The following hardware and software are required to use this web portal and the applications:
- Monitor (recommended): 17" TFT or 19" CRT monitor with a resolution of 1024 x 768 plus corresponding graphics card
- Operating system: Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home/Professional, Windows Vista
- CPU: Pentium III >= 750 MHz
- Main memory: 512 MB RAM
- Available hard-disk space: 1 GB
- Web browser: Internet Explorer or other Java-compatible Explorer, Version 5.5 or higher
- Cookies are not used
- E-mail access to receive and display e-mails for confirmation of registration
- Java Runtime Version 1.5/6, Macromedia Flash Player 7 or above, Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or above (Download Links are at right menu under heading Downloads)
- Required bandwidth: minimum 256 KBit