This section covers system requirements for PearsonAccessnext. Pearson continually monitors and evaluates the recommended and supported software requirements. As vendors release newer versions of their products, we update the recommended operating systems and browsers accordingly.

  • This document does NOT contain the computer or network requirements for online test delivery using the TestNav test delivery application.
  • TestNav 8 hardware and software requirements are available from TestNav 8 Online Support.
  • For precaching test content browser requirements, see Precache Test Content.

The minimum requirements for all workstations accessing PearsonAccessnext are listed below.

Browsers

 Operating Systems
IE 10

Windows: 7, 8.1, 10

Chrome OS 50

IE 11

Windows: 7(with Service Pack 1), 8.1, 10

Chrome OS 50

Safari 8Mac OS X: 10.10, 10.11
Chrome 49

Windows: 7, 8.1, 10

Mac OS X: 10.9, 10.10, 10.11

iOS 9.3 

Chrome OS 50

Android 6.0 

Firefox 45

Windows: 7, 8.1, 10

Mac OS X: 10.9, 10.10, 10.11

Chrome OS 50

Android 6.0 

Edge 13

Windows:10

Chrome OS 50

The current release version for both Firefox and Chrome at the time of our software's release are tested and supported. Newer release versions of Firefox and Chrome should also work, but remember not to make software or technology changes during an online test administration.

If you are precaching content, do not use Chrome. Starting with Chrome 45, support for the Java Plugin has been discontinued. Chrome on OS X is only supported for Intel hardware.

Intermediate Network Devices

This section presents guidelines for schools using firewalls and proxy servers when trying to access the PearsonAccessnext domain only. 

Firewall

If there is a firewall between the workstations being used to access PearsonAccessnext and the Internet, the following destination/protocol/port combinations must be allowed through the firewall:

*.pearsonaccessnext.com:80

*.pearsonaccessnext.com:443

Proxy Servers/Content Filtering

When accessing PearsonAccessnext, the following URLs must not be blocked on any proxy servers or by any software that is used for Internet content filtering.

*.pearsonaccessnext.com:80

*.pearsonaccessnext.com:443

Proxy Environments

Many school districts use proxy servers in their network environments. Proxy servers are placed between client nodes and the Internet and are used to forward requests from internal nodes to the Internet. Proxy servers may perform some or all of the following functions:

In order for an application to access the Internet in a proxy server environment, the application must know the hostname and port number of the proxy server. Once the application is made aware of the proxy server, it sends all requests for network services to the proxy server for processing. The proxy server receives the incoming requests and must determine what to do with them. If all of the functions listed above have been implemented, the proxy server will:

Assuming that the request passes all of the above steps, the proxy server then stores a record of the request in memory and issues its own request for the same object out to the Internet. When the reply returns to the proxy server, the server matches the reply to the original request stored in memory and forwards the reply to the original requestor.

Email Domain Name

When accessing PearsonAccessnext, school and district email systems must be configured to accept emails from the following address domain:

@support.pearson.com