Configuring Workstations for the A+nyWhere Learning System® Browser Software American Education Corporation Customer Support Team
In order for the A+nyWhere Learning System ®(A+LS ) software to run properly on your computer your Internet browser, proxy server, and content filter must be configured appropriately.
Many schools limit the network rights of students and teachers so that changing Internet browser settings is not possible,or they use software that prevents changes from being made permanently. We highly recommend that a school s Network Administrator or IT staff make the following adjustments permanent so that these settings will always be in effect whenever a Teacher, Student or Administrator logs on to the workstation.
Caching, Privacy and Security Settings
Internet Explorer must be set not to cache (save) A+LS web pages on the workstation. Also, the Internet Explorer Privacy setting must be set to Medium privacy, and the Security settings must allow Javascript.
Please follow the steps below to properly configure Internet Explorer 8.0 settings for each workstation.
1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. From the Internet Explorer toolbar at the top of the window, select ToolsàInternet Options.
3. In the Internet Options window, select the General tab. On the General tab, under Browsing History, click the Settings button.
4. In the Settings window that appears, make sure that Check for Newer Versions of Stored Pages is set to Every Time I Visit the Webpage.
5. Click OK when finished.
6. In the Internet Options window, select the Privacy tab. In the Settings area, make sure that the Privacy setting is set to Medium.
7. Click on the Security Tab, then click the button labeled Custom Level.
8. From the window that appears, scroll down until you find the heading labeled Scripting (it s almost all the way at the bottom). Find the entry labeled Active Scripting and set it to Enabled. Just below that, find the entry labeled Allow Status Bar Updates via Script and set it to Enabled. Don t click OK quite yet, there is one more setting to change.
9. Scroll down slightly until you see the entry labeled Scripting of Java Applets. Set it to Enabled, and click OK when finished.
Enabling Active X
Windows Media Player Active X Controls Need to be enabled in Internet Explorer, otherwise a Javascript error may appear whenever the A+LS software attempts to play back a sound file during a lesson.
1. Click ToolsèManage Add-onsèEnable or Disable Add-ons. The Manage Add-ons window will appear.
2. Click the combo box labeled Show: and select one of the choices. Look through the list that appears in the window until you find Windows Media Player.You may have to click the combo box and select different choices until you see Windows Media Player appear in the window. Click on Windows Media Player when it appears. Enable it. Click OK when finished.
Installing the Flash Plug-in
Some instructions in A+LS use the Flash plug-in to deliver instructional content to the user. Go to http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/ to see if the Flash plug- in is currently installed on the computer s web browser and install it if needed.
