System requirements for the STN family of products are presented below, and provided in this PDF document. (Updated May 2019)
STNext®
Browser Support
- Windows 7 (Internet Explorer 11, Firefox 45+, Chrome 52+)
- Windows 8.1 (Internet Explorer 11, Firefox 45+, Chrome 52+)
- Windows 10 (Internet Explorer 11, Edge 13+, Firefox 45+, Chrome 52+)
- Mac OS 10.10 (Firefox 45+, Chrome 52+)
- Mac OS 10.11 (Firefox 45+, Chrome 52+)
- Mac OS 10.12 (Firefox 45+, Chrome 52+)
Hardware recommendations
- Monitor resolution of 800x600 pixels or higher.
- Maximize your screen size.
Software requirements
- JavaScript must be enabled.
- Secure web connection to https://next.stn.org
STN Platform (launched 2012)
Browser Support
- Windows 7 (Internet Explorer 9+, Firefox 45+, Chrome 44+)
- Windows 10 (Internet Explorer 11, Edge 13+, Firefox 45+, Chrome 52+)
Hardware recommendations
- At least a 3GHz Core Duo CPU with 2GB RAM.
Software requirements
Check with your organization’s Site Administrator, Key Contact, or help desk before changing any settings to conform to these requirements:
- JavaScriptTM must be enabled.
- Cookies must be enabled
- SSL connection to https://www.stn.org/stn
- HTTP connection on port 80 to chemport.cas.org for full-text linking.
- Add https://www.stn.org/stn/ to your browser’s “Trusted Sites” and Pop-up blocker Exceptions lists.
- A PDF reader is required for printing STN answers and other information. Adobe Reader can be used with Windows computers.
STN Express – Version 8.6
Browser and Operating System support
- Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
- Internet Explorer 9+, Firefox 45+, Chrome 44+
- NOTE: Chrome 45+ and Firefox 52+ do not support Java, and will not support BLAST.
Hardware recommendations
At least a 2.4GHz Pentium® 4 CPU with 512MB RAM on Windows® compatible PC with 250MB hard disk space (if using CAS Registry BLAST, Analyze Plus or post-processing tools increase to a minimum of 768MB RAM and 500MB hard disk space).
Preferred hardware: Intel compatible multi-core processor (2.0GHz minimum) with 2+GB RAM and 500MB hard disk space.
Software requirements
Check with your organization’s Site Administrator, Key Contact, or help desk before changing any settings to conform to these requirements:
- Active X, Java and JavaScript must be enabled.
- Secure connection via telnet protocol through port 23 (standard Winsock connection) or HTTPS protocol through communications port 443 (SSL/VPN connection)
- Automatic updating of support files, and access to online Help requires an HTTP application-level connection through port 80.
- Access to CAS REGISTRY BLAST requires an HTTPS application-level connection through port 443
- Access to CA Full Text Options requires an HTTP application-level connection through port 80 or an HTTPS application-level connection through port 443 (based on user preference).
- PatentPak™ Interactive Viewer requires application-level HTTP connection through port 80 or an HTTPS application-level connection through port 443 (based on user preference).
Software recommendations
- Microsoft Excel (up to Excel 2012) for the analyze Plus Wizard or CAS Registry Number® and Role Report Wizard.
- Adobe PDF Reader for viewing PDF outputs for tables, reports and transcripts.
STN on the Web
Browser support
- Windows 7 - Internet Explorer 9 (32-bit version), Internet Explorer 10 (32-bit version), Firefox 45+, Chrome 44+
- Windows 8.1 – Internet Explorer 11 (desktop version only), Firefox 45+, Chrome 44+
- Windows 10 – Internet Explorer 11, Edge 13+, Firefox 45+, Chrome 44+
- NOTE: Structure drawing and BLAST plugins are not supported in Chrome 45+, Firefox 53+, or Edge browsers.
Hardware recommendations
- Monitor resolution of 800x600 pixels or higher.
- Maximize your screen size
Software Requirements
- JavaScript must be enabled
- A free graphical structure search browser plug-in is available for Windows platforms.
A free BLAST sequence search browser plug-in is available for Windows platforms. The BLAST application has the following additional hardware requirements:
- At least a 200MHz processor.
- A minimum of 128MB RAM.
- Secure web connection to scifinder.cas.org
STN Easy
Browser support
- Windows 7 (Internet Explorer 9+, Firefox 45+, Chrome 44+)
- Windows 8.1 (Internet Explorer 9+, Firefox 45+, Chrome 44+)
- Windows 10 (Internet Explorer 11, Edge 13+, Firefox 45+, Chrome 44+)
- Mac OS 10.8 or higher (Safari 9+, Firefox 45+, Chrome 44+)
STN AnaVist
Browser and Operating System support
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Windows 7 (Internet Explorer 9+, Firefox 44+, Chrome 44+)
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Windows 8.1 (Internet Explorer 9+, Firefox 44+, Chrome 44+)
- Windows 10 (Internet Explorer 9+, Firefox 44+, Chrome 44+)
Hardware recommendations
- At least a 1.5GHz Pentium-class CPU with 768MB RAM on Windows® compatible PC with 250MB hard disk space.
Preferred hardware: Intel compatible multi-core processor (2.0GHz minimum) with 2+GB RAM and 500MB hard disk space. - SVGA color monitor with a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768 and 16bit (65,000) colors.
- High-quality laser or ink jet printer
Software requirements
- Javascript must be enabled
- Secure connection established similar to the connection a web browser makes and uses HTTPS (secure HTTP) and communications port 443.
- Broadband connection of 1+Mbps, or a business-to-business VPN (Virtual Private Network) link to CAS is recommended for optimal performance.
Software recommendations
- RTF viewer such as Microsoft Word.
- PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader 6+