AJWhite1970 Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Is anyone else administering the BMAT online exams at the start of November? We are going round in circles with the instructions and Cambridge aren't exactly helping clarify things.... One minute the school will get the links, the next only candidates will get them sent to their registered email address etc Anyone else made any more progress as to what is actually going to happen?
bknaggs Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 I've been told by our exams officer that the links will be going to whichever email the candidates registered with and left it at that. I was more concerned with the firewall/web filter side of things and was happy to do a successful test. 1
AJWhite1970 Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 Have you got a link to the workstation test you can PM me? Haven't even been able to get that from anyone yet... Ta
clareq Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Can I jump on this - I can't run a workstation test either.
bknaggs Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 I've sent you both a PM with the link we were sent to the test site and what I've unblocked in Smoothwall and firewall. 1
FragglePete Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 I've sent you both a PM with the link we were sent to the test site and what I've unblocked in Smoothwall and firewall. Could you add me to that as well? I need to verify the changes made with SWGfL work for us here. We've only got 1 student doing this so seems like a lot of work! Pete
bknaggs Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 Could you add me to that as well? I need to verify the changes made with SWGfL work for us here. We've only got 1 student doing this so seems like a lot of work! Pete No problem. It should be with you now. 1
fiza Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 So there seems to be an "Enable Screen Sharing" extension for Chrome and a Mettl Secure Browser. Not sure which one we should be using.
bknaggs Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 I'd not seen any reference to the Mettl secure browser when I was doing my tests so I'm happy with using Chrome. The recommendations for the secure browser put me off a bit: Things to remember: To make sure that you do not face any trouble while attempting a test on MSB, please ensure the following: There are no restrictions on the network. Anti-Virus is disabled You should have administrator rights on the system and not logged in as a Guest User. Your OS is up to date with no pending installations.
nwkeene Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 I've just been through all this... Had a link to test things last week, installed the browser extension, but it then fell over as the prompt to 'share the microphone and camera' that should appear in the address bar, didn't...! the test launched in a new window that didn't have the icons on the right hand side of the address bar... we are using Edge. Tested again on monday morning and got the 'you need to install the Mettl Secure browser' prompt. Which i did and the test fell over on the same point... after long conversations between myself, the exams officer and the Cambridge support people... the secure browser is not needed, only the extension...! despite the web site saying no additional software needed... have now managed to GPO the extension to the broswer to our laptops and all now seems to work on the test... we're getting the share the microphone and camera prompt... Does seem an awful lot of faff for the 4 students we've got taking it...
msi_school Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 I am also running these can you send me a link please?
pete Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 I'd also like the workstation test link info if possible please. We're running these and the info from Cambridge is lacking (if I'm being polite) and their "go look on the vendor KB" doesn't fill me with any confidence once I've looked at said KB.
AJWhite1970 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Posted October 21, 2020 It's a bit of a mess isn't it. As of this morning we still haven't been told about the MSB so we are assuming Chrome Plug-in is the way forwards. Saying that,the test choked on my pc as I have two screens, won't proceed until I turn one of them off.... We have 7 students taking it so as you say, a lot of faff for not a lot when usually it's just a paper based exam.
Popular Post bknaggs Posted October 21, 2020 Popular Post Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) I'm going to work on the principle now that this shouldn't necessarily be a secret so: This is the web version of the email we recieved https://admissionstesting.cmail20.co...08EB2E0B391E27 In my Smoothwall I've put a Do Not Filter rule in place for the following domains api.mettl.com chat.mettl.com media.mettl.com mediaserver.mettl.com node.mettl.com pr.mettl.com proctoring-socket.mettl.com static.mettl.com streaming.mettl.com tests.mettl.com turnserver.mettl.com In my firewall I've allowed outbound traffic to chat.mettl.com streaming.mettl.com turnserver.mettl.com on ports TCP 1987 TCP 1988 TCP 3478 UDP 3478 UDP 49152 - 65535 There is also a Chrome extension - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mettl-tests-enable-screen/hkjemkcbndldepdbnbdnibeppofoooio?hl=en When testing it doesn't work if you have a second screen attached. As the test is checking for webcam you need one connected. Hope this helps. Edited October 21, 2020 by bknaggs formatting 5
Mako Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 I only needed to allow mettl.com into SW for it to work, and I've GPO'd the Chrome extension to desktops. Got the correct desktop sharing prompt and the "allow access to camera/mic" prompt. Got as far as the registration details, I'm assuming no further action is necessary? I'll also note that my "test" link is different to the one above, so I'm not sure if they can track who is clicking what.
kennysarmy Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) I'm thinking it might just be easier to set up a few laptops with admin privileges for these sessions rather than struggle on trying to get it working with restricted accounts. I can bypass the smoothwall then too Edited October 21, 2020 by kennysarmy
mdrabble Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 I only needed to allow mettl.com into SW for it to work, and I've GPO'd the Chrome extension to desktops. Got the correct desktop sharing prompt and the "allow access to camera/mic" prompt. Got as far as the registration details, I'm assuming no further action is necessary? I'll also note that my "test" link is different to the one above, so I'm not sure if they can track who is clicking what. To save me time looking, can you share how you got the right prompt to allow camera/mic Cheers
Mako Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 @mdrabble @kennysarmy are you using Chrome GPO's? User Config > Admin Templates > Google > Chrome > Allow or deny audio/screen/video capture. If you have those set up, that could be why you're not getting a prompt. 1
kennysarmy Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 @mdrabble @kennysarmy are you using Chrome GPO's? User Config > Admin Templates > Google > Chrome > Allow or deny audio/screen/video capture. If you have those set up, that could be why you're not getting a prompt. Yes and could be. Can't spend anymore time on it. We've only got 3 students doing it for two sessions so just going to use some laptops with offline admin accounts - they will be supervised under exam conditions and I can set the offline account to bypass the smoothwall.
mdrabble Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 All sorted :-) thanks for the info and help.
FragglePete Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 I got it working on a laptop that is not joined to the domain in any way, just a bog standard install with the user being an admin. I think this is the way to do it. Too much time wasted on trying to get it working on our standard desktops in the school - we've only got one student doing it. Pete 1
kennysarmy Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 I got it working on a laptop that is not joined to the domain in any way, just a bog standard install with the user being an admin. I think this is the way to do it. Too much time wasted on trying to get it working on our standard desktops in the school - we've only got one student doing it. Pete 100% Just quickly setup three laptops from our library batch - offline account. Bypass smoothwall. Boom. Done.
supportman Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 Lucky you guys, we have 30 students taking it here!!
AJWhite1970 Posted November 3, 2020 Author Posted November 3, 2020 Good luck everyone, just setup a lab for 6 candidates for the morning, all we need now is for the live links to come through to the candidates and they can access the email they are sent to. I must say, the CAAT helpdesk emails this afternoon make bleak reading, lots of concerned exams officers out there...
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