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Wimba Tech Requirements

System Requirements

Student Requirements

--512MB(1 GB or higher recommended)
--Internet access at 56k or above (broadband recommended)
--Soundcard w/ mic and speakers
--Java

Instructor Requirements

--1GB or higher recommended
--Broadband Internet access
--Soundcard w/ mic and speakers
--Java

Wimba recommends using headsets (such as Plantronics DSP 500) instead of external speakers or microphones, particularly built-in microphones of laptops.

If this is your first time to conduct a Wimba session, please run the setup wizard [1] to make sure that your computer is ready to use the Live Classroom.

Download Java
Please make sure you have installed the latest versions of Java on your compute: http://www.java.com [2]

Get Help

Email:
learningtools@umd.edu [3]
technicalsupport@wimba.com [4]

Phone: 301-4405-1500
Or 1-866-350-4978

Supported Browsers

Browsers listed in the Supported section are recommended browsers for use with the Wimba Classroom. Browsers that are not listed have not been tested fully and therefore may or may not work with the Wimba Classroom.
Safari 4.0 is only supported for use with Wimba Classroom on Mac OS 10.5+.
Windows 7 only supports java version 6. Users running Windows 7 may need to remove the older java 5 installed version and install the more recent Java 6 version.

FAQs and Knowledge Base

Visit Wimba FAQs and Knowledge base site [5] to get your questions answered.

Source URL: http://otal.umd.edu/wimba-tech-requirements

Links:
[1] http://67.202.209.32/wizard/launcher.cgi
[2] http://www.java.com/en/download/download_the_latest.jsp
[3] mailto:learningtools@umd.edu
[4] mailto:technicalsupport@wimba.com
[5] http://d2.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=8052