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Carina Enke 284.1 3 [[image:Icon_SEB.png||alt="Icon SEB" data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon" height="37" width="41"]] The [[Safe Exam Browser (SEB)>>url:http://www.safeexambrowser.org/||shape="rect"]] is a web browser that creates a safe working environment on the installed computer. It can be used to control access to system functions, other applications, websites and data during the exam.
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Carina Enke 284.1 6 **Comprehensive information on installing and using the Safe Exam Browser can be found in the [[SEB User Manual>>url:https://www.safeexambrowser.org/windows/win_usermanual_en.html||shape="rect"]].**
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Carina Enke 284.1 8 The following information provides an easy introduction to the use of the Safe Exam Browser in the context of the learning platform OPAL. ONYX test content can be integrated using the course element Test, which provides comprehensive functions in the exam mode to conduct electronic exams. Enable the option **Exam browser**.
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10 **Further information can be found on the **[[**OPAL help pages for the exam mode**>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kursbausteine.Test.KB Test Konfiguration.Test-Konfiguration.Prüfungseinstellungen.WebHome||shape="rect"]]**.**
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Carina Enke 284.1 20 == SEB download and installation ==
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Carina Enke 284.1 22 The current SEB version can be downloaded by using the following link: [[https:~~/~~/www.safeexambrowser.org/download_en.html#Windows>>url:https://www.safeexambrowser.org/download_en.html#Windows||shape="rect"]]
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Carina Enke 284.1 24 Start the file //SafeExamBrowserInstaller.exe //and follow the program's installation instructions.
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Carina Enke 284.1 26 **We recommend the use of SEB version 3.8. Please note that from version 3.8 for Windows a minimum version of the operating system of Windows 10 version 1803 applies.**
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Carina Enke 284.1 28 If you were previously using an older version with personalised configurations, please uninstall it before carrying out a new installation. This way you make sure that no old configurations are transferred, that could lead to an incorrect performance in the new version. Please refer to [[Download/Installation>>url:https://www.safeexambrowser.org/windows/win_usermanual_en.html#download]] for information on uninstalling the SEB.
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Carina Enke 284.1 30 == SEB configuration ==
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Carina Enke 284.1 32 SEB integrates a comfortable configuration tool, which is already available with the installation. To start the configuration tool, use the file (% class="path" %)//SEBConfigTool.exe//(%%)// //(% class="path" %)in(%%) the SEB installation directory.
33 The configuration tool organises the most important SEB functions into individual tabs.
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Carina Enke 284.1 35 **A detailed overview of all SEB settings can be found in the SEB User Manual (Configuration):** [[**https:~~/~~/www.safeexambrowser.org/windows/win_usermanual_en.html#configuration**>>url:https://www.safeexambrowser.org/windows/win_usermanual_en.html#configuration||shape="rect"]]
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Carina Enke 284.1 37 The following configuration settings are recommended. Please note that additional settings, e.g. network settings, may be helpful for your application scenario. Check these settings together with the system administrator and the examiner and adapt the default setting to the system infrastructure and usage scenario if necessary.
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Carina Enke 284.1 39 === Step 1: Basic settings in the 'General' tab ===
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47 Set **Start URL** of the favoured LMS system as OPAL home page.
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Carina Enke 284.1 49 * For the central OPAL learning platform of Saxon universities, the start URL is: [[https:~~/~~/bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/>>url:https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/||shape="rect"]]
50 * For the OPAL School learning platform, the start URL is: [[https:~~/~~/www.opal-schule.de>>url:https://www.opal-schule.de||shape="rect"]]
51 * For the Learn Cloud learning platform, the start URL is: [[https:~~/~~/www.learn-cloud.eu>>url:https://www.learn-cloud.eu||shape="rect"]]
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Carina Enke 284.1 64 **Configuration to quit the SEB**
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Carina Enke 284.1 66 Specify how to quit the SEB:
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Carina Enke 284.1 68 **Enable the checkbox "Allow user to quit SEB":**
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Carina Enke 284.1 70 If the checkbox is disabled, quitting the SEB will be prohibited. Please note that in this case, a system restart is absolutely necessary to exit and quit the SEB!
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72 For most scenarios, it makes more sense to **enable the checkbox "Allow user to quit SEB" **and to configure an individual password under "Quit/unlock password” that will need to be entered to quit the SEB.
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Carina Enke 284.1 81 Configure here an individual password to quit the SEB. This will also automatically disable the exit keys.
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Carina Enke 284.1 85 Another possibility is to include a link to quit the SEB in the test feedback. For more information, refer to: [[https:~~/~~/safeexambrowser.org/windows/win_usermanual_en.html#ExamPane>>url:https://safeexambrowser.org/windows/win_usermanual_en.html#ExamPane||shape="rect"]].
