System Requirements

1. Monitor settings (resolution and colours)
2. Operating systems
3. Web browsers
4. JavaScript
5. Cookies

Monitor settings (resolution and colors)

Your monitor must be set to a minimum resolution of 800 × 600. We recommend a minimum of "thousands of colors" (also called 16 bit) and (for Windows users) a Small Fonts setting.

Windows users can check their settings by right-clicking on the desktop, clicking Properties, and then clicking the Settings tab.

Macintosh users can check their settings by clicking the Apple symbol at the top left of the screen, pointing to Control Panels, and then clicking Monitors.

Operating systems

Educatus has been tested with Web browsers running under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Mac OS 9.

You should be able to use Educatus with Web browsers running under Unix, Linux or any other operating system for which the recommended browsers are available. However, we have not tested this, and we cannot provide support for problems related to operating systems other than 32-bit Windows and Mac OS 9.

Web browsers

Microsoft Windows

You can check the version of your Web browser by clicking its "Help" menu and selecting the "About" item.

Macintosh OS 9

The only version of Mac OS under which we have tested Web browsers with is Mac OS 9. Other versions of the operating system may be suitable, but have not been tested. Please note that not all browsers are formally supported. Other browsers not listed may work. If in doubt give it a try.

You can check the version of your Web browser by clicking its title bar, clicking the Apple logo at the top left of the screen, and selecting the "About" item.

JavaScript

Javascript is not required. However using it (making sure that it is enabled) will enhance the usability of Educatus.

If your organization has a firewall that does not allow JavaScript from the Web in general, then you will need to ask your network administrator to enable JavaScript for the Educatus Website.

Enabling and disabling JavaScript

If you are using Internet Explorer 6.x, 5.x or 4.x (Windows):

1. Click the Tools menu
2. Click Internet Options ..., to open the Internet Options dialog box
3. Click the Security tab
4. Click the Internet symbol (a globe)
5. Click the Custom Level ... button, to open the Security Settings dialog box
6. In the Settings list, scroll down to Scripting
7. Under Active Scripting, click Enable, so that a dot appears next to it
   
   
   
   
8. (If you are unsure about the other Security Settings, please check with your Network Administrator)
9. Click OK to close the Security Settings dialog box
10. Click Yes in the Warning! message box
11. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box

If you are using Netscape 7.x (Windows or Mac):

1. Click the Edit menu
2. Click Preferences ..., to open the Preferences dialog box
3. In the Category list, click the triangle next to “Advanced” so that it points downwards
4. In the list of items beneath Advanced, click “Scripts & Plugins”
5. To the right of the list, beneath Enable JavaScript for, click “Navigator” to add a tick
   
   
   
   
6. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box

If you are using Netscape 6.x (Windows or Mac):

1. Click the Edit menu
2. Click Preferences ..., to open the Preferences dialog box
3. In the Category list, click Advanced
4. To the right of the list, click "Enable JavaScript" to add a tick
   
   
   
   
5. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box

If you are using Internet Explorer 5.x (Mac):

1. Click the Edit menu
2. Click Preferences ..., to open the Internet Explorer Preferences dialog box
3. In the scrolling list, click the triangle next to Web Browser so that it points downwards and you can see the bulleted items beneath it
4. Click Security Zones
5. In the Zone: pop-up menu, select Internet Zone
6. Select Custom (for expert users)
7. Click the Settings... button to open the Internet zone dialog box
8. Scroll down so that "Scripting" is visible, and select Enable from the pop-up menu for Execute Scripts
   
   
   
   
9. (If you are unsure about the other settings, please check with your Network Administrator)
10. Click OK to close the Internet zone dialog box
11. Click OK to close the Internet Explorer Preferences dialog box

Cookies

In order successfully log in to Educatus you must have cookies enabled on your browser. To enable cookies on your browser, follow the steps as shown below for the browser you use: