System Requirements

Prerequisites:

School or district must be using G Suite for Education (GSFE) and class rosters must be available in one of the following applications:  Google Classroom, Blackboard, Brightspace, Canvas, Microsoft Teams, Moodle, Schoology, Classlink  or Clever.

Minimum Network Requirements

• Wired network: 100 Mbps or higher
• Wireless network:  802.11N or AC (802.11AC strongly recommended)
  • One wireless access point per classroom

Minimum Teacher Computer Requirements

• For Chromebooks
  • ChromeOS Version 71 or higher
  • Processor:  1Ghz or higher
  • Memory:  2GB RAM
  • Internal storage:  150 MB available hard disk space
• For Windows
  • Windows version 7, 8 or 10
  • Processor:  2 Ghz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • Memory:  2GB RAM
  • Internal storage:  150 MB available hard disk space
• For Mac
  • Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite or later
  • Processor:  PowerPC 7400
  • Memory:  2 GB RAM
  • Internal storage:  150 MB available hard disk space

Minimum Student Chromebook Requirements

• ChromeOS Version 71 or higher
• Processor:  1 Ghz or higher
• Memory:  2 GB RAM
• Internal Storage:  150 MB available hard disk space

Items to consider

• Mount the wireless access point according to manufacturer’s instructions
• Fine tune the wireless network, giving preference to multicast and broadcast traffic
• Have teacher computer hardwired if possible

Vision 365 Specific Requirements:

• Devices must have internet connectivity at all times
• Operating System – Windows 10 version 1809 or later is required. We recommend the operating systems have the latest service pack from Microsoft installed. 
• Either Office 365 accounts  or G Suite for Education accounts for students and teachers.
• Class rosters in one of the following systems:  Blackboard, Brightspace, Canvas, Classlink, Google Classroom, Moodle, Teams or Schoology.

Minimum Network Requirements:

• Wired Network – 100 Mbps or higher recommended
• Wireless Network – 802.11n recommended
• No filtering of multicast (IGMP) or broadcast UDP or TCP packets
• Vision traffic must not pass through more than four Internet working devices (four hops) which should be rated for 10 Mbps or higher

Teacher Windows Computer:

• Operating System – Windows 7, 8.0, 8.1, and 10. 32-bit and 64-bit versions are supported. We recommend the operating systems have the latest service pack from Microsoft installed.
  Note: There are some feature limitations affecting computers running on Universal Windows Platform / Metro mode
• Processor – 2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
• Memory – 2 GB RAM
• Hard Disk – 150 MB available hard-disk space
• Video Display – Any 100% VGA compatible graphics adapter supported by Windows

Student Windows Computer:

• Operating System – Windows 7, 8.0, 8.1, and 10. 32-bit and 64-bit versions are supported. We recommend the operating systems have the latest service pack from Microsoft installed.
  Note: There are some feature limitations affecting computers running on Universal Windows Platform / Metro mode

Teacher Tablet or Smart Device (Windows Teacher module required):

• Tablet or other Smart Device – Using Vision@Hand, Teachers can connect any web-enabled device with a browser to their PC over the local area network, and access key features of Vision Pro from anywhere in the classroom. Requires the installation of Vision@Hand which is available at no charge. Works with Windows teacher module only

Browsers (Teacher and Student):

• The web-blocking feature works regardless of the browser and version (Windows and Mac). For a list of browsers supporting the web-filter function, see our knowledge base.

Minimum Network Requirements:

• Wired Network – 100 Mbps or higher recommended
• Wireless Network – 802.11n recommended
• No filtering of multicast (IGMP) or broadcast UDP or TCP packets
• Vision traffic must not pass through more than four Internet working devices (four hops) which should be rated for 10 Mbps or higher

Teacher Mac Computer:

• Operating System – Mac OS X version 10.10 Yosemite or later. 
• The Vision teacher module for Mac supports Mac student computers only 

Student Mac Computer:

• Operating System – Mac OS X version 10.10 Yosemite or later. 

Student Tablets and Smart Devices (with Mac Teacher module): 

• Any student device that has a browser can access the web based assessment tool Learning Center included with Vision Pro.

Vision Pro (version 8.2 and later) supports environments utilizing Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (formerly known as Terminal Services).

Vision runs on the following server versions:

• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2012 RC
• Windows Server 2012 R2

For detailed information on how to install and use Vision Pro in a Remote Desktop Services environment, please refer to our installation guide for Remote Desktop Services.