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Your IT Guide to Learning Ally

Getting started with the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution® or Excite Reading®? It’s easy with this IT Guide!

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System & Browser Requirements

PlatformAudiobook SolutionExcite Reading®
Web app
(recommended browsers)
  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Chrome
  • Edge
  • Firefox
  • Safari
Chromebook
  • OS 43 and higher
  • Android app vs. Chrome extension will need to be installed
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iOS
  • iOS 11 and higher
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Android
  • OS 7 and higher
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Mac
  • OS 10.15 and higher
  • 64-bit processor
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Windows
  • Windows 10 and higher
  • 64-bit processor
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LearningAlly.org FAQs

Q: What plug-ins does this site require?

A: None.

Q: Does this site use pop-ups?

A: Yes, when the Audiobook Solution launches the web app via “Read Now,” a new browser window will be opened. For Excite Reading®, selecting a book from the library will open a new browser window.

Q: Does this site require any special ports to be open?

A: No special ports are required to be opened. All traffic is routed through Port 80 or Port 443.

Q: How do clients authenticate to this site?

A: Direct login is accessible through the product site login pages. Learning Ally also supports login via Google SSO, Clever SSO, and ClassLink SSO for the Audiobook Solution and Clever SSO for Excite Reading®.

Firewall & Security Information

For a successful installation and downloading, it may be necessary to add the following programs as trusted sites and/or exceptions.

Programs

  • Learning Ally Audiobooks.msi

Web addresses to whitelist

  • *.learningally.org
  • la-strapi-content-prod.s3.amazonaws.com
  • la-reader-epubs-prod.s3.amazonaws.com
  • fonts.gstatic.com
  • fonts.googleapis.com

If your security system does not support wildcards, please whitelist the following:

  • learningally.org
  • portal.learningally.org
  • services.learningally.org
  • sgsmtpr.learningally.org (SMTP server)
  • nomad-hcms.learningally.org
  • launchpad.learningally.org
  • ab-content.learningally.org
  • alexandria.learningally.org
  • dataplane.learningally.org

Barracuda Web Application Firewall

Add domain learningally.org or URL pattern *.learningally.org.

Web security services like iBoss or GoGuardian

Districts and schools who use similar services have encountered connectivity issues with the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution® due to settings in the services, in particular the PAC (Proxy Auto-Configuration) file. We recommend working with their respective IT support teams as they can assist in whitelisting Learning Ally’s web addresses and types of traffic services such as ePub and audio files.

For an immediate resolution, access the Audiobook Solution web app, which requires no installation (please note that students will need enough browser space to download books).

Internet Connection Requirements

Audiobook Solution

An internet connection is needed to perform the following Learning Ally Audiobook Solution® functions*:

  • Add books
  • Download books
  • Login
  • Look up a word
  • Read a book (if not already downloaded)
  • Report reading progress
  • Share a note, bookmark, or vocabulary word
  • Update my books

*These actions can also be achieved on a mobile device without a wi-fi connection if you allow the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution® to access your cellular data in your data settings.

Excite Reading®

Since Excite Reading® is a browser-based solution, all functions require internet connectivity.