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Setting Up a LAN-based Exam on a Peer-to-Peer Network

Rationale:

Drive letter assignments will vary across machines on a peer-to-peer network. 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.

Procedure:



When creating the online LAN exam (see above), you will need to re-associate the path(s) for the associated file(s) to use the universal naming convention (UNC).



Right-click on the box for the associated file. Choose the "Re-associate" option. (see above)



Choose the "Browse" option. (see above)



When browsing for the location of your associated file(s), be sure to start by entering the "Network Neighborhood". Then you can continue to browse for your file. Click OK to save the change in file location.



Now you will notice that the reference(s) for the associated file(s) will contain the machine name, followed by the file path of the file(s). This will enable all participant sessions on the peer-to-peer network to properly locate the associated file(s) in order to run the LAN-based exam.

Click here if you want assistance on setting up Default (UNC) Directories in the Projects Window.