Virtual Conference Technical Requirements

The Virtual Conference community itself is based off the WordPress architecture, so while there is some CSS, PHP, and other scripting languages, it generally is consider easy to access by most networks. Adobe Connect is Flash based, so participants should have (or be able to install) Flash on their computer. As well, their network would need to allow Flash content. Below are the technical specifications for Adobe Connect (for the participant). Participants in the military might have limits on their network, so they should check in advance if "live web streaming" is allowed on the network; and if not, then are there allowances in special circumstances or should they look for an alternate location. If you have further questions, please contact Hope Kandel at help@learningtimes.com.

Test Your Computer

Please visit the webpage at http://www.learningtimes.net/pla2012/tech-check/ to check that the computer you intend to use is ready for the Virtual Conference.

Windows

  • 1.4GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 or faster processor (or equivalent) for Microsoft® Windows® XP or Windows 7; 2GHz Pentium 4 or faster processor (or equivalent) for Windows Vista®
  • Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit edition with 32-bit browser)
  • 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended) for Windows XP or Windows 7; 1GB of RAM (2GB recommended) for Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later (32 bit only); Mozilla Firefox 3 or later; Google Chrome
  • Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 for all users (hosts, presenters, participants, and administrators)

Mac OS

  • 500MHz PowerPC® G3 or faster or 1.83GHz Intel Core™ Duo or faster processor
  • Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 or 10.7.2 (Intel); Mac OS X 10.4 (PowerPC)
  • 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
  • Mozilla Firefox 3 or later; Apple Safari 4 or 5; Google Chrome
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for all users (hosts, presenters, participants, and administrators)

Read more about Mac OS X Lion support.

Linux

  • Presenters/hosts: Ubuntu 10 (32 bit or 64 bit)
  • Attendees: Ubuntu10; Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 4.x or 5.x; Novell SUSE® 9.x or 10.x
  • Mozilla Firefox 3 or later
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for all users (hosts, presenters, participants, and administrators)

Solaris

  • Solaris™ 10 for attendees only
  • Mozilla Firefox 3 or later
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for attendees only

Mobile

  • Apple devices running iOS 4 or 5; compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and 4 S, iPad, iPad 2, and iPod touch (3rd or 4th generation recommended)
  • Android™ devices running Android 2.2 or later with Adobe AIR® 2.7 or later for Android; compatible with HTC EVO 4G, HTC Flyer, Motorola Atrix, Motorola Droid X, Motorola Xoom, and Samsung Galaxy Tab (7-inch) and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
  • BlackBerry devices running BlackBerry® Tablet OS (QNX) 1.0.6 or later with AIR 2.7 or later for BlackBerry; compatible with BlackBerry PlayBook

Note that simultaneous teleconference activity is restricted when using a carrier that does not support simultaneous data and voice.

For devices that do not meet these requirements, meetings can be attended in the browser if the device meets the following requirements: Mobile operating system with Flash Player and AIR support (Flash Player 10.1). Attending via the Adobe Connect™ Mobile app is recommended.

Virtual environments

  • VMware View 4.6
  • Citrix XenApp 6
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for all users (hosts, presenters, participants, and administrators)

Additional requirements

  • Bandwidth: 256Kbps (512Kbps recommended) for participants, meeting attendees, and end users of Adobe Connect applications
  • Connection: DSL/cable (wired connection recommended) for Adobe Connect presenters, administrators, trainers, and event and meeting hosts