# Connecting computers to the server

> Academium Surepass Help › Your school server
> For: Server Edition, Client Edition
> Web page: https://helpcenter.academium.com.ng/academium-surepass/article/sp-connecting-computers-to-the-server
> Last updated: 2026-10-06

Every lab and staff computer opens Surepass from the school server over your school network.

## Install the Client Edition from the server

You do not need the internet for this. The server keeps its own copy of the installers.

1. On the server's **Overview** tab, find **Install the Client or Individual Edition from** and its address.
2. On the lab computer, open that address in a web browser.
3. Download and install the **Client Edition**.

Repeat on every computer. You can also download the Client Edition from the Academium downloads page.

## Opening Surepass on a Client computer

Open **Academium Surepass Client**. It looks for servers on the network and connects by itself. If it finds more than one, choose your school's server and click **Connect**. See [Client Edition](https://helpcenter.academium.com.ng/academium-surepass/article/sp-installing-and-connecting-the-client-edition.md).

## The server's address

The Overview tab shows the address students and staff can also open in a web browser:

- a **name** address, `http://academiumsurepass.local` followed by the port number, which works on any device on the same network;
- **Direct IP** addresses, such as `http://192.168.1.20:` and a port number. Use one of these if the name address does not open on some devices. Each one belongs to a different network connection on the server.

Click **Copy** to copy an address.

## Phones and tablets

Students can scan the **Scan to connect** QR code on the status card to open Surepass in a phone or tablet browser. Tests and exams that need a desktop show **Desktop Required**, so use computers in the lab for those.

## Seeing who is connected

The **Client Apps** list on the Overview tab shows the computers connected right now, with their names and addresses. On Linux, see the **Clients** tab.

## Common problems

**The Client Edition says "No servers found".** Check that the server says **Server Running**, and that the computer is on the school network, not a phone hotspot. Click **Scan again**, or **Connect manually** and enter an address from the Overview tab.

**Some computers cannot open the name address.** Use a **Direct IP** address instead.

**Lab computers show the wrong time.** The Client Edition sets each computer's clock from the server every hour. See [Network and time](https://helpcenter.academium.com.ng/academium-surepass/article/sp-network-and-time.md).

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