System Requirements

System Requirements

Elluminate Live! (Classroom Software) Client

Minimum System Requirements and Environmental Requirements

We recommend a hard-wired connection (users who have wireless laptops are the most susceptible to instability and synchronisation problems, and your being wireless may cause OTHERS in the class to have problems, as well, which isn't very fair).

Latencies (Ping) can be tested here: http://www.speedtest.net and http://www.pingtest.net

Post us your results if you are unsure :-)

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Windows
    Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 or later
    Pentium III 500 MHz processor
    128 MB RAM (98/ME) 256 MB RAM (2000/XP)                2GB RAM (Vista/7)
    20 MB free disk space
    Soundcard with speakers and microphone or headset
    56 kbps Internet connection    (2MB download, 150kbps upload, latency ("ping") <50 ms recommended)

Mac
    Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X or later
    G3, G4, G5, or Intel processor
    128 MB RAM (OS 9.x), 256 MB RAM (OS X)
    20 MB free disk space
    Microphone (internal, USB, or iSight)
    56 kbps Internet connection    (2MB download, 150kbps upload, latency ("ping") <50 ms recommended)

UltraSPARC Solaris
    Solaris (SPARC only) 9 and 10 or later
    UltraSPARC llc 300 MHz
    128 MB RAM
    20 MB free disk space
    Soundcard with speakers and microphone or headset
    56 kbps Internet connection    (? 2.5MB download, 200kbps upload, latency ("ping") <50 ms recommended)

Users should note that we have no experience of supporting Solaris systems.

Java Desktop System (Linux) - the latest versions of Ubuntu work "out of the box"; earlier than 9.04, "Jaunty Jackalope", require a special sudo install as many teachers refer to internet websites that use Flash animations.
    Java Desktop System 3
    Pentium III 1 GHz processor
    256 MB RAM
    20 MB free disk space
    Soundcard with speakers and microphone or headset
    56 kbps Internet connection    (2MB download, 150kbps upload, latency ("ping") <50 ms recommended)

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NOTE ALSO: Memory resident programs (like Skype, MSN, Communicator, Limewire) would best be turned off, for freeing up system resources, and also for better security and removing the likelihood of distractions. We suggest setting up a separate "Schoolwork only" account, with all potential distractions uninstalled and / or disabled !

Environmental Requirements

Students (and their siblings and the rest of their family) need to be told of the importance of NO DISTRACTIONS while in class.

Please ensure that:

other communication software is turned off (for example, MSN, Yahoo Communicator, emails, other web browsers);

that the student's mobile phone is turned off;

and that distractions such as background music are kept to a minimum (certainly we would recommend having NO TV and NO music on in the same room while lessons are going on - when speaking on the mic, the teacher and other students frequently cannot hear what is being said, which is distracting).

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