IT Requirements

     

To use the Partner Portal of the BMW Group please ensure that the following requirements are met:

     
System requirements   Browser settings


System Settings (under Windows XP):

  • Go to Start =>Control Panel =>Internet Options =>Security, and activate "Display mixed content".
  • Go to Start =>Control Panel =>Internet Options =>Advanced.
    Deactivate under "Security" the option "Do not save encrypted pages to disk" by removing the check.

Screen Resolution:

  • Go to Start =>Control Panel =>Display => Settings and set the screen resolution to 1024x768. Note: The minimal requirement is 800x600. Please note that with higher resolutions than the one recommended, the font size in the menus will get very small.

Acrobat Reader (from 4.x)

Java

  • For some applications in the partner portal of the BMW Group, it may be necessary, that a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version is installed on your system.

    You can download JRE on the Internet at http://java.com/de/download/manual.jsp. We recommend that you use Java Version 1.4.

 

 


Browser:

  • It is recommended to use Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8. Internet Explorer 10 is not being fully supported at present.

    If you are using Internet Explorer 9, please activate "Tools -> Compatibility View" in order to make the portal menu work.
     
  • Using UNIX, Mozilla Firefox from version 1.5 is supported in most applications.

Cookies must be activated

  • Go to Start =>Control Panel =>Internet Options =>Privacy, and set the controller to "Medium".

Deactivate the pop-up blocker for "bmw.com":

  • Ensure that the pop-up blocker is deactivated for address "bmw.com" in your browser. You can find a description of the settings here.

JavaScript needs to be activated

  • Make sure that in your browser JavaScript is activated.
     

Do you have further questions? 
Please contact the Support team of the Partner Portal..