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System requirements - advice to system administrators
This page specifies the overall system requirements for the Front Arena community sites.
If you have questions or comments about anything on this page please contact frontarena.webservices@sungard.com.
 Internet connection
In general a broadband internet connection is recommended. A broadband connection is mandatory for using FASTweb. Needless to say, you will also appreciate a fast broadband connection if you often download software packages or publication sets from the site.
Note that in order to avoid performance bottlenecks on our server, we have imposed a bandwidth limitation on ftp uploads/downloads, including downloads of component releases.
Computer CPU/RAM
The performance of most site features is mostly dependent on internet connection speed. Note however that performance of FASTweb is also strongly dependent on the client PC. We recommend a Pentium 4 PC with at least 512MB RAM.
Screen resolution
We recommend a minimum screen resolution of 1280x960. This is particularly important for FASTweb where some of the on-screen forms are quite wide.
Browser
 Browser requirements (General)
In general we recommend the following platform:
Other browsers, versions and platforms may work but with certain limitations.
FUAC does not work in Firefox.
Here are some notes about required browser features:
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Active scripting (.asp page) support is mandatory for viewing the site
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JavaScript support is required for viewing some online documentation, e.g. some helpfiles
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ActiveX is optional for using the editor in Front Forums
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Pop-ups from www.frontarena.com (e.g. file uploads) should be allowed by your pop-up blocking software
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Macromedia Flash support is occasionally required for multimedia content
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Cookies are used, see links below
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Java applet support is required for FUAC
Browser requirements (FASTweb)
FASTweb is based on tools provided by a third party supplier. It is officially only supported on certain browsers and OS platforms. If you want to know whether your combination of browser and OS platform is supported, please contact frontarena.webservices@sungard.com who will consult the supplier's compatibility matrix.
For example, the following browsers are currently supported on most versions of Windows 2003/XP:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 6+
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Netscape 7.2
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Mozilla 1.7
Firefox is not officially supported, but it is based on Mozilla/Gecko and we have found that it works well.
Note that FASTweb is not supported using IE 5.5 and not supported on Windows NT.
Here are some notes about required browser features:
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JavaScript support is mandatory
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Pop-ups from fastweb.frontarena.com (e.g. FAST menus) should be allowed by your pop-up blocking software
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Cookies are used, see privacy notes below
Note: Java applet support is NOT required like it was in earlier versions.
Firewall
You should not have any firewall restrictions that prevent access to the following sites (by name or IP address) or any active content on these sites:
| www.frontarena.com |
193.183.185.30 |
| ftp.frontarena.com |
193.183.185.30 |
| fastweb.frontarena.com |
193.183.185.31 |
| share.frontarena.com |
193.183.185.33 |
Your firewall must allow all JavaScript to the above sites, including external JavaScript files (extension .js).
File sharing (ftp)
An standalone ftp client is recommended to make use of ftp for uploads/downloads. If you don't have one we suggest installing FileZilla (http://filezilla-project.org/).
Our file sharing servers accept passive ftp connections.
Secure ftp protocols are currently not supported (read bulletin for planned changes).
Alternative http/https options are available for downloads and smaller uploads.
Max 20 simultaneous connections (max 2 connections per IP address, but note that some ftp clients use 2 connections for a single session)
Disk space quotas and bandwidth restrictions may apply, see file sharing account policy.
Cookies and privacy
See general privacy statement and additional privacy statement for members (member login required)
If you have questions or comments about anything on this page please contact frontarena.webservices@sungard.com .
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