Minimum Requirements:
Your computer needs to meet or exceed these minimum specifications to run EAL onscreen exams.
Hardware | Software |
1.80 GHz CPU or faster. | Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 11,
Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge. |
1 GB HDD space | Windows 8.1 or more recent (32 or 64 bit). |
2GB RAM minimum.
Graphics card with at least 64 MB of memory. | Minimum internet speed of 2Mbps or greater for every 30 candidate tests being sat at the same time.
constant bandwidth and do not meet
a minimum standard. |
Minimum screen resolution of 1024x768. | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later
Microsoft SQL Server Compact 4.0. |
Mouse and Keyboard. |
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Installation:
Once downloaded, locate the saved file and double click it to begin the installation.
You should then see a dialogue box that reads “Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device”, click accept to continue with the installation.
A further dialogue may appear requesting permission for changes to be made to your computer again click accept to continue the installation.
You will be prompted by the Installation Wizard below, click next to proceed.
You will be prompted to choose the location of where on the machine SecureClient should be installed, we recommend saving it in a location that is easy to access. Click next again when you have decided.
This will then install the required the files to the specified location, you may need to restart the machine for the installation to take effect
This version of SecureClient will exist alongside the previous one and we recommend uninstalling the old ‘EAL SecureClient Central’ as this is now out of date.
The desktop icon above is the newest version of SecureClient. We would also recommend renaming it's folder in File Explorer folder to 'SecureClient R12'.
Before scheduling any live exams on this system, we would advise running a demo exam through the system to ensure it is working as expected.
Demo exam keycodes are available by request from our Exams Team: exams@eal.org.uk
If any error messages appear that impede your progress, please ensure that the appropriate .NET Frameworks have also been installed on the machine and that suitable adjustments have been made to your computers firewall whitelist.