Technical Specifications Manual for Online Testing
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  Technical Specifications Manual for Online Testing
For Technology Coordinators 2014-2015 Published December 5, 2014
1)Introduction to the Technical Specifications Manual 4 2)Manual Content 4 3)Other Resources 5 4)Network and Internet Requirements 5 5)General Requirements 5 6)Common Network Performance Bottlenecks 6 7)Bandwidth 6 Determining Bandwidth Requirements 7 Total Number of Students Simultaneously Testing 7 Size of the Test Content 8 8)Secure Browser Installation 8 9)Network Configuration 8 10)Protocols 8 11)Domain Name Resolution 8 12)Content Filter, Firewalls, and Proxy Servers 8 13)Quality of Service (QoS)/Traffic Shaping 9 14)Certificate Revocation List 9 Symantec Recommendations 9 15)Wireless Networking and Wireless Access Points 10 16)Network Diagnostic Tools 11 17)AIR’s Network/Bandwidth Diagnostic Tool 11 18)On the test login page, click the Run Diagnostics link. The Diagnostic Screen page will display. 11 19)In the Network Diagnostics section, select a test. 11 20)Select the approximate number of students who may take that test at one time. 11 21)Click the Run Network Diagnostics Tests button. 11 22)Microsoft Windows Specific Tools 11 23)Mac OS X Specific Tools 12 24)Multi-Platform Tools 12 25)General Hardware Requirements 12 26)Monitors and Screen Display Requirements 12 27)Screen Dimensions 12 28)Screen Resolution 13 29)Keyboards 13 30)Headphones 14 31)Printers 14 32)General Software Requirements 15 33)Requirements for All Systems 15 34)Enabling Pop-Up Windows 15 35)Requirements for Flash 16 36)Windows Requirements 16 37)Disabling Fast User Switching 16 Disabling Fast User Switching in Windows XP 17 38)Click Change the Way Users Log On or Off. 17 a)Ensure the Use the Welcome Screen option is checked. 17 b)Ensure the Use Fast User Switching option is not checked. 17 39)Click Apply Options. 17 Disabling Fast User Switching in Windows 7 17 40)Navigate to the following location: Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Logon. 17 41)Click Hide entry points for Fast User Switching, select Enabled, and click OK. 17 42)Close the Fast User Switching window. 17 43)Close the Local Group Policy Editor window. 17 44)Navigate to the following location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Policies > System. 18 45)Right-click the System folder. 18 46)Click New, DWORD (32-bit) value. 18 47)Type in HideFastUserSwitching and press Enter. 18 48)Click the HideFastUserSwitching value. 18 49)Type 1 into the Value data box and click OK. 18 50)Close the Registry Editor window. 18 Disabling Fast User Switching in Windows 8.0 and 8.1 19 51)In the search box, type gpedit.msc. Double-click the gpedit icon in the Apps pane. The Local Group Policy Editor window will open. 19 52)Navigate to the following location: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Logon. 19 53)In the Setting pane, double-click “Hide entry points for Fast User Switching.” 19 54)Select “Enabled” and then click OK. 19 55)Navigate to the Search option (from the home screen, mouse to the lower right corner and then click the Search icon. 19 56)In the search box, type run. The Run dialogue box will open. 19 57)Enter the command gpupdate /force into the text box and then click OK. (Note the space before the backslash). 19 58)The Windows system command box will open. When you see the message “Computer Policy update has completed successfully,” then Fast User Switching has been successfully disabled. 20 59)Enabling Web Fonts in Internet Explorer 10 and 11 20 60)Click the Security tab. 20 61)Click the Custom Level button. The Security Settings window will open. 20 62)Scroll to “Font Download” in the Settings list and click the Enable radio button. 21 63)Click OK. The Security Settings Window will close. 21 64)Click OK. The Internet Options window will close. 21 65)Installing Windows Media Pack for Windows 8.1 N and KN 21 66)Mac OS X Requirements 22 67)Mission Control and Spaces 22 68)In System Preferences, click the Keyboard icon. The Keyboard window will be displayed. 22 69)Click the Keyboard Shortcuts or Shortcuts tab. The Keyboard Shortcuts options will be displayed. 22 70)In the left panel, click “Mission Control.” The right panel will show all Mission Control options. 23 71)In the right panel, make sure the boxes for the following are NOT checked: 23 a)Move left a space 23 b)Move right a space 23 c)Switch to Desktop 1 (this may already be unchecked) 23 72)To re-enable Spaces, follow steps 1–4 again, and check the boxes for spaces. 23 73)Function Keys and Application Launches 23 74)In the Hardware row, click Keyboard. The Keyboard window opens. 23 75)In the Keyboard window, mark the Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys. 24 76)Linux Requirements—Installing Verdana TrueType Font 24 77)Mobile Requirements 24 78)Enabling Guided Access on iOS 25 79)Navigate to General > Accessibility > Learning, and turn on Guided Access. 25 80)Set the passcode for Guided Access. (Test Administrators use this passcode to deactivate Guided Access after a test.) 25 a)Tap Set Passcode. 25 b)Enter a passcode. 25 c)Confirm the passcode. 25 81)Save the passcode in a safe place. There is no ability to retrieve a forgotten passcode. 25 82)Enabling the Secure Browser Keyboard on Android 25 83)You will be prompted to change the keyboard. Select Close. 26 84)Select Set up input methods. The Language and Input settings screen will automatically open. 26 85)Select the checkbox next to “AIRSecureTest” so that a checkmark appears. 26 86)You will be prompted to acknowledge that this selection is okay. Select OK to continue. Note: This action allows the mobile secure browser to use the secure browser keyboard. 26 87)Navigate to the secure browser to open it. (You can use the application switcher or go back to “Home” and select the secure browser icon.) 26 88)You will be prompted to change the keyboard. Select Close. 26 89)The Android tablet’s default keyboard will still be selected. 27 90)Select the checkmark or circle for the AIRSecureTest keyboard. 27 91)Select Continue. You will be prompted to complete the application launch using the preferred method. 27 92)Select AIRSecureTest (ensure it is shaded and highlighted blue) and then select Always. 27 93)You will need to acknowledge that the secure browser’s default settings have changed. (This is a result of selecting the secure browser keyboard.) 27 94)Select OK. 27 95)Enabling Kiosk Mode and Wiping Chrome OS 27 96)Text-to-Speech Requirements 28 97)Overview of Text-to-Speech 28 98)Using Text-to-Speech 28 99)How the Secure Browsers Work With Voice Packs 28 Desktop Secure Browsers 28 Mobile Secure Browsers 28
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