What Hardware is Needed to Host a Session?

Are you a Host on Showpass Session? Use this guide to learn what Hardware we recommend for a smooth Session! 

Device Options

• Laptop or Desktop Computer
• Phone (connected to Internet (see below for requirements) or 5G)
• Tablet (connected to Internet (see below for requirements) or 5G)

Internet Connection

• It is best if you are able to have a hardwired internet connection
• If a hardwired internet connection is not possible, make sure you are close to your internet router for optimal internet speed
• To test your internet speed, please go to https://fast.com/
  • Optimal speeds would be >5Mbps Upload
  • Bare minimum speed would be >1.5 Mbps Upload

Additional Necessary Hardware

• Video
  • Example options: phone camera, computer webcam, DSLR Cameras connected to computer
• Microphone
  • Example options: phone microphone, computer microphone, recording microphones connected to computer

General Recommendations

• Keep other programs and tasks on your computer to a minimum while hosting a session

Operating System and Hardware Requirements

Minimum OS:

• Mac OS X with Mac OS 10.10 and higher
• Windows 7 and higher
• iOS 8.0 or later
• Android 5.0x or later

Mac OS or Windows OS recommended hardware requirements:

• 2.5 GHz Dual Core Intel Core i5 and higher desktop CPU or equivalent AMD offerings
• 2GB RAM
• A dedicated graphics card or CPU integrated graphics capabilities

Mobile recommended hardware requirements:

iOS:

• iPhone 4 or later, iPad Pro, iPad Mini, iPad 2 or later

Other:

• Any single core 1Ghz or higher processor
• 2Gb of RAM

Supported browsers for Mobile:

• iOS/iPadOS: Safari5+
• Android: Webkit, Chrome