ARCHIVED: Take a quiz using Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor
On this page:
- Overview
- Download and install Respondus LockDown Browser
- Take a quiz
- Troubleshoot Respondus LockDown Browser
- Learn more
Overview
Respondus LockDown Browser is a secure browser tool that prevents students from accessing external resources during proctored assessments administered in testing centers and computer labs (it is installed on Windows computers in the STCs). While taking assessments using LockDown Browser, students are unable to print, copy, go to other web pages, or access other applications. Once students start their assessments, they are locked into them until they submit them for grading. LockDown Browser is available for use in Canvas.
Download and install Respondus LockDown Browser
If an instructor requires you to use Respondus LockDown Browser for added security when taking a test or quiz, you'll need to download and install Respondus LockDown Browser before you can start the test or quiz.
Instructors need to edit the exam settings to allow iPads to access Respondus LockDown Browser. (Chromebooks can now access LockDown Browser with no instructor intervention.) Android tablets cannot use Respondus LockDown Browser.
To download and install Respondus LockDown Browser:
- Go to your Canvas course site and click the link for the quiz that requires Respondus LockDown Browser.
- Click .
- Click Download LockDown Browser.
- Follow the instructions for your device type:
- On a computer:
- Confirm that your operating system is correctly displayed in the section on the left side of the Respondus download page (Windows or Mac). If not, click
- Click
.exe
file (Windows), a.pkg
file (Mac), or a.zip
file containing a.pkg
file (Mac).Note:On macOS, after downloading the.pkg
file or unzipping the.zip
file to get to it, ensure that the filename of the.pkg
file ends in a nine-digit number, with nothing appended to the end (such as "-2," which can happen if there is an old installer with the same name in the download directory). If the filename does not have the correct ID at the end, the installer will fail.
. This will download either an - Open the downloaded file and follow the installation instructions.
- On a Chromebook:
- You will be redirected to the LockDown Browser extension in the Chrome Web Store. Click .
- When the extension has been installed, you will see a screen telling you to go to the quiz in your LMS to continue. You will also see a note on your screen identifying the LockDown Browser extension icon. Once the extension is installed, LockDown Browser will find and use it for subsequent exams. Return to the quiz in Canvas and click below to take the quiz. again to restart the quiz. Then proceed to the instructions
- On a computer:
Take a quiz
On a computer
To take a quiz using Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor:
- Run LockDown Browser from your desktop (Windows) or from your
Applications
folder (Mac). - You may see a pop-up suggesting that you close one or more programs before continuing. Click to have LockDown Browser do this for you.
- When prompted, log into Canvas with your IU username and passphrase.
- Locate and click the quiz you need to take.
- Click .
- You will be taken to a prompt where you will have to satisfy the following criteria:
- Student Photo: Take and provide a clear photo of yourself.
- Show ID: Make sure to use a valid form of identification with an image of yourself on it.
- Environment check: You must move your webcam around to show your working environment.
- Facial Detection Check: LockDown Browser will detect that your face is in front of the device you are using.
Note:If you leave the webcam's frame, Respondus will track that your face has left your working environment.
- Take your quiz. When you have entered all your answers and are ready to submit them, click .
- Log out of Canvas.
- Click the to close your browser window. When you see "Are you sure you want to quit Respondus LockDown Browser?", click .
- Your quiz has now been submitted, and you will be returned to your computer.
On a Chromebook
- If you have not already done so, start (or restart) your quiz from within Canvas.
- You will be taken to a prompt where you will have to satisfy the following criteria:
- Student Photo: Take and provide a clear photo of yourself.
- Show ID: Make sure to use a valid form of identification with an image of yourself on it.
- Environment check: You must move your webcam around to show your working environment.
- Facial Detection Check: LockDown Browser will detect that your face is in front of the device you are using.
Note:If you leave the webcam's frame, Respondus will track that your face has left your working environment.
- While you are taking the exam, you will see that your window is labeled "LockDown Browser" in the upper right corner. When you have finished, submit the quiz in Canvas.
- Answer the feedback questions and click .
- You will be taken back to the Canvas quiz page, still in LockDown Browser. Close the LockDown Browser window by clicking the next to the LockDown Browser label at the top right of the screen.
- You will see a screen that says "LockDown Browser for Chromebook; the exam has completed; Press the continue button to exit LockDown Browser." Click . LockDown Browser will close, and you will be returned to Canvas.
Troubleshoot Respondus LockDown Browser
If you find that LockDown Browser won't connect, open, or load, reboot your computer. This will fix most minor issues with the software.
Learn more
- For help installing LockDown Browser, contact the IU Support Center.
- For instructions for taking tests, see:
- To take a practice exam with LockDown Browser and Monitor, go to the Respondus for Students Canvas course.
- To learn more about Respondus LockDown Browser, consult the following video resources:
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Last modified on 2021-08-20 07:47:47.