• Browsers:  Internet Explorer 6.x, 7.x, and 8.x or Firefox 3.x
  The user’s browser needs to support JavaScript and allow site-specific pop-up windows and cookies.   (NOTE:  The rich-text editor is not compatible with Firefox. Firefox users will only have the option of using the plain-text editor.)
• Operating Systems:  Computers capable of running browser software above
• Plug-ins:  Java (if logging in as Registrar)
• Screen Resolution: 800 x 600 minimum
• Connectivity:  56 Kbps minimum

NOTES:

• If you develop courses using a 3rd-party tool such as Articulate or Outstart trainer, the courses you develop may have additional requirements above and beyond the basic requirements of the LMS (such as Adobe Flash and Shockwave players or any items you build into the course that require a plug-in to view).
• In terms of screen size and resolution, keep your audience in mind (you don’t want to design a course for a 1024 x 768 screen resolution if most of your users have their displays set to 800 x 600.
• Also, keep your audience in mind in terms of bandwidth required (you don’t want to develop a multi-media rich course if the majority of your users will have slow or sporadic internet connectivity).

• Harvard (low-bandwidth courses)
• Browsers:  Internet Explorer 6.x, 7.x, or 8.x.  The user’s browser needs to support JavaScript, allow site-specific pop-up windows, and cookies.
• Operating Systems:  Windows XP, 2000, or Vista
• Plug-ins:  Adobe Flash Player 4.x or better
• Application Programs:  To open most of the Tools, the user will need a word-processing program such as Microsoft Word or Adobe Reader 4.x or better may be used.
  
  
• Harvard v10 (high-bandwidth courses)
• Browsers:  Internet Explorer 6.x, 7.x, 8.x or Firefox 3.x.  The user’s browser needs to support JavaScript and allow site-specific pop-up windows and cookies.  In addition, the following trusted sites should be added to the security settings of the user’s browser:
• your learning sub-portal
• harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu
• elearninghome.hbsp.org
• elearningcontent.hbsp.org
• hmm10.com
• Operating Systems:  Windows XP, 2000, or Vista
• Plug-ins:  Adobe Flash Player 7.x or better
• Application Programs:
• Microsoft Office 2000 or better
• Adobe Reader 4.x or better
• Client and/or organization firewall requirements:
• Port 80 streaming/download access (if access had been locked, the firewall administrator may need to set the configuration to allow Adobe Flash Player traffic, so that Flash Player can receive streamed media without compromising the security of the firewall)
• Trusted sites added:
• your learning sub-portal
• harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu
• elearninghome.hbsp.org
• elearningcontent.hbsp.org
• hmm10.com
  
  
• MindLeaders
• Browsers:  Internet Explorer 6.x, 7.x, or 8.x; Firefox 3.x or higher.  The user’s browser needs to support JavaScript, allow site-specific pop-up windows, and cookies.  In addition, the following trusted sites should be added to the security settings of the user’s browser:
• your learning sub-portal
• mindleaders.com
• Operating Systems:  Windows XP, 2000, Vista or 7; Mac OS X v10.4 or higher
• Plug-ins:
• Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher
• Adobe Flash Player 8.0 or better
  (NOTE:  Effective March 17, 2010, courseware minimum system requirements will move to Adobe Flash Player 10 or better)
• Hardware:  Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended
  
  
• Ninth House
• Browsers:  Internet Explorer 6.x, 7.x, or 8.x.  The user’s browser needs to support JavaScript, allow site-specific pop-up windows, and cookies
• Operating Systems:  Windows XP, 2000, or Vista
• Plug-ins: 
• Adobe Flash Player 9.0 or better
• Windows Media Player 6.4 or better
• Hardware:  CD/DVD-ROM drive; sound card with speakers or headphones
• Connection Speed:
• Ninth House Online requires a minimum connection speed of 150 Kbps
• Ninth House Offline requires a minimum connection speed of 56 Kbps; an active Internet connection is only required when authenticating and synchronizing course activity or downloading media locally (high-speed connection recommended)
• see http://ngolearning.org/courses/availablecourses/NinthHouse/default.aspx for more information
  

IntraLearn utilizes cookies across its platform and Java for certain administrative functions in some products. Make sure that all users are aware of the need to either enable their settings or not disable their default settings.

Cookies
IntraLearn utilizes cookies to track single user ID "state" information in single sessions, such as organization ID, course ID, and user ID.  Cookies do not store client workstation details, browser history information or other user data. The browser setting for persistent cookies is not required, but the setting for session cookies is required. Some browsers versions allow cookies by default, while other versions require that users manually set proper configurations.

To Set Your Browser to Accept Cookies:

Internet Explorer 6.x/7.x/8.x:

1. Launch Internet Explorer
2. Go to Tools located on the menu bar and select Internet Options
3. Click the Privacy tab
4. Select Advanced
5. Check the Override Automatic Cookie Handling box
6. Check the Always Allow Session Cookies box
7. Check Accept First Party Cookies and Accept Third Party Cookies radio buttons
8. Click OK
9. Click OK
10. Close all open Internet Explorer windows.  Then, restart Internet Explorer.

Firefox 3.x:

1. Launch Firefox
2. Go to Tools located on the menu bar and select Options
3. Click the Privacy icon
4. Click the drop-down box beside Firefox will: and change it to Use custom settings for history
5. Check the Accept cookies from sites box
6. Check the Accept third-party cookies box
7. Click the drop-down box beside Keep until: and change it to they expire
8. Click OK
9. Close all open Firefox windows.  Then, restart Firefox.

Java
IntraLearn utilizes Java applets on the administrator side, where Java is used for the Organization Hierarchy feature (which manages student enrollment).

The Java applet, provided by Sun Microsystems, is available as a known, standard plug-in download by accessing http://www.java.com/en/download. This needs to be downloaded and installed onto your computer in order to use the Student Hierarchy.

Disabling Pop-Up Blockers
Sometimes it might be necessary for your LINGOs sub-portal to launch content in a pop-up window.  If your browser is blocking pop-ups, the pop-up window will not appear.  Therefore, it is necessary to enable pop-ups within your browser for your LINGOs sub-portal.  (NOTE:  It is possible that other applications on your computer are also blocking pop-ups.  For example, the Yahoo and Google toolbars have this option.  You should also consult the documentation for these applications in order to enable pop-ups for your sub-portal.)

Internet Explorer 6.x/7.x/8.x:

1. Launch Intenret Explorer
2. Go to Tools located on the menu bar and select Internet Options
3. Click the Privacy tab
4. In the Pop-up Blocker section, check the Turn on Pop-Up Blocker box
5. In the Pop-up Blocker section, click the Settings button
6. Type the address of your LINGOs sub-portal into the Address of website to allow: field, then click Add  (NOTE:  Repeat this process for each website for which you wish to allow pop-ups.  For example, mindleaders.com if you are utilizing MindLeaders courses.)
7. Click Close
8. Click OK
9. Close all open Internet Explorer windows.  Then, restart Internet Explorer.

Firefox 3.x:

1. Launch Firefox
2. Go to Tools located on the menu bar and select Options
3. Click the Content icon
4. Check the Block pop-up windows box
5. Click the Exceptions button
6. Type the address of your LINGOs sub-portal into the Address of website: field, then click Allow  (NOTE:  Repeat this process for each website for which you wish to allow pop-ups.  For example, mindleaders.com if you are utilizing MindLeaders courses.)
7. Click Close
8. Click OK
9. Close all open Firefox windows.  Then, restart Firefox.