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Technical Requirements

Technical Requirements

If you are browsing our web site and using our secure banking site, you may have some questions regarding our technical requirements. Below is a list of the optimum specifications for the most effective use of our site.

Your PC and Internet Connection

There are no specific requirements for your PC, however we recommend your display settings to be at least 800 by 600 pixels and use a minimum of 16bits colour depth.

Web Browsers

When you use a Windows operating system (Windows 98-2000-NT-XP) on your PC, you can use the following browsers:

  • Internet Explorer 7 or higher 
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.x or higher
  • Google Chrome 14.x or higher 
  • Opera 7.2.3 or higher    
  • Netscape 6.0 or higher 

Latest Web Browsers

We recommend that you download the latest version of your browser. The four most popular browsers our customers currently use are:

Google Chrome   Google Chrome
Firefox   Firefox
Safari   Safari
Internet Explorer 9   Internet Explorer


Mac Operating System

When you use a Mac operating system (Mac OS 8.1, 9.x or Mac OS X), you can use the following browsers:

  • Safari 4  
  • Mozilla Firefox 3
  • Google Chrome   
  • Opera 8.0.2      
  • Netscape 7.1 and higher  

Other browsers / platforms might work but have not been tested.

Security settings 

Please make sure your browser supports the use of SSL (Secure Socket Layer, SSL 2.0 and SSL 3.0). Check the Options of your browser to ensure the use of SSL. 

Plugins

Flash Player - Download
Adobe Reader - Download 

Cookies 

You must set your browser to accept cookies in order to be able to perform transactions with RaboDirect.

Fire wall, Pop-up blocker and Anti-Virus Software

Installed software on your PC other than your browser, such as a personal fire wall, Pop-up blocker or virus scanner, may interfere with the good working of the RaboDirect.ie 

If you encounter problems, try disabling this software temporarily. Doing this however is at your own risk.

Company network

Please be aware that your employer might have blocked (partial) access to external websites (such as RaboDirect.ie) to prevent you from doing personal banking on company time. It might even be that some colleagues are granted access while others are not. If you experience problems while connecting from a company network please consult your local network administrator.