NOTE. You must use this URL to access ALEKS. You may wish to
mark this website in your browser with a "Bookmark" or "Favorite"
or by creating a shortcut of some kind.
Close all applications other than your web browser before beginning
installation.
Installation of the ALEKS plug-in is automatic. If you attempt to
use the system directly by clicking on "Free Trial" or on "SIGN UP
NOW!," the system will automatically check to see whether your computer
has a recent plug-in installed. If no plug-in is detected, the system
will ask for your permission to install one.
When you grant permission, the plug-in will be installed. Following
installation you must close and reopen your browser
application. Installation is also automatic for registered users.
If you need to download and install the plug-in and this does not occur
automatically, click on "DOWNLOADS" (upper right), then on the green
">>Download" button.
NOTE. This is not a high-risk operation for your computer. The ALEKS
plug-in is a small library of Java classes which are used by your browser
when you are logged on to ALEKS. They are inactive at other times
and do not do anything except provide functionality for ALEKS. They
can easily be removed from the computer with no other effect except that
ALEKS ceases to be usable on that computer. ALEKS Corporation
Customer Support will be happy to answer any questions about the plug-in.
There is also a "streaming" plug-in which can be used in situations
where it is not possible to download or install a plug-in on the local
computer. To utilize the streaming plug-in, go to the following website:
The ALEKS home page will appear. Log on to ALEKS as you normally
would. On the screen you will see text that reads "Downloading ALEKS
Streaming Plug-in." After a few moments, depending on your internet
connection, the plug-in will finish loading into memory and you will be
able to use ALEKS.
NOTE. If the browser window being used to navigate ALEKS is closed,
the streaming plug-in will need to be downloaded again by returning to
www.aleks.com/plugin before signing into ALEKS again.
Important: The "streaming" plug-in should
NOT be used in a school or college computer lab,
or any other location where more than one person is using ALEKS
at the same time. In any educational lab setting, the regular ALEKS
plug-in MUST be installed. If the "streaming"
plug-in is used in a lab setting, it may disrupt the functioning of
the network.
ALEKS® is a registered trademark of ALEKS Corporation.