Tech specs
Client system requirements: Hosted and licensed deployments
These tech specs are for Adobe Connect version 8.x. Information on Adobe Connect 9 requirements (available starting in Q3 2012) can be found here. The Adobe Connect Add-in is required for additional functionality, like screen sharing. It is not required to host, present, or participate in a meeting. More information about the Adobe Connect Add-in can be found here.
Windows
- 1.4GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 or faster processor (or equivalent) for Microsoft® Windows® XP or Windows 7; 2GHz Pentium 4 or faster processor (or equivalent) for Windows Vista®
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
- 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended) for Windows XP or Windows 7; 1GB of RAM (2GB recommended) for Windows Vista
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or later; Mozilla Firefox; Google Chrome
- Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1
Mac OS
- 1.83GHz Intel Core™ Duo or faster processor
- Mac OS X, 10.5, 10.6 or 10.7.2 (Intel)
- 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
- Mozilla Firefox; Apple Safari 4 or 5; Google Chrome
- Adobe Flash Player 10.1
More information on Mac OSX Lion support can be found here.
Linux
- Ubuntu 10.04; Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 4.x or 5.x; Novell SUSE® 9.x or 10.x
- Adobe Connect Add-in for Ubuntu 10.04 only
- Mozilla Firefox
- Adobe Flash Player 10.1
Solaris
- Solaris™ 10
- No Adobe Connect Add-in
- Mozilla Firefox 3
- Adobe Flash Player 10.1
Chrome OS
- No Adobe Connect Add-in
- Integrated Adobe Flash Player
Mobile
- Apple devices running iOS 4 or 5; compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and 4 S, iPad, iPad 2, and iPod touch (3rd or 4th generation recommended)
- Android™ devices running Android 2.2 or later with Adobe AIR® 2.7 or later for Android; compatible with HTC EVO 4G, HTC Flyer, Motorola Atrix, Motorola Droid X, Motorola Xoom, and Samsung Galaxy Tab (7-inch) and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
- BlackBerry devices running BlackBerry® Tablet OS (QNX) 1.0.6 or later with AIR 2.7 or later for BlackBerry; compatible with BlackBerry PlayBook
Note that simultaneous teleconference activity is restricted when using a carrier that does not support simultaneous data and voice.
For devices that do not meet these requirements, meetings can be attended in the browser if the device meets the following requirements: Mobile operating system with Flash Player and AIR support (Flash Player 10.1). Attending via the Adobe Connect™ Mobile app is recommended.
Virtual environments
- VMware View 4.6
- Citrix XenApp 6
- Adobe Flash Player 10.1
Additional requirements
- Bandwidth: 256Kbps (512Kbps recommended) for participants, meeting attendees, and end users of Adobe Connect applications. Connection: DSL/cable (wired connection recommended) for Adobe Connect presenters, administrators, trainers, and event and meeting hosts.
Server system requirements: Licensed deployments only
Windows
- Microsoft Windows Server® 2003 with Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2008 R2
Virtual environments
- VMware ESX 4
Database
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with Service Pack 3
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with Service Pack 1
Hardware requirements
- 3GHz dual-core Intel Xeon® processor (2GHz quad-core Intel Xeon or faster recommended)
- 4GB of RAM
- 2GB of available hard-disk space for Adobe Connect Enterprise installation, 150GB of available hard-disk space for content storage; disk space requirements will increase as more content is stored
- NTFS file system (FAT32 file systems not supported)
- DVD-ROM drive
- Adobe Connect Server deployment with SSL enabled
- SSL Hardware Accelerator or built-in Connect Enterprise software SSL
- Adobe Connect Server deployment on virtualized systems: VMware ESX 4
Note that your needs will vary depending on deployment size and usage.
Shared storage requirements
- Disk specs: 10,000–15,000 RPM — Fibre Channel preferred
- Network link: TCP/IP — 1GB I/O throughput or better
- Controller: Dual controllers with Active/Active multipatch capability
- Protocol: CIFS or equivalent
For deploying Adobe Connect Server with network attached storage or storage area networks, the above specifications are recommended.
Note that your needs will vary depending on deployment size and usage.
Network requirements
- 100Mbps Ethernet (1Gbps recommended)
Port requirements
- 1935 (RTMP), 80 or other HTTP port, 443 if SSL is enabled; 25 for SMTP (optional); 1433 for external database (optional)
LDAP directory servers
- Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS — formerly ADAM) on Windows Server 2008 R2
- Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) with Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003
- Active Directory for Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008 R2
Adobe Connect can be deployed with any LDAP-compliant directories. The above LDAP directory servers have been tested with Adobe Connect.
Adobe Connect Edge Server
- 3GHz dual-core Intel Xeon processor (2GHz quad-core Intel Xeon or faster recommended)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2008 R2
- 2GB of RAM (4GB recommended)
- 100Mbps Ethernet (1Gbps recommended)
Universal Voice using Flash Media Gateway
Supported operating systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32 bit) with Service Pack 2
Hardware requirements
- 2GHz quad-core Intel Xeon processor (3GHz quad-core Intel Xeon recommended)
- 4GB of RAM
- 2GB of available hard-disk space for installation; 10GB of available hard-disk space for operation
- NTFS file system (FAT32 file systems not supported)
- CD-ROM drive
Network requirements
- TCP/IP — 100Mbps (1Gbps recommended)
- Port 5060 TCP
- An additional two ports are required for each concurrent meeting that uses Universal Voice; these ports are configured as a range (example: 5,000–6,000 would support 500 meetings using Universal Voice)
- 100Mbps Ethernet (1Gbps recommended)
To use Universal Voice, you will need to install and configure Adobe Flash Media Gateway. Flash Media Gateway needs to be configured to place calls through a SIP-compliant end point that allows calls to be routed to your preferred audio conferencing service.
While Flash Media Gateway can be installed on the same system as the application server, it is recommended that it be installed on a separate system.
