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1. K 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 Servers sesssirciredisrsinieiie tniii a Tai
2. Rule Type What action should be taken when a connection matches the specified conditions Protocol and Ports Action Profile Allow the connection if it is secure N 2 This includes only connections that have been authenticated by using IPsec Connections will be secured using the settings in IPsec properties and rules in the Connection Security Rule node Block the connection Leam more about actions 12 Click Next 13 Verify that Domain Private and Public are all selected New Inbound Rule Wizard Profile Specify the profiles for which this rule applies Steps Rule Type When does this rule apply Protocol and Ports Action V Domain Profile Applies when a computer is connected to its corporate domain Name Private Applies when a computer is connected to a private network location Public Applies when a computer is connected to a public network location Leam more about profiles 14 Click Next 15 In the Name field type KITE LCS KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 10 16 In the Description field type Allowing port 3000 for LCS access al P New Inbound Rule Wizard a gt mes Name Specify the name and description of this rule Steps Rule Type Protocol and Ports Name KITE LCS Description optional Allowing port 3000 for LCS access
3. 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 tO sree esterase E lender 3 1 Logging in to the LCS ononennnnnnennnnnnnnnnnssnssssssssessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssessnnnet 32 SC a AIS Da IO AL eem E T T e a tondueaesseeraan 3 3 I Ua tS AS TM I pate erator A streetscene adem eerie E einer eee 3 4 Royna aa 0 Fay 6 Ieeeenenente ee enn nen en enn eaten RN een eee oe ae ree re 3 5 POU tr yy SEC arses e tsetse seston E oummneeaieumnte 3 6 Shutting Down the LCS on a Macintosh Computer cccccsccccccccccececeeeeessssessesssssneeees 3 6 Shutting Down the LCS on a Windows Compute ccccccsscccccccceeeeeeeeeeesesessesesssssaaaees 3 7 Shutting Down the LCS on a Linux Computers ssscatencsnaicdacaneatancepaconssanendanceneieiacinentancaness 3 8 Changes to the Chapter ccccccssssssssssssssssssessesssseseessessesssessseesseeeesessseseseeseeseeeeeseeeeeeeeggs 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
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 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 a a settings js Edited exports offline true Note To change the LCS back to semi offline mode set exports offline to false 800 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 W
5. E LCS H 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 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 an LCS ona Windows Computer The LCS is designed to run on a 64 bit version of Windows This chap
6. 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 fj sign out E Full Offline Building School Content Area 9 Click Fetch Content X KITE LCS Content Sync Page fj Sign out C Full Offline Building School Content Area Grade Level Fetch Content Hint While the content is being downloaded 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 Ca
7. ac a Note If you are using a port other than 3000 on your LCS use that port number in the description field instead 17 Click Finish Other Firewalls If your location uses a firewall other than Windows contact your local system administrator to update the firewall KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 11 Starting the LCS To start the LCS perform the following steps 1 Open the KITE LCS directory Right click on the StartServices file 3 Click Run as administrator Note Administrative access is required to run 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 a Command prompt cmd Type ed c KITE LCS TDELocalCache 3 Type set PATH PATH C KITE LCS nodejs 4 Type pm2 list 5 In the table check the App name column to see that at least one instance of kite Ics is online gt cd c KITE LCS TDELocalCache gt set PATH PATH C KITE LCS nodejs gt pm2 list App name i mode pid status restart uptime memory watching t _ __ kite lcs A fork kite lcs fork disabled disabled online kite lcs fork online disabled t online i l kite lcs fork online l disabled
8. 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 and 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
9. 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 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 A
10. will run KITE Client KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 13 Configuring KITE Client After you have installed and configured the LCS you must configure each 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 Chromebook 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 Welcome back TAKE A TEST c gt PRACTICE FIRST gt KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 14 Getting Additional Help If you need additional help call or email the help desk Phone 785 86
11. 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 8 5 Inthe New Inbound Rule Wizard window select Port 2 New Inbound Rule Wizard Rule Type Select the type of firewall rule to create Steps Rule Type What type of rule would you like to create v Program Action Program Profile Rule that controls connections for a program Name Port Rule that controls connections for a TCP or UDP port 0 Predefined Connect to a Network Projector Rule that controls connections for a Windows experience Custom Custom rule Leam more about rule types Click Next Select TCP Select Specific local ports Type 3000 New Inbound Rule Wizard aS Protocol and Ports Specify the protocols and ports to which this rule applies Steps Rule Type Does this rule apply to TCP or UDP Protocol and Ports TCP 2 Action gt UDP s Profile Name Does this rule apply to all local ports or specific local ports All local ports Specific local ports 3000 Example 80 443 5000 5010 Leam more about protocol and ports ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 KITE LCS Guide Or kite support ku edu 2015 The University of Kansas 29 10 Click Next 11 Select Allow the connection New Inbound Rule Wizard oa DD Action Specify the action to be taken when a connection matches the conditions specified in the rule Steps
12. 4 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 15 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 introduction 10 29 2015 Added Verify the LCS is Running on the LCS Machine 10 29 2015 Updated the procedure 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 1 Chapter 3 Administering the LCS After you have installed and configured a Local Caching Server
13. 7 2013 10 27 Downloads Ji mongodb 8 23 2013 4 21 E Recent Places d nodejs 8 23 2013 4 21 d TDELocalCache 8 23 2013 4 21 C Libraries _ log4js json 8 16 2013 1 54 Documents E StartServices 8 16 2013 5 13 a Music E StopServices 9 AEIINI B A Pictures S Videos jM Computer 1 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
