Requirements

To access your home area from outside of school the following are required:

Minimum requirements:

• A Personal Computer running Microsoft Windows 98
• 32Mb RAM
• 300MHz processor (eg Intel Pentium II 300MHz)
• Internet Explorer 5
• sufficient hard drive space to save files
• Internet account with a service provider (eg, Freeserve, NTLWorld, BTInternet) via a 56kps modem (cable modem, ISDN and ADSL also supported)
• Up-to-date anti-virus software is essential (eg, Norton Anti-Virus, McAffee etc). A free program is downloadable for personal use from www.grisoft.com .
• Your computer should have all available updates installed (visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com to check for available updates) to ensure your security and that of your files on the school network.

NB - Unfortunately AOL as a service provider is not supported at this time.

Support for Apple Macs and Linux is not yet available.

Once your computer meets the minimum requirements please follow the directions from the attached documents:

Windows 2000 XP setup webpage

W2K-XP.doc for setting up access on Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional.

Windows 98 Me setup webpage

W98-ME.doc for setting up access on Windows 98, Windows 98 (Second Edition) and Windows ME.

For any further assistance please contact a member of IT Support on 01536 396366 during school hours, or email homeinternet@brookeweston.org