System Requirements

The iPhone operating system is integrated into the iPhone device. Below are the MIT requirements for connecting your computer to your iPhone.

Below are the requirements needed in order to run Apple iPhone at MIT.

• Computer/Processor: Macintosh or Windows with USB 2.0 port
• Operating System: Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later; Windows: Windows Vista Enterprise with Service Pack 1, or Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3
• Memory: n/a
• Disk Space: n/a
• Additional requirements:
  • iTunes 7.7 or later and an iTunes account on the computer used to initialize and synchronize the iPhone; an iPhone service plan with AT&T.

For the latest IS&T hardware recommendations, see Mobile Devices at MIT.

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iPhone software comes pre-installed on the device. Apple periodically releases updates to the iPhone which can be downloaded through iTunes.

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• Apple iPhone: Connect to MITnet via Wi-Fi
• Apple iPhone: Configure for MIT Email Using IMAP
• Apple iPhone: Configure for the MIT Exchange Server
• Apple iPhone: Install MIT Personal Certificate
• Apple iPhone: Syncing iPhone With Your Computer (Does not apply to TechTime synchronization)
• Apple's iPhone Tips & Tricks (Basics, Getting Started, etc.)