Client Hardware and Software Requirements

Staff PC Configuration

Minimum System Requirements
Operating System/Browser	Requirement
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10	CPU: Pentium IV, 1GHr minimum Memory: 512 MB (recommended: 1024 MB) Disk: 10 GB
Browser for Windows XP	Internet Explorer 6.x, 7.x, 8.x or Firefox
Browser for Windows Vista	Internet Explorer 7.x, 8.x, or Firefox
Browser for Windows 7/8	Internet Explorer 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11, or Firefox
Browser for Windows 10	Internet Explorer 11 or Firefox

Administrative rights are required in order to install or update the Aleph client.
The system drive (C:) must have at least 250 MB of free space.
Windows 64-bit is supported.

Display

The minimum recommended monitor size is 17"; 19" is preferable.

The critical parameter is resolution:

Minimum Recommended Configuration for version 22 is 1024x768

Miscellaneous

The Aleph 24 client also requires the following:

Network Interface Card with Internet/LAN connection
TCP/IP installed and connection to server tested
Telnet or terminal emulator client
FTP
Mouse

OPAC Client Configuration

An OPAC workstation should be able to run the minimum supported version of an approved browser. Hardware requirements are minimal and are based only on the need to run the stipulated browsers in a given operating system.

Unicode Font

Aleph works in Unicode. We recommend the installation of an appropriate Unicode font on both the PC and browser. The chosen Unicode font should include all characters that you use.

If you use a CJK character set, the fonts are quite heavy and the load time of pages may be slow. Therefore, if you use only Latin characters, choose a Latin Unicode font for better performance.

CJK Support/IME

Aleph supports CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean). An IME (Input Method Editor) is required in order to type CJK characters. IME is an integral part of Windows 2000 and later Windows versions.

To enable the IME:

From Control Panel, select Regional and Language Options.
Select the Languages tab. The following is displayed:

Languages Tab

Select Install files for complex script and right-to-left-languages.
Select Install files for East Asian languages.
Click OK.

Java Virtual Machine

The Aleph GUI printing works using the Saxon8.jar utility (requires Sun Java Virtual Machine version 1.4 or later). For more information, refer to the How to Install a Java Virtual Machine on a PC document in the Ex Libris Documentation Center.