Browser Requirements

Portal Server 7.2 web-based user interfaces are supported on all web browsers that support the following standards on recent major versions:

• HTML 4

• Frames

• CSS 2

• Java 1.4

• XMLHttpRequest

• JavaScript^TM 1.5

• DOM 1

The following features in Portal Server 7.2 are dependent on specific browser capabilities.

• Proxylet — Requires specific proxy configuration manipulation functions. Supported on the most recent major versions of Internet Explorer (IE) 7 and Firefox 2.

• Applets (Netlet, NetFile, and Proxylet) — Requires the most recent major versions of Java 1.4 support. Microsoft Cabinet (.cab) file formats are not supported.

• AJAXTableContainerProvider — Requires the most recent major versions of HTML 4, JavaScript 1.5, and CSS 2. Supported on the most recent major versions of Firefox 2 and IE 7 web browsers.

• Console — Requires the most recent major versions of CSS 2, HTML 4.0, JavaScript 1.5. Supported on the most recent major versions of Firefox 2 and IE 7 web browsers.

• FCKeditor — Requires the most recent major versions of IE 7 (Windows), Firefox 2, Mozilla 1.3, and Netscape^TM 7.1.

• Themes — Requires CSS 2. Supported on the most recent major versions of Firefox 2 and IE 7.

The following web browser / OS combinations are known to support the above standards and the special capabilities that are required for all Portal Server 7.2 features:

• The most recent major versions of Firefox 2 on Windows 2000, XP (and later versions), Solaris 10 (SPARC and x86), and Red Hat Linux 4.0.