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1. EN K l l E LOCAL CACHING IN SERVER LCS LCS Guide October 2015 AGILE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS The University of Kansas KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 1 1 Chapter 1 Welcome to LCS The Kansas Interactive Testing Engine KITE is used to deliver standardized tests via testing machines like desktop laptop and tablet computers A Local Caching Server LCS can be installed to facilitate transmission of test questions and student responses between your local network and the main KITE servers at AAI This manual is designed for the technical contact within a school system who either manages or maintains the local network and who will be installing and monitoring the LCS For more information about KITE refer to the other manuals e KITE Client Installation Guides each guide provides instructions on installing KITE Client on a particular type of machine or operating system e Educator s Guide to KITE Client an overview of the KITE Client including how to navigate through a test and descriptions of tools available during testing e KITE Educator Portal User Manual an explanation of the features available in Educator Portal for setting up tests administering tests and reporting on test results Chapter Contents Chapiri WocConic o LE 9 asses esses N N 1 1 Introduction to Local Caching GTV aaaeaii TTia Tairi 2 Semi Offline Mod2. The Page column indicates the page number of the current manual where the change appears Change Page Description of Change Logged 10 29 2015 Updated the introduction 10 29 2015 Updated the procedure 10 29 2015 Updated the note 10 29 2015 Added a change log to the chapter KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu
3. cd opt root localhost opt ls rh root localhost opt Jj KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 5 Configuring the Properties File After you have copied the files for the LCS you need to configure a properties file to include the IP address for the LCS machine To configure the properties file perform the following steps 1 Open the Terminal as a root or sudo user 2 Change to the following directory opt KITE LCS TDELocalCache config 3 Open the kitelcs properties file in an editor 3000 true HH PER PP AHH Note If you are using a port other than 3000 change the nodejsport to the correct port 5 Save the file 6 Close the editor KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 6 Firewall Access To allow test takers to access the LCS you will need to alter your Firewall settings Note Your location may use additional firewall securities contact your local system administrator with the information that needs to be added to the Firewall if this is the case You will need to open the port you configured or the default port in your Firewall If you do not know how to do this refer to the help pages below for assistance with specific Linux distributions Linux Documentation on the Web Distribution CentOS http www centos org docs 5 html D
4. the Manual A version of the LCS manual exists for Macintosh Windows and Linux In each manual you will find the following information e Chapter 1 Welcome to LCS e Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the LCS e Chapter 3 Administering the LCS e Chapter 4 Fully Offline Mode Disclaimer The Kansas Interactive Testing Engine KITE and the KITE logo are trademarks of The University of Kansas All other trademarks referenced in this guide belong to their respective owners Version Information This manual documents the KITE release of October 2015 KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 1 5 Changes to the Chapter The following table lists the changes made to this chapter since the last major release of the documentation Note The Page column indicates the page number of the current manual where the change appears Change Page Description of Change Logged 10 29 2015 Updated the note 10 29 2015 Added a change log to the chapter KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 1 Chapter 2 Installing the LCS on a Linux Computer This chapter explains how to install and configure an LCS on a Linux computer Contents Chapter 2 Installing the LCS on a Linux Computer sss esse eee 2 1 VS eM CUNT MNS 0G ass cg tre stn ness E eines san ase eae ned ete was S 2
5. with the IP address and port for your LCS For example the IP address of 10 101 0 10 and port 3000 would be 10 101 0 10 3000 TDE admin index htm 3 Press Enter 4 Type your username X KITE LCS Admin Dashboard Semi Offline Username Password Hint Check the email you received from the Help Desk for the username and password Mi a fi i a ll i ht ttt a ak it a a Fat at tt ea ak iat ta Fat a at at a Fak iat at Fat at tt a Fat it at Fat at ta a at iat a Feat at ta a a iat a Feat iat at at at at iat at Feat at at at at at iat a Feat at at at a at at at el 5 Type your password Note If you are using the LCS in fully offline mode the screen will display the fully offline icon Full Offline 6 Click Login KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 3 Semi Offline Dashboard At the top of the LCS Admin Dashboard is the LCS ID a string of numbers you will need when calling Help Desk for support In the center of the screen you will see a green table heading If the table contains numbered lines as shown below then you have student data that needs to be uploaded to the AAI servers At the bottom of the screen you will see three buttons Note Avoid using the Clear Cached Templates and Clear Cached Tests buttons These buttons delete stored content including test data If you click one of these but
