Meetings: Minimum computer requirements

Minimum computer requirements

• Hardware: You must use a laptop or desktop; right now, you can't use tablets or smartphones
• Software: Use the latest versions of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
• Media: If you're going to talk during the meeting, use a headset, otherwise you can just "listen" and use the chat area to post questions

• 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.

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.