Recommended Hardware
Screen dimensions: 1920px x 1080px or higher (full HD or higher)
Processor speed: 2Ghz / multi-core
Broadband / Internet access requirements: 5mb download, 1mb upload (per user)
Minimum Requirements for Hardware
Screen dimensions: 1280px x 1024px
Processor speed: 1.5Ghz
Broadband / Internet access requirements: 2mb download, 256kbps upload (per user)
Note: Please ensure that the native scaling of your operating system is set to 100% zoom.
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/11
Linux Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE, Ubuntu
Apple Mac OS X 10.8+
ChromeOS
Browser Requirements
Browser | HTML5 |
Internet Explorer 11+ | Supported until June 2022 |
Firefox 52+ | Supported |
Chrome 29+ | Supported |
Edge 13+ | Supported |
Apple Safari 9.1+ | Supported |
Opera 102.04+ and later | Supported |
Networking
HTTPS Access (Port 443)
Bandwidth Requirements
Download
User Count | Bandwidth |
1 | 2 MB |
10 | 5 MB |
25 | 12.5 MB |
50 | 25 MB |
100 | 50 MB |
Upload
User Count | Bandwidth |
1 | 0.25 MB |
10 | 2.5 MB |
25 | 6.25 MB |
50 | 12.5 MB |
100 | 25 MB |
Bandwidth Usage Calculator
The following information has been compiled to assist those who potentially have the need to understand the overall bandwidth consumption in using the Labs for example on metered connections.
This information is a guide only and user desktop configurations and personalized settings can dramatically affect the data references above.
Test Scenario (High usage):
5 minute test window
Lab device client set at 1024x768 resolution
Operating at high user interactivity
Bandwidth send and receive recorded using AppNetworkCounter v1.40 from www.nirsoft.net"
Scenario | High (measured) | Medium (inferred) | Low (inferred) |
Testing Application | chrome.exe |
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Product Name | Google Chrome |
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Product Version | 86.0.4240.75 |
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Received Bytes | 19,107,097 | 9,553,549 | 4,776,774 |
Sent Bytes | 232,017 | 116,009 | 58,004 |
Note: The data in the High column represents actual output from the AppNetworkCounter application. Medium and Low values are calculated values.
Consumption calculator (Inferred) | Uploaded (MB) | Downloaded (MB) |
1 user for 1 hour |
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High usage | 2.66 | 218.66 |
Medium to High usage | 1.99 | 164.00 |
Medium usage | 1.33 | 109.33 |
Low to Medium usage | 1.00 | 82.00 |
Low usage | 0.66 | 54.67 |
10 users for 1 hour |
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High usage | 26.55 | 2,186.63 |
Medium to High usage | 19.91 | 1,639.98 |
Medium usage | 13.28 | 1,093.32 |
Low to Medium usage | 9.96 | 819.99 |
Low usage | 6.64 | 546.66 |
30 users for 5 hours |
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High usage | 398.28 | 32,799.51 |
Medium to High usage | 298.71 | 24,599.63 |
Medium usage | 199.14 | 16,399.75 |
Low to Medium usage | 149.36 | 12,299.81 |
Low usage | 99.57 | 8,199.88 |
Latency Requirements
Recommended latency to Practice Labs website < 300ms. Latency above 300ms will have an impact on the Lab device interaction experience.