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7. CS 2 Click Fetch Student Tests X Kl JE E LCS Admin Dashboard ff Sign Out C Full Offline LCS ID Students Test Status No Student Test Id Status The monitoring tool helps you to track the daily activity in the LCS Clear Cached Templates Clear Cached Tests Retry Upload Fetch Student Tests Push Student Responses 3 On the LCS Content Sync Page type your Educator Portal username 4 Type your Educator Portal password KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 4 7 5 Click Sign In X KAIT E LCS Content Sync Page Full Offline Please enter Educator Portal username and password to locate the student assessments USERNAME PASSWORD 6 Select the Building School X lt K JE E LCS Content Sync Page Content Area Grade Level a se Fetch Content 7 Select the Content Area X lt KA T E LCS Content Sync Page Building School Grade Level Fetch Content KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 4 8 8 Select the Grade Level X KITE LCS Content Sync Page b sign out E Full Offline Building School Content Area 9 Click Fetch Content X KITE LCS Content Sync Page b Sign out C Full Offline Building School Content Area Grade Level Fetch Content Hint While the content is being downloade
8. StopServices 9 AEIINI B A Pictures S Videos jM Computer L g Local Disk C Troubleshoot compatibility Note The LCS server will shut down deactivate and no one will have access until it is restarted KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 8 Shutting Down the LCS on a Linux Computer Note When the LCS server shuts down no one will be able to use it for testing until the LCS is restarted To shut down the LCS perform the following steps 1 On the LCS machine open the Terminal as a root or sudo user 2 Type cd opt KITE LCS 3 Type lcs server stop root localhost opt KITE LCS File Edit View Search Terminal Help root localhost cd opt KITE LCS root lLocalhost KITE LCS lcs server stop Stopping Node js OK Stopping Mongodb OK root localhost KITE LCS Note The LCS will shut down deactivate and no one will have access until it is restarted ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 Or kite support ku edu KITE LCS Guide 2015 The University of Kansas 3 9 Changes to the Chapter The following table lists the changes made to this chapter since the last major release of the documentation Note The Page column indicates the page number of the current manual where the change appears Change Page Description of Change Logged 10 29 2015 Updated the procedure 10 29 2015 Added a note a
9. Student Responses KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 1 3 Fully Offline Mode Note We recommend only using fully offline mode if your location will not have Internet access during testing If you need assistance determining if fully offline mode is appropriate for your location please contact the Help Desk Fully offline mode allows a location to conduct testing without an Internet connection Approximately one week before testing begins the technical contact will log into the AAI servers and download the tests for a school Please note that tests should be downloaded after 3 00 pm CT and it can take up to twenty minutes to download all of the test forms and student information for a grade level During testing the LCS runs while the students are taking tests however the test machines communicate with the LCS instead of the AAI servers After the students finish testing the technical contact reconnects the LCS to the internet and transmits the student responses to the AAI servers LCS BEFORE Testing a AAI Servers Internet H Testing Machines Network Test Questions Student Responses AAI Servers Internet Student Responses LCS AFTER Testing L LCS L DURING Testing KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 1 4 Organization of
10. ad information from AAI servers before testing can begin in fully offline mode See the procedure in Chapter 4 e Push Student Responses use to send student responses to AAI servers after testing in fully offline mode See the procedure in Chapter 4 JAKATE LCS Admin Dashboard 78 Sign out C Full Offline LCS ID Students Test Status No Student Test Id Status 1 gt Giving Exam The monitoring tool helps you to track the daily activity in the LCS Clear Cached Templates Clear Cached Tests Retry Upload Fetch Student Tests Push Student Responses KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 5 Retrying an Upload Note If the LCS contains student responses that need to be resent to AAI a message will be displayed on the LCS Admin Dashboard To resend information from the LCS perform the following steps 1 Log in to the LCS 2 Click Retry Upload X KITE LCS Admin Dashboard ff Sign Out Semi Offline LCS ID Students Test Status No Student Test Id Status The monitoring tool helps you to track the daily activity in the LCS Clear Cached Templates Clear Cached Tests Retry Upload KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 6 Shutting Down the LCS When testing has finished you should shut down the LCS Depending upon which operating syst
11. d you will see a progress indicator Note When the test is finished downloading repeat the steps above to select another grade or content area and download another test KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 4 9 Sending Student Responses Note To send student responses you must have an Internet connection available for the LCS machine Before you can send student responses one or more tests must have been completed at your location The LCS will only send tests that have been completed not tests that are in progress or not yet started To send student responses to AAI perform the following steps 1 Log in to the LCS 2 Click Push Student Responses X KITE LCS Admin Dashboard fi Sign Out C Full Offline LCS ID Students Test Status No Student Test Id Status The monitoring tool helps you to track the daily activity in the LCS Clear Cached Templates Clear Cached Tests Retry Upload Fetch Student Tests Push Student Responses Note When the student responses have been sent to AAI you will receive the status message Student responses have completed processing KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 4 10 Changes to the Chapter The following table lists the changes made to this chapter since the last major release of the documentation Note
12. e sese 12 POUS ON ee ose cers reese ss es carne osreb arene ers coe sess eaee ote eestnemascanenamensnmanaa 1 3 RET bald toh 210 b TT 1 4 1 SC F211 T 1 4 iS ETT ATO ese sees un sea coos pes ca tases waive sees danaes va eos pes ates eae sieees tessa cacoste ateseaces 1 4 CHANGES 10 the CANS sisesma EEA AEREN EE EET i E EEEE 1 5 KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 1 2 Introduction to Local Caching Servers A Local Caching Server LCS is a specially configured machine that resides on your local network and communicates between the testing machines at your location and the main testing servers at AAI During testing each test machine submits and requests data as the student proceeds through the test Depending upon the number of students testing at one time the traffic on your local network and the speed and quality of your Internet connection the amount of data being sent or requested at any one time can be large An LCS helps reduce these potential network issues during live testing The LCS does this by caching content during the request phase and collecting responses for streaming to the central testing system as bandwidth allows The LCS can be deployed in a classroom or in a lab and the LCS can be installed on a regular desktop class device or on server class equipment at a district level to be used by multiple buildings Note While in use the LCS wi
13. elcome back TAKE A TEST c gt PRACTICE FIRST KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 10 Getting Additional Help If you need additional help call or email the help desk Phone 785 864 3537 Email kite support ku edu Sending Log Files to the Help Desk If you are unable to set up the LCS you can send program log files via email to the KITE Help Desk Help Desk uses the log files to troubleshoot your installation To locate and send the LCS log files perform the following steps 1 Open the KITE LCS folder 2 Open the Logs folder 3 Locate the log file Hint Look for tdelcs log or tdelcs txt a ee MMMM Note This file can be large so compress or zip the file before sending it to the Help Desk 4 Attach the log file to an email to kite support ku edu Note Use the subject TDE LCS Log File KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 11 Changes to the Chapter The following table lists the changes made to this chapter since the last major release of the documentation Note The Page column indicates the page number of the current manual where the change appears Change Page Description of Change Logged 10 29 2015 Added Verify the LCS is Running on the LCS Machine 10 29 2015 Added a change log to the chapter 10 29 2015 Upda
14. em the LCS uses the steps are slightly different Refer to the procedure designed for your LCS Shutting Down the LCS on a Macintosh Computer Note When the LCS server shuts down no one will be able to use it for testing until the LCS is restarted To shut down the LCS perform the following steps 1 On the LCS machine click on the Terminal window that is open 2 Type sudo sh lcs server stop i sudo sh lcs server stop 3 Press Enter Note If you see a prompt for Password type the administrator password for the Mac and press Enter KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 7 Shutting Down the LCS on a Windows Computer Note When the LCS server shuts down no one will be able to use it for testing until the LCS is restarted To shut down the LCS perform the following steps 1 Onthe LCS machine close the black command box 2 Open the KITE LCS folder you downloaded when setting up the server 3 Right click StopServices 4 Click Run as administrator Owes Local Disk C KITE LCS v lre Search KITE LCS Organize v S Open Print New folder PERETE Name Date modified R Desktop L Logs 8 27 2013 10 27 Downloads Ji mongodb 8 23 2013 4 21 E Recent Places L nodejs 8 23 2013 4 21 L TDELocalCache 8 23 2013 4 21 Libraries _ log4js json 8 16 2013 1 54 Documents E StartServices 8 16 2013 5 13 a Music E
15. eployment_Guide en US ch fw html Redhat https access redhat com site documentation en US Red_ Hat Enterprise Linux 3 html System Administration Guide ch basic firewall html Fedora http fedoraproject org wiki SystemConfig firewall Ubuntu https wiki ubuntu com UncomplicatedFirewall action show amp redirect Ubuntu Firewall KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 7 Starting the LCS To start the LCS perform the following steps 1 Open the Terminal as a root or sudo user 2 Change the directory to the KITE LCS directory cd opt KITE LCS 3 To start the LCS use the following command lcs server start root localhost opt KITE LCS File Edit View Search Terminal Help root localhost home cd opt KITE LCS root localhost KITE LCS lcs server start Starting Mongodb OK Starting Node js OK root localhost KITE LCS JJ Note If the computer is shut down or restarted you must restart the LCS Verify the LCS is Running on the LCS Machine The LCS runs as a process in the background To verify that the LCS is running perform the following steps 1 On the LCS machine open the Terminal as a root or sudo user 2 Change the directory to the KITE LCS directory cd opt KITE LCS 3 Type lcs server display 4 Inthe table check the App name column to see that at least one instance of kite
16. ine false Save the file Close Notepad KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 4 5 Linux Configuring the Settings js File To change the LCS mode to fully offline perform the following steps l Shut down the LCS 2 On the LCS machine open the Terminal as a root or sudo user 3 Change to the following directory opt KITE LCS TDELocalCache config 4 Using an editor open the settings js file 5 Change exports offline to true exports offline true Note To change the LCS back to semi offline mode set exports offline to false exports offline false 6 Save the file 7 Close the editor KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 4 6 Downloading Tests Note Tests should be downloaded after 3 00 pm CT It may take up to twenty minutes per grade level to download the test forms and student information Before you can download tests those tests must be available in Educator Portal Check your program s publications to be sure the testing window is open and tests are available Note To download tests you must have at least building level access to Educator Portal If you do not have building level access to Educator Portal contact your local technical support or the Help Desk To download tests to the LCS perform the following steps 1 Log in to the L
17. lcs is online T r a A a T aaa aa aaa aa a A a a a A a a A a A aa aa a a A aa a A aa a a a Aa aaa aa Hint Depending upon the machine that is running the LCS you may see between one and eight instances of kite Ics in the table La Ra a Ra ty ay ly a a a a a a a ly yh ry a ty ey yy yy aT Ra Ra fy yy ay a ly a a Bar a a ay a a Ra a ae a a Py Ra iy fy Ta ay a ly i a a a ft a sc a a a Pt fs a a a Ra a a a ara Ra a a a ara Ra Py Ps a yy seal ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 KITE LCS Guide Or kite support ku edu 2015 The University of Kansas 2 8 Testing the LCS Settings Using a Browser After you have installed and started the LCS you should test to see that the LCS 19 configured correctly To do so you will point a browser at the LCS Admin Dashboard To test the LCS settings perform the following steps Note The example below uses the IP Address 10 101 0 10 and the Port Number 3000 Your server may have a different IP address and port number 1 Open Firefox 2 In the address bar type IP Address port number TDE admin index htm i hws seat tata ete Th tka tt that E te a eo 1 Gd Hint Using the IP Address 10 101 0 10 and Port 0000 the line would read 180 101 0 10 3000 TDE admin index htm Me a a a m m a a m m a m m a e m m a m m a e m a a m m a m m a a m m a e m a a m m a e m m a m m a e m a m m m a e m a m m m a e m m a m m a e m a a m m a m I a m m a a a m m a m m m a m m a m m a
18. ll contain tests and student responses Physical and remote access to the LCS should be managed in the same fashion as any other repositories of personally identifiable information PII in compliance with FERPA and all relevant state and federal laws While operating the LCS stores testing data in an internal database therefore if the upstream network connection becomes unreliable or variable during testing then students can still continue testing and their responses will be transmitted to the KITE servers as bandwidth allows Note Once a student starts a test using an LCS they must complete the test on the same LCS Changing servers during the test may cause errors during testing Depending on the needs of your location an LCS can be used in either semi offline or fully offline mode Semi Offline Mode Sem1 offline mode is the default setting for LCS In semi offline mode the LCS submits and receives data to and from the AAI servers while the students are taking tests If the Internet connection becomes unreliable or too slow to transmit all of the data the LCS will cache temporarily store test questions and student responses and send them when bandwidth becomes available Semi offline mode works best if your location has a fairly robust Internet connection with only occasional fluctuation in bandwidth Local Caching Server Testing Machines AAI Servers w Network Internet f Test Questions Test Questions 2 Student Responses
19. m m a a m m a m m a a m m a a d Note When the LCS Admin Dashboard screen appears you have successfully set up the LCS X KITE LCS Admin Dashboard Username Password Note At this time you can access the LCS but you must still configure each machine that will run KITE Client KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 29 Configuring KITE Client After you have installed and configured the LCS you must configure every testing machine to use the LCS KITE Client is available for testing on Macintosh and Windows computers Chromebooks and iPad tablets Note Each device that will be used for testing must be configured to use the LCS Refer to the installation guides for the platforms you are using for testing machines 1 e Windows Macintosh Chromebooks iPad for help configuring KITE Client Note The KITE Client Installation Guide for Macintosh Computers includes instructions for creating a customized KITE Client app with the LCS settings for your location This customized application could be used to install the client on multiple testing machines After KITE Client is installed on each testing machine and configured to use the LCS you are ready to begin testing at your site During testing using an LCS the KITE Client will display the message Connected through LCS after login X K E fi Sign Out Close KITE W
20. n that your location will need for a several weeks of testing each time you download content Note If students are added or changed after you download content you will need to download each affected grade level before testing It may take up to twenty minutes depending upon your Internet connection to download all of the test content test forms audio video etc and student information for a grade level Allow sufficient time to download the information before testing begins Contents Chapter Falh ORIDE e sre pss cect nees ge eG ce gouda E ses 4 1 Contieourine the LCS Tor Fully O tine MONS asneiececswencanaseecrsncunensncaneiesecnnendanctnearssaimensncaes 4 2 Macintosh Configuring the Settings js File 4 3 Windows Configuring the Settings js FG sese eee eee eee 4 4 Linux Configuring the Settings js FG 4 5 Py AMG CN SG ss caesar eee E E E TE ET 4 6 CMC TT SOCAL IRC eT 4 9 Changes to the Chapter sss eee eee 4 10 KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 4 2 Configuring the LCS for Fully Offline Mode Note The default setting for LCS is semi offline mode To use the LCS in fully offline mode you must edit the settings js file before starting the LCS Before you can use the LCS in fully offline mode you must make one additional change to the setup of the LCS The next pages describe how to edit the settings js file depending upon the
21. nd updated graphics 10 29 2015 Added a change log to the chapter KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 4 1 Chapter 4 Fully Offline Mode Note At this time fully offline mode is not compatible with DLM tests If your location is using DLM tests with an LCS you must use semi offline mode At this time we recommend only using fully offline mode 1f your location will not have Internet access during testing Note If you have questions about whether or not fully offline mode is appropriate for your location please contact the Help Desk When determining whether or not your location will use fully offline mode consider how tests will time out in each mode and whether or not you can reactivate a test session for a student In semi offline mode a test will time out become inactive after ninety 90 minutes of inactivity or network interruption When a test times out you can log in to Educator Portal and reactivate a test session for a student In contrast in fully offline mode the ninety minute period does not apply because the LCS is not communicating with the AAI servers Because this time out does not take effect you cannot and should not need to reactivate a test session for a student When you use the LCS in fully offline mode you must allow extra time to set up the machine before testing Plan to download the content tests and student informatio
22. operating system used by your LCS Note The LCS must be shut down i e not running before you edit the settings js file KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 4 3 Macintosh Configuring the Settings js File To change the LCS mode to fully offline perform the following steps ote a Shut down the LCS On the LCS machine open the KITE LCS folder Open the TDELocalCache folder Open the config folder Using a text editor open the settings js file Change exports offline to true es a settings js Edited exports offline true Note To change the LCS back to semi offline mode set exports offline to false B OO settings js exports offline false Save the file Close the text editor KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 4 4 Windows Configuring the Settings js File To change the LCS mode to fully offline perform the following steps te Ea Shut down the LCS On the LCS machine open the KITE LCS folder Open the TDELocalCache folder Open the config folder Using Notepad open the settings js file Change exports offline to true C C mm Settings js Edited exports offline true Note To change the LCS back to semi offline mode set exports offline to false B OO settings js exports offl
