Technical Requirements

This section lists all you will need to get the best possible experience when attending our online lessons. Please note that BSC cannot be held responsible for the failure of the technology or Internet connection at your end.

Hardware & Software

Using modern equipment will always give the best results, but the technology we use is compatible with older computers too. The minimum system requirements are listed below.

Audio & Video

You will need both video camera and audio equipment available on your computer or mobile device to make the most of the online lessons.

Internet Connection

We require at least 512Kbps download speed (1Mbps or more recommended) and also recommend using a wired connection for best results.

Minimum System Requirements

Mobile Devices

  • 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

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 8 or later (32-bit only); Mozilla Firefox 7 or later; Google Chrome
  • Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 or later
  • Javascript enabled
  • A screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher

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 7 or later; Apple Safari 4 or 5; Google Chrome
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.1 or later
  • Javascript enabled
  • A screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher

Linux

  • Ubuntu10; Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 4.x or 5.x; Novell SUSE® 9.x or 10.x
  • Mozilla Firefox 7 or later
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.1 or later
  • Javascript enabled
  • A screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher

Solaris

  • Solaris™ 10 or later
  • Mozilla Firefox 7 or later
  • Adobe Flash Player 10.1
  • Javascript enabled
  • A screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher