Water and Wastewater Utility All-Hazards Boot Camp Training read me

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Please extract this course zip file onto your desktop, then disable popup blockers in Internet Explorer.

To launch the course, go to the "Water and Wastewater All-Hazards Boot Camp" course folder and double-click on "Launch.exe". After it is launched, keep the launch page window up in the background while you are actively taking the course.

From the launch page window, click the "Launch the Boot Camp Training Course" link to access the Login screen.

You must enter your full name and Operator Identification Number (OIN) or the last four digits of your social security number if you do not have an OIN. Entering this information allows the system to track your progress as you complete each module. It also allows multiple users to take the course on the same computer. Leave the Volume as C in order to run the course from your computer.

If the Panacea communication port (4001, by default) is blocked or in use, please read the ChangePorts.txt document in the course root folder on how to change it.

Continuing Education Credits (CEC) or Hours

Many, but not all state programs have pre-approved this course for continuing education credits (CECs) or training hours for water and wastewater operators and personnel. Users should check with the appropriate operator certification program in their state or visit their state website to verify before submitting certificates or other materials for CECs or training hours. Most, but not all states have awarded two hours (or 0.2 credits) of training for this course.

After completing the training and printing out the certificate of completion, users will need to fill in the number of hours or credits that their state program has approved for the training.

NOTES:

This product is specifically designed to run on Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 7.x or greater with 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. It may not run properly in other versions or browsers. It also requires Macromedia Flash™ Player and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

If you have an issue running this course, please ensure that popup blockers are disabled and then run the plug-in test webpage found in the course folder (test.html).

If you have verified the plug-ins and continue to have an issue, check the following:

1. Launch Internet Explorer. Select the "Tools" drop-down menu, then "Internet Options" and go to the "Advanced" tab. Scroll down to the Security field at the bottom and checkmark "Allow active content to run on My Computer". Press the "OK" button.

2. If the course runs but the flash graphics do not display, you can either go to: "http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager04.html" into browser Address, or right-click on any course flash graphic, then select "Settings..." and click the "Advanced..." button on the "Privacy" tab. Either of these will bring up the Macromedia Flash Player Settings page. Click on the "Global Security Settings Panel" link and then once it appears, click "Add location..." from the "Edit locations..." drop-down menu. Enter "c:/" (or your corresponding drive letter, if different) and then click on "Confirm". Your drive letter should now be displayed under the "Always trust files in these locations:" with a checkmark next to it.