23. ted the procedure KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 1 Chapter 3 Administering the LCS After you have installed and configured a Local Caching Server LCS on your network you can use the information in this chapter to administer the LCS The procedures in this chapter apply to an LCS running in either semi offline or fully offline mode Note Procedures that apply only to fully offline mode are in Chapter 4 Contents CAUSE BPA CS eR TT 3 1 Logging in to the LCR 32 SC a AIS Da IO AL eem E T T e a tondueaesseeraan 3 3 I Ua tS AS TM TT 3 4 teagan gre THT 3 5 POU tr yy SEC TTT 3 6 Shutting Down the LCS on a Macintosh Computers sese eee eee 3 6 Shutting Down the LCS on a Windows Compute ccccccsscccccccceeeeeeeeeeesesessesesssssaaaees 3 7 Shutting Down the LCS on a Linux Computers sss sese 3 8 Changes to the Chapter sss 3 9 KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 2 Logging in to the LCS The LCS Admin Dashboard allows you to perform various functions related to tests and student responses Note To access the LCS administration features the LCS must be running To log into the LCS perform the following steps 1 Open Firefox 2 In the address bar type IP Address port number TDE admin index htm Note Replace IP Address port number
24. tons the information will be deleted immediately Retry Upload use to resend information to AAI servers See the procedure later in this chapter X K JE E LCS Admin Dashboard 9 Sign Out Semi Offline LCS ID Students Test Status No Student Test Id Status i gt Giving Exam The monitoring tool helps you to track the daily activity in the LCS Clear Cached Templates Clear Cached Tests Retry Upload KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 4 Fully Offline Dashboard At the top of the LCS Admin Dashboard is the LCS ID a string of numbers you will need when calling Help Desk for support In the center of the screen you will see a green table heading If the table contains numbered lines as shown below then you have student data that needs to be uploaded to the AAI servers At the bottom of the screen you will see five buttons Note Avoid using the Clear Cached Templates and Clear Cached Tests buttons These buttons delete content that must be downloaded again before the LCS can be used for testing If you click one of these buttons the information will be deleted immediately If students are using the LCS they will be unable to complete testing and their responses may be lost e Retry Upload use to resend information to AAI servers See the procedure later in this chapter e Fetch Student Tests use to downlo
25. uter s IP address perform the following steps 1 Launch the Terminal Enter the following command ifconfig 3 Information about your Local Area Connection will fill the box including your computer s IP address in the inet addr area root localhost opt KITE LCS File Edit View Search Terminal Help root localhost KITE LCS ifconfig etho Link encap Ethernet HWaddr 08 00 27 6A 0B A9 inet addr 10 101 0 10f 4 Make a note of your machine s IP address Note We recommend assigning a static IP address to your machine KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 2 LCS Software After verifying that your computer can run the LCS software you need to download the file before installing the server Make a note of where you save the LCS software so that you can find it when you perform the other steps in this manual Note In this manual the screen shots show the KITE LCS folder installed in the recommended area for the particular operating system LCS software is available from your program S website On the website check the page with links to the KITE Client to locate a link for Local Caching Server Note On the LCS web page look for the link called Download the Local Caching Server LCS KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 3 Downloading the LCS Soft
26. ware To download the LCS software perform the following steps 1 On the LCS web page for your program click the link Download the Local Caching Server LCS 2 On the Local Caching Server Download Request screen complete the required fields Note The required fields are marked with a red asterisk District School Platform O Windows Macintosh O Linux Submit 3 Click Submit Note Allow several minutes for an email response Hint When the Help Desk assigns a ticket number to your request you will receive an email Note Soon after the first email you will receive a second email with links to download the LCS software KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 4 Installing the Software To install the software perform the following steps Follow the link in the second email to download the LCS Log in to Linux as a root or sudo user Launch the Terminal Change the directory to where you downloaded the KITE LCS If you are the root user type tar xf KITE LCS tar gz C opt 6 Ifyou are the sudo user type sudo tar xf KITE LCS tar gz C opt 7 When the command succeeds you will see the KITE LCS file in the opt directory E root localhost opt File Edit View Search Terminal Help root localhost home cd Downloads root localhost Downloads tar xf KITE LCS tar gz C opt root localhost Downloads
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