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CA Secure Browser Install 2020-2021

This document provides instructions for installing or upgrading the California Secure Browser for standardized testing on Mac or Windows laptops. It notes that the browser must be installed each year as last year's version will not be compatible. Step-by-step instructions are given for installing on Macs, which involves downloading and dragging the browser icon to the Applications folder. Instructions are also provided for installing on Windows, which involves downloading and running the installation file. Troubleshooting tips address how to close Chrome if it is running in the background.

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CA Secure Browser Install 2020-2021

This document provides instructions for installing or upgrading the California Secure Browser for standardized testing on Mac or Windows laptops. It notes that the browser must be installed each year as last year's version will not be compatible. Step-by-step instructions are given for installing on Macs, which involves downloading and dragging the browser icon to the Applications folder. Instructions are also provided for installing on Windows, which involves downloading and running the installation file. Troubleshooting tips address how to close Chrome if it is running in the background.

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CA Secure Browser

Installation/Upgrade
Guide
Below are instructions for installing or Upgrading the California Secure Browser for CAASPP
testing on your personal Mac or Windows laptop, for use during testing this year. Please note
that we are unable to provide technical support for this task, so if you run into trouble or are
unable to make it work, please seek the help of your onsite student tech team or check out an
Acer from the media center.

YOU MUST DO THIS EACH YEAR - EVEN IF YOU ALREADY INSTALLED THE SECURE
BROWSER LAST YEAR. THE ASSESSMENT WILL ONLY WORK WITH THE LATEST
VERSION OF THE SECURE BROWSER, SO LAST YEAR’S VERSION WILL NOT WORK
THIS YEAR.

This is a living document, so check back here for updates or additional help.

Important: Open this document on the device you will be using, so that you can easily click on
all the links.

Apple Mac Install


Windows Install
Troubleshooting

Apple Mac Install


1. Remove any previous versions of the secure browser by dragging it to the Trash (open
Applications and look for the CASecureBrowser icon).
2. Download the secure browser from here,
3. Open Downloads from the Dock, and double-click
CASecureBrowserX.X-YYYY-MM-DD-signed.dmg to display its contents.
4. Drag the CASecureBrowser icon to the folder. This installs the secure browser into
Applications.
5. Download the Secure Profile for Assessments from here
6. When the download completes, the profile may or may not automatically open,
depending on your settings. If it does not open, locate the
“mac-os-assessment-config.mobileconfig” in your Downloads folder and double-click it
7. When you see the following window, click “Continue” then “Install”

When you are done with testing, you can go to System Preferences then Profiles and delete the
“Common Assessment Application Settings” to put your Mac back in its original state.

For a step-by-step video tutorial, click here


Windows Install
1. Download the secure browser from here
2. Take one of the following steps; this step may vary depending on the web browser you
are using:
a. If presented with a choice to run or save the file, select [Run]. This opens the
Secure Browser Setup wizard.
b. If presented only with the option to save, save the file to a convenient location.
After saving the file, double-click the installation file CASecureBrowser-Win.msi
to open the setup wizard.
3. Follow the instructions in the setup wizard. When prompted for setup type, select
[Install].
4. Select [Finish] to exit the setup wizard. The following items are installed:
a. The secure browser to the default location C:\Program Files
(x86)\CASecureBrowser\ (64 bit) or C:\Program Files\CASecureBrowser\ (32 bit)
b. A shortcut CASecureBrowser to the desktop
5. Double-click on the CASecure Browser icon on your desktop to ensure that it is working.
The secure browser opens displaying the student login screen. The browser fills the
entire screen and hides the dock.
6. To exit the browser, click Close in the upper-right corner of the screen.

For a step-by-step video tutorial, click here

Troubleshooting
Secure Browser says Chrome is running in the background:
1. Locate the Google Chrome icon either
a. Apple Mac - in the top bar on the far right
b. Windows - in the bottom right task bar. May be hiding under the [^] icon
2. Ctrl+click (Mac) or right-click (Windows) on the icon and choose [Quit] or [Exit]

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