This document provides technical information relative to computer setup for remotely proctored testing of Avant assessments. You are responsible for ensuring the readiness of the computer you will be using for the test and that the following requirements are met. If you have any questions, please seek support from the school/organization that is sponsoring the test.
Avant provides online language assessments. This document provides technical information relative to computers and networks to help prepare for using the Avant assessment platform.
重要提示：请确保将信息分发给您的网络管理员以及负责您的实验室、教室或测试区域的计算机准备和设置的人员。建议在测试期间也有IT员工在场，以便在出现计算机、音频和麦克风问题时提供帮助。
样本测试
Take a 样本测试 for the language you are testing to confirm that:
Have each test taker take a 样本测试 for the language they are testing to confirm that:
- the audio in the Listening section plays correctly.
- the Speaking response can be recorded and played back.
- the Writing response can be typed in the language being tested. Refer to our 编写输入指南 to see which languages require special keyboards.
- the equipment is configured properly and all technology preparation steps are completed before registering for a remote proctored test.
Please review the information in this guide to confirm that your equipment is configured properly before you begin a test.
网络需求
以下部分专门针对将进行测试的地点的网络设置。
Email Whitelist Preparation
For test takers to receive emails with instructions to schedule, prepare, and take their test, and reminders of their upcoming test, we require that all emails from avantlanguage.com and avantassessment.com be allowed. The only communications allowed to a test taker are those that directly concern their test. No other communications are permitted by Avant, for example, ads.
We try to limit our communication to any test taker to the following email addresses:
support@avantlanguage.com
noreply@avantlanguage.com
avantproctor@avantlanguage.com
域名
Firewalls, Proxy Servers and Content Filters need to be set to NOT proxy, filter, cache or block the Avant domain names on the ports listed below. All inbound and outbound traffic for the applicable domain names shown below must be whitelisted. If your system does not allow whitelisting of domain names, please contact us at support@avantlanguage.com
Please ensure inbound and outbound HTTP/HTTPS (TCP 80, 443) is open and whitelisted for the following domain: *.avantassessment.com (This is our primary application domain).
客户端带宽
10 Mbps (upload/download speed) of available bandwidth per test taker is recommended.
测试设备准备
以下信息涉及将用于测试的计算机的设置。
设备
确保计算机不受节能、屏幕保护或关机过程的影响，这些可能会影响到考试：
- 具有互联网连接和支持的浏览器的计算机
- 一个显示器，键盘和鼠标
- 网络摄像头（内置或外置）640×640分辨率（最低）
- Headset with microphone (See the 耳机指南)
IMPORTANT: Tablets or iPads are not supported by AvantProctor remote testing.
We do not recommend tablets or iPads for testing and remote proctoring at the same time. While it is possible to take an Avant assessment on an iPad, if the test taker is being remotely proctored on the same device, the Avant application can not access the microphone to record for the Speaking section.
电脑要求
操作系统
- 配备Windows 10或更高版本的PC电脑
- 配备OSX 10.14.6 Mojave或更高版本的Mac电脑
- Chromebooks 89.0或更高版本
处理器/内存
- PC: Dual-core 2.4 Ghz CPU, 4 GB RAM or better
- Mac: Intel / AMD Processor, 4 GB RAM or better
- Chromebooks: 4GB RAM
支持的浏览器
- Windows: Chrome 87+, Edge 143+
- Mac: Chrome 87+, Edge 143+
- ChromeOS: Chrome 89.0+
浏览器要求
- 浏览器必须设置为允许使用cookies和JavaScript。
- 浏览器必须获得使用麦克风的权限。
- 浏览器无法设置为隐身或私人模式。
- 移除或停止所有浏览器扩展，除了“Google输入工具”，它可以让你选择输入你想要的语言。
- 必须允许Chrome共享用户的屏幕。
键盘字符激活
该测试包括一个写作部分，需要使用虚拟键盘在以下语言中输入：
阿姆哈拉语，阿拉伯语，亚美尼亚语，粤语，中文（普通话）简体与繁体，希伯来语，印地语，日语，卡纳达语，韩语，马拉地语，俄语，泰米尔语，泰卢固语，乌克兰语，乌尔都语，越南语
Abkhazian, 阿姆哈拉语, Arabic – Algerian, Arabic – Arab Gulf, Arabic – Egyptian, Arabic – Iraqi, Arabic – Jordanian, Arabic – Lebanese, Arabic – Libyan, Arabic – Moroccan, Arabic – Palestinian, Arabic – Sudanese, Arabic – Syrian, Arabic – Tunisian, Arabic – Yemeni, 阿拉伯语（现代标准）, 亚美尼亚, 孟加拉, 粤语, 粤语, Chăm, Dari, Georgian, 希腊, Gujarati, 希伯来语, 印地语, 日本人, 卡纳达语, Karen (Kayah / Karenni), 高棉, 韩国, Lao, Lisan ud-Dawat, Malayalam, 普通话（简体）, 普通話（繁體）, 马拉地语, Mongolian, 尼泊尔语, Odia (Oriya), 普什图语, 波斯语-法尔西语, 旁遮普, 俄罗斯, Sanskrit, Sinhala (Sinhalese), Sylheti, 泰米尔, Tatar, 泰卢固语, 泰国, Tibetan (Bod-skad), 提格雷尼亚语, 乌克兰语, 乌都, 越南语
考生必须在评估会议前上传必要的键盘。有关为这些语言加载虚拟键盘的更多信息，请参阅写入输入指南。
耳机使用指南
有关音频设置和解决录音问题的信息，请参阅耳机指南。
安全准备
病毒检查
在个人设备上完成Avant评估之前，我们建议在该设备的操作系统上进行病毒检查。这是为了确保设备上没有可能破坏测试数据的恶意软件。
If on the testing date, a test taker tries to login to an Avant test and is unable to enter the test, they will have to reschedule the test and complete a virus check or use a different device altogether.
Browser Extensions
我们建议在测试期间禁用Grammarly浏览器扩展，因为它会干扰虚拟键盘。也可能有其他扩展可能会造成干扰，禁用所有扩展可能会有所帮助。
解决录音问题
如果您无法在测试的口语部分回听您的录音，我们建议您在样本测试中尝试以下步骤以解决录音问题。
- 确保耳机已插入。
- 检查麦克风是否已静音 - 许多耳机在设备本身或与其连接的线上都有静音按钮。
- 检查麦克风的音量是否已被完全调低或关闭。
- 一定要使用支持的浏览器（Chrome）。
- 尝试刷新页面。
- 尝试使用另一种支持的浏览器。
- 尝试在测试期间拔下耳机并重新插入（适用于USB耳机）。
- 确保在浏览器网站设置中选择了“允许”，以便在测试中使用麦克风。
- 检查一下你是否可以在电脑上的其他应用程序中录制声音。
- 确保安全设置和配置不会阻止访问Avant的服务器。
Security settings and configurations are probably the most difficult setup issues to troubleshoot.
Networks, hardware, and software may have come with presets that you are unaware of and have no experience with. The voice-capturing technology we use inside the Speaking section of the test is a streaming service that is known to be blocked by firewalls and network settings at most business and school locations.
Testing from home is not usually affected by these blocks. If you have tried the above steps and are still unable to listen to the recording you can try:
- A different computer.
- The same computer on a different network.
- A different computer on a different network.
If, after trying these things, you are still unable to record please reach out to someone that can help you with these settings, or your testing coordinator at your school/organization, or Avant’s Support Team.
If, after trying these things, test takers are still unable to record, please contact Avant’s Support Team.