FedLine Web® Hardware and Software Requirements

Personal computers used to access Federal Reserve Financial Services via FedLine Web must comply with minimum hardware and software requirements outlined below.

1. Your browser should be Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or greater.

Recommended Browser Settings:

To allow the download of files and turn off the pop-up blocker technology in newer versions of Internet Explorer, we recommend that you designate Federal Reserve Bank sites as trusted sites within Internet Explorer. To do this, follow the directions in the setup guide associated with your organization's version of Internet Explorer:

2. Customers using FedImage® Retrieval services need to install and enable a compatible Java browser plug-in.

We recommend that customers install Sun Microsystems' Java2 Standard Edition interpreter. We have tested FedLine compatibility with version 1.3.1_18 of the Sun Java interpreter. This component is available at no charge directly from Sun Microsystems. (Off-site Link)

NOTE: Sun Microsystems regularly updates its Java product line. Our testing has indicated that the 1.4.x, 1.5.x, and 1.6.x releases of the Sun interpreter are NOT compatible with FedLine services. As Sun Microsystems upgrades its Java technology, the Federal Reserve will continue to test compatibility with our services.

To verify whether the recommended Java interpreter is already installed, look in the control panel for an icon called "Java Plug-in 1.3.1_18." If this icon is not present, then a FedLine-compatible Java interpreter may need to be installed. If this icon is present, you should also verify that the Java plug-in is enabled and defined as the Internet browser's default Java environment. To enable the plug-in, launch the "Java Plug-in 1.3.1_18" icon in the control panel and make sure the "Enable Java Plug-in" option is checked. To make the Java Plug-in 1.3.1_18 the default Java interpreter, follow these steps:

  1. Launch IE and select "Internet Options..." from the Tools menu.
  2. From the "Advanced" tab, scroll down to the (Java) Sun section.
  3. Ensure "Use Java 2 v1.3.1_18" is checked.
  4. If "Microsoft VM" is present, ensure all options under the "Microsoft VM" section are not checked.

3. Your operating system should be Microsoft Windows® 2000 or XP.

4. Any PC used to access FedLine should have a Pentium 3 (or higher) Class level processor and a stand-alone operating system. The Federal Reserve Banks do not provide support for thin-client environments.

5. The following network access is required for FedLine Web users:

TCP/IP communications protocol utilizing port 80 (World Wide Web HTTP) and port 443 (HTTP protocol over TSL/SSL). The Federal Reserve Banks cannot provide any setup or configuration assistance to troubleshoot network access issues when using non-Federal Reserve Bank designated or provided equipment. This includes firewall and router configuration problems.

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