Which browsers are supported for ePortal?

[kearton]

I've had a look around Advanced Learning's website(s) but can't find anything

Can someone point me at a webpage or document which gives this information please?

 

Thanks in advance

[michael2k6]

Hello,

 

If you go into our support site (assuming you're a user and have access) you can go to downloads, and find the full hardware specification for servers and clients.

To answer your questions directly;

 

Internet Explorer Versions 9, 10 and 11

Firefox Version 27

 

Cheers

Mic Sanderson

Customer Success Manager

Advanced Learning

[Marshall_IT]

Just as a slight aside we had issues doing roll call on iPads since iOS 5.

Might not matter to you but was a huge factor for us.

[kearton]

That's the very reason I asked, @Marshall_IT... Users using iPads are having probs...

[mrnoisy]

I asked the same question, here's what they said

 

ePortal will work with iPads. However we have sometimes seen some issues when it comes to using Behaviour Management, so you might want to have a look at how it is and then make a judgement call based on the schools needs.

 

Can iPads install other browsers such as Firefox, Chrome etc? We don't "technically" support Chrome, however, experience tells me that ePortal works with it pretty well.

[Arthur]

Can iPads install other browsers such as Firefox, Chrome etc? We don't "technically" support Chrome, however, experience tells me that ePortal works with it pretty well.

Chrome is available for iOS, but Apple doesn't allow you to set it as the default browser.

[michael2k6]

As a complete aside, if you're using ipads as a business tool rather than apps and learning, consider the MS surface. I took a year away from Advanced and worked in a trust who began implementing them for SLT to start with and quickly decided to start rolling them out to some others. The pro's can be domained, they can be used with smartboards etc, they're MS so they will run everything, and if you're using 365 and one drive even better. The RT's will go some way towards that too but can't be domained so take a little more setting up but you can still map drives etc with the right server technology (think you have to have 2012 DC from memory).

I'm not suggesting this as a solution to the problem posted in my capacity at Advanced, but just an observation from my time in a school. The ipads the users had were then repurposed into the classroom for apps such as translation tools for those new to English and VI or other SEN for those with specific needs.

 

Mic

[NotSoFast]

As a further aside, Progresso *seems*to work well on Android. Don't know about iPad, or whether you are planning to move from Facility.

[robjduk]

wish I had eportal

[Banjo]

wish I had eportal

 

Seriously - you don't!

[robjduk]

lol, I know its a grass is greener situation but running a MIS through a browser rather than the backwards, 1990's way us Capita people have to use (yes we have SLG!)

[SkywOrca]

Just a quick note to point out that there is an issue with using ePortal under IOS8 whereby the menu navigation bar isn't being displayed. Advanced are investigating the issue.

 

https://s3.parature.com/link/portal/5527/5565/Article/5928/Menu-bar-does-not-show-for-iPads-running-IOS-8

[Marshall_IT]

I'm currently using SLG as a 'SIMS Lite' for staff after migrating from facility / eportal and there are A LOT of things eportal does better. Like printing reports and class lists etc, well printing of any sort! Looking as a whole system and looking to move forward i think SIMS has a better prospect than facility.