Technical Requirements

To make full use of the Internet Biblical Seminary (IBS) site and course functionality, you need the following software and settings on your computer. Since computer settings can be changed by the user and not every computer has identical software installed, we have outlined the minimal requirements for using the IBS system.

Refer to this checklist if you have problems viewing or using portions of the IBS site or an IBS course from your computer.

Computer Requirements Checklist

Macromedia Flash Player
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer Security		Medium or lower
Cookies
Screen Resolution
Color Depth
JavaScript
Popup Blocker		Disabled

If your computer needs updating, you can download the latest version of Macromedia Flash Player, or you can download the current version of Internet Explorer. If problems persist, please feel free to contact us.

• Your computer needs to allow pop-up windows for the IBS Site. If you are using any third party pop-up blocker software, you need to add the IBS site as an approved site to allow pop-up windows. If you are using Internet Explorer with Service Pack 2, you also need to do the same thing (Tools -> Pop-up Blocker -> Pop-up Blocker Settings).
• Additionally, you need to have support for the language you wish to use IBS with. This means installing the language pack for Internet Explorer for a language that does not come with Microsoft Windows, such as Chinese, Korean, or Vietnamese. If you do not have one of these language packs, you will see square boxes where the text should be, or the text will not show up correctly. Internet Explorer will prompt you to install a language pack if you do not have one.
• The minimum version of the Internet Explorer Browser is 5.5. If you are running Windows 98 or Windows 2000, you can run Windows Update from the Tools menu in Internet Explorer to upgrade. If you are using Windows 95, you can upgrade Internet Explorer.
• The security settings for Internet Explorer must be set to "Medium" or lower for the courses to function properly. To adjust these settings within Internet Explorer select the "Tools" menu item from the IE browsers menu bar. Then select "Internet Options" and afterwards the "Security" tab. Within the security window there is a slider bar to adjust the settings. Slide the bar to "Medium" or lower. If this slider bar is not visible, select the "Default Level" button at the bottom of the screen.
• An email address that can receive HTML-encoded emails is also needed if you wish to receive email confirmations when you enroll in classes or take personal surveys. This is usually a setting with your email client/program. Most software enables this by default.
• The Internet Seminary on CD or Download requires Microsoft Windows 95 or later. At this time, IBS on CD or Download is not tested for Macintosh, Linux, or Unix. However, IBS on CD or Download may or may not work with Virtual PC for Mac, VMWare, or Wine.
• Linux, Macintosh, and Unix users can use IBS online with the Mozilla Web browser or any fully xhtml 1.0 / CSS compliant Web browser.