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      What technical requirements will I need to use Zoom?

      Zoom is the videoconferencing platform that we utilize for all of our live sessions.

      Zoom System Requirements

      • An internet connection – broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE). 
      • Minimum bandwidth is 600kbps (up/down) and recommended is 1.5 Mbps (up/down).
      • Check your Internet bandwidth using Speedtest 
      • A microphone – built-in to your computer or USB plug-in or wireless Bluetooth.
      • A webcam - one which is built-in to your computer or one that connects to your computer via USB.

      Supported Operating Systems

      • Mac OS X with MacOS 10.6.8 /(Snow Leopard) or later
      • Windows 10
      • Windows 8 or 8.1
      • Windows 7
      • Windows Vista with SP1 or later
      • Windows XP with SP3 or later
      • Ubuntu 12.04 or higher
      • Mint 17.1 or higher
      • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 or higher
      • Oracle Linux 6.4 or higher
      • CentOS 6.4 or higher
      • Fedora 21 or higher
      • OpenSUSE 13.2 or higher
      • ArchLinux (64-bit only)

      Supported Tablets 

      • iOS and Android devices (Links to an external site.)
      • Windows Surface PRO 2 running Win 8.1 
      • Windows Surface PRO 3 running Win 10 (
      • Blackberry devices

      Supported Browsers

      • Windows: IE7+,  Firefox,  Chrome,  Safari5+
      • Mac: Safari5+,  Firefox,  Chrome
      • Linux: Firefox, Chrome

      If your device of choice is a Chromebook, you will need to use the Zoom progressive web application (PWA) for Chrome OS to access Zoom calls!