Getting Started

The DBS IDEAL™ starter guide will help you with the hardware requirements and log-on process.

 
(8.8MB, FLV file)


Hardware and Software Requirements
Before you can log into DBS IDEAL™, you will need to ensure that you have following hardware, software requirements, and operating system/browser combinations:

Processor Intel (Pentium III and above) based computer and Macintosh
RAM 256 MB and above
Hard Disk Space 40 MB and above (applicable for encryption tool to perform file upload, and Windows Operating Systems only)
Internet Access Broadband
Additional Software
  • Java Software for added security (http://www.java.com)
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5 and above for report generation (http://www.adobe.com)
  • Additional Settings Turn off your pop-up blocker settings or include https://ideal.dbs.com in the pop-up blockers exclusion list. The steps can be found here.
    Operating System
    Internet Explorer 5.5+
    Internet Explorer 6+
    Internet Explorer 7
    Firefox 2+
    Netscape
    Safari
    Windows 2000 Y Y Y Y N N
    Windows XP N Y Y Y N N
    Windows Vista N N Y Y N N
    Mac OS X - - - Y - N


    DBS IDEAL™ has been tested for accessibility with the above mentioned operating systems and browsers. If you are using a different operating system or browser version, you may experience difficulty accessing DBS IDEAL™ or some of its functions. For more information, please refer to our starter guide.


    If you have difficulties accessing DBS IDEAL™, please refer to our troubleshooting guide.

    If you have questions regarding DBS IDEAL™, simply email or call the following contacts:

    The Contact Centre's operating hours are:

    • Monday to Friday: 8:30am - 6:00pm