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Prerequisites

Website & client prerequisites

  1. Your site must be permanent.  One-time events, notices, and other temporary items should be advertised on an existing website.
  2. You (or someone is your area) is committed to owning and updating the website on a regular basis.
  3. You agree to use the standard campus-wide templates.

System Prerequisites

SSO Account for Authentication

SSO accounts can be obtained easily through ACT.  The following page outlines how to obtain an SSO account

Supported Browsers & Operating Systems

The following browsers are used to test Web sites managed in the CMS.  These browsers make up 95% the website traffic to UCSD sites, according to Google Analytics.

  • Internet Explorer 6 & above (Windows)
  • Firefox 2 & 3 (Macintosh & Windows)
  • Safari 2 & 3 (Macintosh & Windows)
  • Display capable of 1024 x 768 resolution or higher

The following browsers are supported by the campus CMS.

  • Internet Explorer 6 or higher on Windows
  • Firefox 2/3 on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux
  • Safari 3 on Mac OS X, Windows 
  • Safari 2 on Mac OS X (Safari 2 has limited support for the WYSIWYG)
  • Display capable of 1024 x 768 resolution or higher

VPN Access

Clients who want to access the CMS off-campus can do so through the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN).  Learn more about VPN.