Sound and video drivers appropriate to computer model and OS
Optional Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.x3 Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.x or higher3

 

Hardware
A computer capable of running the required software with an 8-bit or higher sound card.

 

Internet Access/Setup  
Connection Speed At least 28.8 kbps4
Firewall Access Allow access to EduNeering and Macromedia web sites Allow Shockwave ActiveX objects to pass
Browser Settings Content Advisor disabled
Active scripting (Java Script) enabled
Cookies enabled
Temporary Internet Files = "Every time you start the browser"
"Enable Install On Demand" disabled before installing Shockwave (IE 5.x)
Do not save encrypted pages to disk
Consumer ISPs/AOL Compressed graphics disabled

 

1 Administrator functions are not supported in Navigator Netscape

2 For only new EduNeering clients after 6/22/03

3 Acrobat Reader is only necessary when accessing downloadable support files.

4 Please note that application responsiveness is directly related to the speed of the user's network and the connection to the internet.  Faster internet connections will yield better application performance.

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