Single User vs Multiple Computer Setup

User Profiles

Before you use MIDSA, you must decide what user profile works best for you:

1. Single User profile is for users who will manage the entire process on one computer: (a) deciding who will take the assessment, (b) giving the assessment, and (c) requesting report.
2. Administrator profile is for users who will manage the system (a and c above), but who have other computers (and potentially people) on which assessments will be given (at least sometimes). If you are planning to use more than one computer, differentiating functions into Administrator and Session Manager MIDSAs provides maximum security.
3. Session Manager profile is for MIDSAs that are used solely to give MIDSAs.  Session Managers give assessments and send the clients’ responses to the Administrator who then requests reports for the clients.

Here is a visualization of the Administrator with Session Managers configuration. This configuration was designed to give MIDSAs in secure locations, such as prisons, where security is foremost and internet is not allowed. Session Manager computers do not need access to the internet, but the Administrator computer does.

Administrators can also give assessments in the Administrator MIDSA.

Most users prefer the Single User profile, because it requires fewer steps.

One can give the MIDSA remotely with an internet connection via applications such as Zoom or AnyDesk in all of the configurations. The computer with MIDSA serves as the host; the host enables sharing and remote control access to the respondent.