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89 If the SEB is closed without the participant's active attempt (at the exam) being completed, the attempt will be aborted. However, the continuation of the exam is possible in accordance with the [[Procedures guide for the failure of a client PC>>doc:ONYX.Durchführung von Tests.Testen in OPAL.Pruefungen in ONYX.Leitfaden zum Vorgehen beim Ausfall eines Client-PCs.WebHome||shape="rect"]]//.//
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Carina Enke 284.1 93 === Step 2: Browser view mode settings in the 'User Interface' tab ===
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Carina Enke 240.1 101 **Browser view mode:**
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Carina Enke 284.1 103 Pick a full screen mode. Enable the option **Use full screen mode** if the exam is to be completed only with ONYX.
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Carina Enke 284.1 118 Reduce the number of SEB functions displayed to the examinee.
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Carina Enke 284.1 122 === Step 3: Settings in the 'Browser' tab ===
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Carina Enke 284.1 124 Adjust the detailed settings for the integrated SEB web browser:
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Carina Enke 240.1 131 **Browser security:**
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Carina Enke 284.1 133 If you provide additional documents in your exam, activate the option **Allow toolbar of internal PDF reader (Win)...** . This prevents the user from downloading them and unexpectedly getting stuck in the full screen mode of the document.
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Carina Enke 284.1 142 === Step 4: Settings in the 'Download/Upload' tab ===
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Carina Enke 246.3 149 **Allow downloading and uploading files**
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Carina Enke 284.1 151 Activate this option only if you use upload tasks in the test. If you do so, users can download additional documents provided in the test.
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Carina Enke 284.1 160 === Step 5: Saving the configuration file in the 'Config File' tab ===
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Carina Enke 284.1 162 To apply the configuration for using the SEB, you must save the configuration file.
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169 **Use SEB settings for...** Enable the option **configuring a client** to save all configuration settings to a file that allows for a quick transmission to other PCs.
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181 **Use either a cryptographic identity or a password or both:** Protect your configuration file against changes with a password. This password must be specified once during the initial configuration when transferring the configuration to another PC.
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Carina Enke 284.1 189 **Config File Editing: **Save the configuration file (*.seb) by clicking on **Save Settings** or **Save Settings As//...//**. The file path will also be displayed in the title bar of the configuration tool after saving the file.
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Carina Enke 284.1 195 == Starting SEB ==
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199 Start the Safe Exam Browser by opening the installed application or by starting the file //SafeExamBrowser.exe//. The Safe Exam Browser will automatically load the last loaded configuration.
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Carina Enke 284.1 201 Further information can be found in the **SEB User Manual (Starting and Quitting SEB): [[https:~~/~~/www.safeexambrowser.org/windows/win_usermanual_en.html#starting>>url:https://www.safeexambrowser.org/windows/win_usermanual_en.html#starting||shape="rect"]].**
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203 |(% style="width:26px" %)2|(% style="width:849px" %)By accessing the set start URL, the familiar home page opens for the user.|(% style="width:566px" %)[[image:SEB - Prüfungscode leer_de.png||alt="SEB - Loginseite entsprechend der Konfiguration_de.png" data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
204 |(% style="width:26px" %)3|(% style="width:849px" %)Once the user has logged in as usual, however, only a dialogue for entering the exam code opens.|(% style="width:566px" %)[[image:SEB - Prüfungscodeseite_de.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
205 |(% style="width:26px" %)4|(% style="width:849px" %)Apart from specifying the exam code, this dialogue can only be used to display the examination information and to log out. After entering the correct exam code, the title of the course element, for example, is available by clicking on the **Show exam information** button.|(% style="width:566px" %)[[image:SEB - Prüfungscode Schokoladentest_de.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
206 |(% style="width:26px" %)5|(% style="width:849px" %)By clicking on the **Start exam** button, the ONYX Editor starts the test in the configured scenario. Further information can be found on [[Exam Settings>>url:https://help.bps-system.de/wiki/bin/view/LMS/Benutzerhandbuch%20OPAL/Lehren/Kursbausteine/Test/KB%20Test%20Konfiguration/Test-Konfiguration/Pr%C3%BCfungseinstellungen/]].|(% style="width:566px" %)[[image:SEB - Prüfung Schokoladentest_de.png||alt="SEB - Prüfung Schokolade_de.png" data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
207 |(% style="width:26px" %)6|(% style="width:849px" %)After completing the test, the user is returned to the exam code page and has the option of entering another exam code or logging out of the platform.|(% style="width:566px" %)[[image:SEB - Prüfungscode leer_de.png||data-xwiki-image-style="img-screen" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" width="500"]]
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