Overview:

In order to use our Intranet Communications System, you will need:

• a PC or Macintosh Power PC with at least a 56kbps modem (DSL or Cable modem highly recommended)
• Windows XP or Mac OS X or greater
• at least 512 megabytes of RAM (additional RAM recommended for AOL users)
• access to the Internet using an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or an online service (i.e. AOL or Roadrunner)
• a major web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla FireFox
• a browser plug-in called Acrobat Reader that allows you to view PDF (Portable Document Format) documents

Web Browser Requirements:

You can use either of the following web browsers.  The version you are currently using to view this Intranet Test Site is indicated in red. 

Mozilla Firefox: version 3.0 or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 7.0 or higher

If you do not have an appropriate web browser, you can download a free copy of either Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP at Microsoft's web site or Mozilla Firefox at Firefox's web site.  

Note:  If you plan on accessing the Internet using an online service such as AOL, please make sure you read the section for AOL Users below.

Plug-in Requirements:

In order to view certain documents on our Intranet Communications System, you will need a program called Acrobat Reader. This program installs a "plug-in" into your browser's plug-in folder so that your browser will automatically open up PDF (Portable Document Format) documents for you to view and/or print. To test if you already have the Acrobat Reader plug-in installed on your computer, click on the sample PDF document below.

Test PDF Document

If the above sample PDF document opened, you are ready to access our Intranet Communications System.  If it did not open, it is likely that you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.  Fortunately, you can download a free copy of Acrobat Reader from Adobe's web site. If you already have Adobe Acrobat installed, please verify that you have version 8 or later. Older versions may have some problems opening newer documents.  Just click the "Get Acrobat Reader" button below and follow the instructions on Adobe's web site to download Acrobat Reader's installation program to your computer.  Then, double-click on the installation program icon to install Acrobat Reader onto your computer (which will include installing the Acrobat Reader plug-in into your web browser's plug-in folder).  Once you have installed Acrobat Reader onto your computer, you can return to this Intranet Test Site and try to open the above sample PDF document again.

Note:  Make sure that you install the proper web browser before you install Acrobat Reader.  This is because Acrobat Reader needs to place the Acrobat Reader plug-in inside of your browser's plug-in folder.