The Networked Configuration
In the networked configuration, the data manager is set up on a single computer,which is connected to other computers over a network. The computer with the datamanager can be located in a different room than the other computers on thenetwork. A networked configuration is recommended for those who have largenumbers of participants using the Fast ForWord Gateway Edition products.
Participants can work on any computer on the network each day. Participant data iscentralized on the computer hosting the data manager, while the teacher tools (toadminister the products) and student exercises are set up on the other computers on the network. An Internet connection for the data manager to activate your license and access Fast ForWord Progress Tracker is optional.
The diagram below illustrates a networked configuration in which one compute hosts the data manager software and the teacher tools, using the Internet to access the Scientific Learning database, if desired. The other computers on the network provide access to the student exercises.
For example, you could install the data manager and the teacher tools on the teacher’s computer, and install the student exercises on the students’ computers. The teacher could then sit at his or her desk and monitor all of the student exercise computers without having to walk around the classroom. And all the administrative tasks could be performed at the teacher’s desk!
