• 600 MHz Intel Pentium III processor or higher
• 128 MB of RAM (256 MB or more recommended
• 100 MB available disk space
• Minimum screen resolution 800 x 600 (1024 x 768 or higher recommended)
• Minimum 1 GHz processor recommended for optimum experience while screen sharing

Device Requirements

• Sound card
• Speakers or a headset
• Microphone or headset with mic (optional)

Software Requirements

• PC: Windows (98 se, 2000 or XP – English versions) (Win XP recommended)
• MacIntosh (OS x 10.2, 10.3, 20.4)
• One of the following browsers
  • Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, 6.0 (recommended)
  • Netscape Navigator 7.1
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5
  • Safari 1.1, 1.2, 2.0
  • AOL 9

• Check your Adobe Flash Player version at http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about.
  
• If you need to download Flash and do not have administrative rights to your computer and/or computer network, ask your IT contact for assistance.

Technical Recommendations:

• DO NOT use a wireless computer connection, which are often slow and unstable.
• Disable any personal firewalls for the duration of the online event.
• Enable pop-ups for the online session.
• Delete your Temporary Internet Files for better performance.
  • On Internet Explorer, go to the Tools menu, then select "Internet Options." Select "Delete" under Browsing history.
  • Using Netscape, go to Edit, then choose "Preferences." Select "+" next to "Advanced" (a triangle for Netscape 7.x). Click "Cache" and "Clear memory cache." Click "OK" when the window pops up. Press the button that says "Clear disk cache." Click "OK" when the window pops up.
  • On a Mac, click "Safari" on the top menu bar, select "Empty Cache," then "Empty."
  • For Firefox, go to Tools in the top menu bar, then select "Clear Private Data." Make sure "Cache" is selected (and whatever else you would like to delete), and click "Clear Private Data Now."

Step 2: Test your connectivity and audio.

Prior to the event:

• Click the following Meeting Test Link to ensure that your computer is set up to participate in the online event: http://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm.
  
• Click the following Port Test Link to ensure connectivity through your firewall or proxy server: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_16466&sliceId=1. Please note that ports 80, 443, and 1935 should be open.
  
• Visit the online classroom at the link above to set your connection speed and to run through the audio wizard. Both of these can be found in the third section of the Meeting menu at the top left of the screen.
  
• If your computer is behind a proxy server:
  • Within Internet Explorer select Tools, then Internet Options, then Advanced.
  • Select the box next to "Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy connections" and click OK.
  • Close all browser windows and re-open before trying to connect to your meeting.

Step 3: Log in to your session.

Select "Enter with your login and password."

• Username: the email address you registered with
• Password: yourlastnameyourfirstname (i.e. johnsmith) (The password is case sensitive.)

Contact Us
Email: onlineevents@collegeboard.org