FINRA Webinars

Minimum System Requirements

 

In order to access the Webinar, your system will need to meet certain technical requirements. These requirements may exceed your current system configuration, however; these specifications are recommended in order to provide an optimal viewing experience.

Hardware and Operating System Configurations

• 200 MHz or faster 
• 64 MB RAM minimum/128 MB recommended 
• 16 bit sound card 
• 65,000 (16 bit) color video display card 
• Windows 2000/Windows XP (or) 
• Apple Mac OS X 10.4

If you are using older or unsupported versions of Windows, Unix, or Mac operating systems, you may experience difficulty in viewing and/or listening to the program.

 

Media Players

 

In order to access the program, you must have one of the following streaming media players and versions installed on your computer:

• Microsoft Windows Player 9 or Microsoft Windows Player 10 (Internet Explorer only) 
• RealPlayer 10 (Firefox or Internet Explorer)

Select an icon below to download the appropriate media player.

 

Internet Browsers

In order to access the program, you must have either Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or Mozilla Firefox 1.5 browser for Windows operating systems.

For accessing programs via Mac operating systems you must have Mozilla Firefox 1.5.
To determine the version installed on your computer, complete the following steps:

1. Open the browser
2. Click the Help menu
3. Click About
4. Close the About window

You can download a newer version of each browser by selecting one of the icons below.

 

Internet Connection

Before you access the program, you should ensure that your browser is configured to stream media. For Audio events you will need a minimum Internet connection of 28.8Kbps and above. For Video events you will need a minimum Internet connection of DSL/Cable and above.

Cookies and JavaScript

In order to access the program, your computer must have cookies and JavaScript enabled. If your operating system currently does not have cookies or JavaScript enabled, contact your network administrator or reference the help links located on the registration page.

To enable cookies support when using Internet Explorer 6.0, complete the following steps:

1. Run Internet Explorer
2. Click on "Tools" on the menu at the top
3. Click on "Internet Options"
4. Click on the "Privacy" tab
5. Click on the "Advanced" button
6. Select "Override automatic cookie handling"
7. Select "Always allow session cookies"

To enable cookies support when using Mozilla Firefox 1.5, complete the following steps:

1. Run Firefox
2. Click on "Tools" on the menu at the top
3. Click on "Options"
4. Click on the "Privacy" icon on the left column
5. Click on "Cookies"
6. Select "Allow sites to set cookies"
7. Click "OK"