14. I I J I Hint Depending upon the machine that is running the LCS you may see between one and eight instances of kite lcs in the table e el E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a ae ae ee ee ee ee ee ee S KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 12 Testing the LCS Settings Using a Browser After you have installed and started the LCS you should test to see that the LCS is 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 lbw st eat tate ete Th tka te et eka ote Ue ee tT a a ete te ete 1 Hint Using the IP Address of 10 101 0 10 and port 3000 you would type 180 101 0 10 3000 TDE admin index htm ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee i i ee a a a al 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
15. 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 system 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 4 Search KITE LCS Organize v j Open Print New folder PERETE Name Date modified MI Desktop Logs 8 2
16. 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 will 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 onl
17. ched 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 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
18. click Request the Local Caching Server LCS Software 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 O Macintosh O Linux Submit 3 Click Submit Note Allow several minutes for a 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 5 Installing the Software To install the software perform the following steps 1 Follow the link in the second email to download the LCS Note The LCS software is in a ZIP file 2 On the C drive create a directory called KITE LCS 3 Extract the zip file into the new directory KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 6 Configuring the Properties File After you have downloaded and extracted 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 Open the KITE LCS folder Open the TDELocalCache folder Open the config folder Using Notepad open the kitelcs properties fil
19. d sedetea ssec n e EEEE anar AEE ES 2 15 KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 1 System Requirements Your machine must meet or exceed the requirements in the table below Note The specifications listed are the minimums that must be available for the LCS to use These are NOT overall machine specifications Minimum Processor PIMOS pace Available for LCS Checking System Properties To ensure that your machine can run an LCS check the system properties To view the machine s system properties perform the following steps 1 From the Start Menu click Computer 2 Click System properties 3 Verify that your hard drive has at least 3 GB free 4 Verify that your computer has at least a 2 GHz processor 5 Verify that your computer has at least 4 GB of memory RAM System Rating Processor 3 33 GHz Installed memory RAM 20 0 GB 16 0 GB usable System type Pen and Touch KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 2 Finding the IP Address When you install and configure the LCS you will need to know the IP address of the machine that will run the LCS If you do not know the computer s IP address perform the following steps 1 Click the Start button 2 Inthe Search field type cmd 3 Press Enter 4 On the command line type ipconfig BS Administrato
20. e Change the IcsHostServer to the IP address for your LCS a nodejsport 3000 lcsHostServer 4 4 HE Hint Replace the symbols above with the IP address Directions for finding your machine s IP address are in the next section Finding Your IP Address Note If you are using a port other than 3000 change the nodejsport to the correct port 6 Save the file 7 Close Notepad KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 7 Firewall Access To allow test takers to access the LCS your firewall will need to be configured to allow this access Allowing Access through a Windows Firewall To allow access through a Windows firewall perform the following steps 1 Open the Windows Firewall Control Panel Note Depending upon the version of Windows on your machine you will find the firewall settings in different locations Open the Control Panel and look for Windows Firewall or System and Security and then Windows Firewall 2 Click Advanced settings 3 Click Inbound Rules 4 Click New Rule Firewall with Advanced Securit File rere iii Help AE i dvanced Security on Local Computer SG Inbound Rules Name Fa Connection Security Rules amp Monitoring Filter by State Filter by Group View Refresh Export List Help KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537
21. e 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 download 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 Bj 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
22. e 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 LCS 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 a Fetch Content 7 Select the Content Area 4 KA T E LCS Content Sync Page Building
23. indows Configuring the Settings js File To change the LCS mode to fully offline perform the following steps te 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 2 OC mm Settings js Edited exports offline true Note To change the LCS back to semi offline mode set exports offline to false 800 settings js exports offline 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 th
24. r C Users UserName ipconfig 5 Press Enter Information about your Local Area Connection will fill the box including your computer s IP address Note Look for the IPv4 address It will be a sequence of numbers like the example given below Ge Administrator C Users UserName gt ipconfig Windows IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Connection specific DNS Suffix Los oe be Lars I TMc Aad eae LPV AGOTOSS a 0 w tee a we ee 8 2 OBL IOIe l8 SUBNET Mask Default Gateway KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 3 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 KITE LCS Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 4 Downloading the LCS Software To download the LCS software perform the following steps 1 On the LCS web page for your program
25. ri 2 Semi Offline Mode ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccacccacccccccccccacccccccccccecesecs 12 POUS ON M OS ose cers reese ss es carne osreb arene ers coe sess eaee ote eestnemascanenamensnmanaa 1 3 DRS bald toh 210 A enn ee no ne en E ene ee E T 1 4 1 SC F211 E E Teen Se eee ee ren eee 1 4 BS 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
26. 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 information 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 IOS 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 ccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 3 Windows Configuring the Settings js File ccccsceeeeccccccceeessaeeeeessssseseseeeeeeeeeees 4 4 Linux Configuring the Settings Js File cccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 5 Py AMG CN SG ss caesar eee E E E TE ET 4 6 CMC INO SOCAL IRC 0118 CS E E penne E E A E E E 4 9 Changes to the Chapter ccccccsssssssssssssessssssssesssssessesssseessesssesseeeesseeseseseseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeegs 4
27. t 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 buttons 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 iff 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 th
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29. y occasional fluctuation in bandwidth Local Caching Server Testing Machines AAI Servers w Network Internet Test Questions Test Questions 2 Student Responses 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

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