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title: NWEA Website Testing
description: "#### Summary Here we detail the changes you need to make to your SecureSchool appliance to allow NWEA testing website for the LockDown Browser. #### Client Access Configuration 1. To make NWEA Website Testing work through SecureSchool, you need to…"
url: "https://www.k12usa.com/docs/nwea-website-testing/"
updated: "2025-11-17"
category: SecureSchool
tags:
  - ISBossBox
  - LibraryDoor
  - SecureSchool
---

# NWEA Website Testing

#### Summary

Here we detail the changes you need to make to your SecureSchool appliance to allow NWEA testing website for the LockDown Browser.

#### Client Access Configuration

1. To make NWEA Website Testing work through SecureSchool, you need to create several firewall rules. Go to "Firewall" -> "Protocol Rules" -> "Add A Rule". Add a rule using these settings:
   - Rule Name: NWEA Website Testing
   - Reason: Allow Access to NWEA Website Testing
   - Type: Allow
   - Protocol: ALL
   - Direction: From All Inside Interfaces
   - Source Address: "0.0.0.0/0"
   - Source Port: Leave blank
   - Destination Address: Hostname >> **www.nwea.org**
   - Destination Port: Leave blank
   - Add Protocol Rule
    Repeat the process above with the destination address "**cdn.mapnwea.org**" and "**70.103.8.0/24**" ****For the IP you must change the destination address to IP ADDRESS instead of hostname****
2. To make NWEA Website Testing work through SecureSchool, you need to make these certain sites unfiltered. Goto "Website Filtering" -> "Website Access" -> "Add a Site". Add a site using these settings:
   - URL: **cdn.mapnwea.org**
   - Reason for Change: Allow access to PARCC Testing
   - Filtering: Unfiltered
   - Port Access: Select/Check "Add Port Access Rules"
   - Select All: Select **ALL** Filter Sets
   - Submit
    Repeat the process above with the URL of "**nwea.org**".
3. To make NWEA Website Testing work through SecureSchool, you need to make certain sites an Authentication Exception. Goto "Website Filtering" -> "Authentication Exception" -> "Add a site" Add a site using these settings:
   - URL: **mapnwea.org**
   - Submit
    Repeat the process above with the URL of "**nwea.org**"
4. Once you are done, go to "Commit Changes" then restart.
5. Also the "Lockdown Browser" **does NOT support** Auto Detect or Proxy Auto Configuration. It will only work properly if you set the Proxy Server explicitly.
   - You can check this on Windows by going to Control Panel -> Internet Options -> Connections -> Lan Settings and the Proxy Server section at the bottom should be filled in.