System Requirements

 

Please refer to appropriate section:

  • Operating Systems
  • Internet Connection
  • Supported Connection Methods
  • Supported Network Types
  • Supported Connection Types
  • Supported web browsers (for ISL Light for web)

    Operating Systems

    Microsoft Windows

    Client Version Server Version ISL Light Version
    Microsoft Windows 11 Microsoft Windows Server 2025 ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available

    Microsoft Windows Server 2022 ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available

    Microsoft Windows Server 2019 ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available
    Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2016 ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available
    Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available
    Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2012 ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available
    Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available
    Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 ISL Light 3.0.0 - 3.5.5
    Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 ISL Light 3.0.0 - 3.5.5

    Microsoft Windows Server 2003 ISL Light 3.0.0 - 3.5.5

    Note: Windows devices with ARM architecture are not supported.


    Mac OS

    Client Version ISL Light Version
    macOS 15.X Sequoia ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available
    macOS 14.X Sonoma ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available
    macOS 13.X Ventura ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available
    macOS 12.X Monterey ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available
    macOS 11.X Big Sur ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available
    macOS 10.15 Catalina ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available
    macOS 10.14 Mojave ISL Light 4.0.0 - The latest version available
    macOS 10.13 High Sierra ISL Light 4.0.0 - 4.4.2031.107
    macOS 10.12 Sierra ISL Light 4.0.0 - 4.4.2031.107
    OS X 10.11 El Capitan ISL Light 4.0.0 - 4.4.2031.107
    OS X 10.10 Yosemite ISL Light 4.0.0 - 4.4.2031.107
    OS X 10.9 Mavericks ISL Light 4.0.0 - 4.4.2031.107
    OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion ISL Light 4.0.0 - 4.4.2031.107
    Mac OS X 10.7 Lion ISL Light 4.0.0 - 4.0.4
    Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard ISL Light 4.0.0 - 4.0.4


    Important: With macOS 10.14 Mojave Apple and macOS 10.15 Catalina Apple introduced additional changes to its Security settings which further affect the workflow when running ISL Online applications. 

    Please refer to the following topic for an explanation: 


    Linux

    • Linux kernel 2.4 and higher (64 bit)
    • glibc 2.12 or newer
    • systemd
    • X Window System

    Tested on:
    • Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04
    • Debian 9, 10, 11, 12
    • CentOS 8

    Not supported:
    • Wayland
    • Linux 32-bit
    • arm64 architecture

    Note: ISL Light 4.0.4 for Linux was the last version to support 32-bit kernels.

    Chrome OS

    ISL Online provides remote viewing (but not remote control) of Chrome OS devices with the Android subsystem installed. On the other hand, Chrome OS users (with the Android subsystem installed) can access, view and control any Windows, Mac or Linux remote computer.

    Mobile


    Internet Connection

    Minimal bandwidth requirement: 56 Kbps


    Bandwidth consumption during audio/video call in ISL Light:

    Video quality and mic/consumption Network consumption resource manager [kb/s] Network consumption net balancer [kb/s]
    Video quality default high 21,5 23 - 62
    Video quality default high + mic 25,5 20,5 - 69
    Video quality snapshot high 13,2 10 - 12,5
    Video quality snapshot medium 5,8 - 6,2 6 - 7
    Video quality snapshot low 5,5 5,5 - 6,6
    Mic only 3 - 4,5 7 - 8


    Supported connection methods:

    ISL Light can work with any of the following methods:

    • direct outgoing TCP/IP connection to TCP port 7615  on ISL Conference Proxy server
    • WININET HTTPS connection to TCP port 443 on ISL Conference Proxy server
    • WININET HTTP connection to TCP port 80 on ISL Conference Proxy server
    • direct HTTPS connection to TCP port 443 on ISL Conference Proxy server
    • direct HTTP connection to TCP port 80 on ISL Conference Proxy server
    • Timeout for a specific connection method is 20 seconds for connection establishment - so total timeout for connection is less than 1 minute.


    Supported network types:

    ISL Light supports any of the following:

    • a computer with a static public IP
    • a computer with a dynamic public IP
    • a computer in a private network behind a firewall with a public IP performing NAT
    • a computer in a private network behind a http proxy offering http and/or https protocols

    Supported connection types

    ISL Online automatically selects the most effective connection type, either by establishing a session tunnel directly between the local and remote device (direct connection) or through a routed connection (standard connection).

    Direct Connection

    For direct connection to work, the following two domains must be accessible/whitelisted:


    Standard Connection

    For standard connection to work, no special configuration is needed. In case you are running ISL Light in a restricted environment, one of the Supported connection methods must be allowed for ISL Light to work.

    ISL Light for Web

    Supported minimum browser versions:

    • Chrome version 68
    • Edge version 79
    • Safari version 15.2
    • Firefox version 79 (Asynchronous Clipboard API fully supported in version 125)
    • Opera version 114
    • Chrome for Android version 131
    • Safari on iOS version 15.2
    • Samsung Internet version 15.0 (Asynchronous Clipboard API fully supported in version 25)
    • Opera Mobile version 80
    • Firefox for Android version 132

    Browser API dependencies:

    • WebAssembly
    • WebGL 
    • Shared Array Buffer
    • Web Workers 
    • Typed Arrays 
    • Promises 
    • Fetch 
    • TextEncoder & TextDecoder 
    • Asynchronous Clipboard API
    • getUserMedia/Stream API

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