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Setting Up a Project for a LAN-based Exam

Rationale:

Drive letter assignments will vary across machines on a LAN. If a particular participant's machine has mapped the test machine's drive to a different letter, then this participant's test session will be unable to locate the associated files, such as a scores file, of the online LAN exam - this will prevent the participant from being able to take the LAN-based exam.

However, if the associated files are referenced in the universal naming convention (UNC), then regardless of the mapped drive letters, all participants' machines will be able to locate the necessary associated files to run the LAN-based exam.

Procedure:

The easiest way to ensure that associated files are referenced in the UNC is to establish Default (UNC) Directories in the Projects Window, as demonstrated below:



The UNC format will specify the machinename (e.g., Eric), followed by the file path of the folder (e.g., LXRData).

You can use the Browse button to browse for the machine in Network Neighborhood, and then to browse for the folder on the machine.

By setting up the Default (UNC) Directories necessary for LAN-based testing (i.e., Scores, Grading Table, Students, Headers, Online) you can let LXRTEST correctly handle referencing of associated files from the start - even before you build your LAN-based exam.

Click here if you want assistance on Re-associating databases for LAN-based testing on a peer-to-peer network.