Difference between revisions of "Meetings: Minimum computer requirements"
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** Meetings will give you a prompt to let you know that you must give your browser permission to get to your meeting. | ** Meetings will give you a prompt to let you know that you must give your browser permission to get to your meeting. | ||
** Meetings will allow you to test your audio and choose your microphone (if you have one). | ** Meetings will allow you to test your audio and choose your microphone (if you have one). | ||
| − | + | ====Instructors and Presenters only==== | |
| − | + | * '''You can not only use Firefox, but can also use Chrome (or Edge or Safari) to share your desktop.''' | |
| − | + | * To share your desktop, you must have '''Java installed''': [http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp Test Java] or [http://www.java.com/en/download/ install Java on your computer]. | |
** '''If Java is not working after you install it''', you may have to remove old Java versions, activate Java in your web browser or enable the Java Plug-in in your web browser. | ** '''If Java is not working after you install it''', you may have to remove old Java versions, activate Java in your web browser or enable the Java Plug-in in your web browser. | ||
*** Here are the step-by-step [http://java.com/en/download/help/troubleshoot_java.xml Java troubleshooting instructions]. | *** Here are the step-by-step [http://java.com/en/download/help/troubleshoot_java.xml Java troubleshooting instructions]. | ||
| + | =====Meeting Session FAQ's===== | ||
** Recommended Number of Users per meeting session: '''25 or fewer'''. According to BigBlueButton, you may experience performance problems with more than 25 students in a single session. | ** Recommended Number of Users per meeting session: '''25 or fewer'''. According to BigBlueButton, you may experience performance problems with more than 25 students in a single session. | ||
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Revision as of 15:40, 16 February 2017
Minimum computer requirements
- You must use a web browser running Adobe Flash, according to BigBlueButton.
- To check your web browser flash version (and download the latest version), visit Adobe's Flash Version Check
- Note: On the Adobe Flash Player Version check web page, scroll to step 5. If anything is moving (tire swing, clouds), you don't need to download the latest version of Adobe Flash.
- When you join a meeting:
- Meetings will give you a prompt to let you know that you must give your browser permission to get to your meeting.
- Meetings will allow you to test your audio and choose your microphone (if you have one).
Instructors and Presenters only
- You can not only use Firefox, but can also use Chrome (or Edge or Safari) to share your desktop.
- To share your desktop, you must have Java installed: Test Java or install Java on your computer.
- If Java is not working after you install it, you may have to remove old Java versions, activate Java in your web browser or enable the Java Plug-in in your web browser.
- Here are the step-by-step Java troubleshooting instructions.
- If Java is not working after you install it, you may have to remove old Java versions, activate Java in your web browser or enable the Java Plug-in in your web browser.
Meeting Session FAQ's
- Recommended Number of Users per meeting session: 25 or fewer. According to BigBlueButton, you may experience performance problems with more than 25 students in a single session.
