Hardware Setup

Hardware Setup


1) Minimum System Requirements
Desktop:
  1. CPU Speed: Minimum quad core, 1.4GHz. Recommended Intel i5 CPU or better.
  2. RAM (GB): Minimum 4 GB. Recommended is 8 GB for best experience.
  3. Webcam – Resolution: >3.0 MP
  4. OS Version: Windows - 10.X (64-bit), preferably the latest version of Windows. MacOS - 10.13.x (64-bit),  preferably the latest version of MacOS.
  5. Internet Browser: Chrome (any of most recent 5 versions). Recommended that you update to the latest version of Chrome for best experience.
  6. Connection: Wi-Fi and 4G (data services) to be able to work with data services. Minimum internet speed of 512 Kbps. Recommended is > 1 Mbps for best experience.
Mobile:
  1. CPU Speed: Quad Core 1.4GHz
  2. RAM (GB): 3 GB
  3. Frontal Camera – Resolution: > 2 MP
  4. Rear Camera – Resolution: >3.0 MP
  5. Screen size: Smartphone: >= 5’’ (for user comfort)
  6. Storage Internal/External (GB): > 8 GB ( > 2GB Free Space)
  7. Location: GPS, Google Play Services
  8. OS Version:
    1. Android - 6.X, preferably latest version of Android.
    2. iOS - 12.x,  preferably latest version of iOS.
  9. Internet Browser:
    1. Chrome on Android (any of most recent 5 versions).
    2. Safari on iOS (any of most recent 5 versions).
  10. Connection: 
    1. Wi-Fi or 4G (data services) is required to be able to take the test.
    2. Minimum internet speed of 512 Kbps. Recommended is > 1 Mbps for best experience.

2) Test Your Internet connectivity

DNS
  1. Test: Open below images in the browser
    1. First: https://quicktest-prod-media.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sample.png
    2. Result: Should display an image like below



    3. Second: https://angular.pod-proxy.com/images/pod-logo-primary.svg
    4. Result: Should display an image like below


  1. Troubleshooting: There could be DNS server issues with your network if the sample image is not visible or if there is an error like below. Please follow instructions at https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/setting-up-1.1.1.1/windows/ to update DNS servers and run this test to confirm the fix.

Speed

  1. Test: Open https://openspeedtest.com/Get-widget.php and click on start. Wait for the test to finish.
  2. You should have at least 200 MB of internet data to take the test.
  3. Result: Download & Upload speed should be minimum Minimum internet speed of 512 Kbps. Recommended is > 1 Mbps for best experience. Ping should be less than 300ms and Jitter less than 20ms.

3) Test your Camera/Microphone

  1. Test: Open https://webrtc-test.pod.ai/, click on the "START" button. Allow permissions when prompted.
  2. Result: Both Camera/Microphone sections should be green.


4) Geolocation Test

  1. Test: Open https://acme.com/webapis/geolocation.html, allow permissions when prompted.
  2. Result: It should display your location on the white box.


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