Students will download it, install it, then open the LockDown Browser/Monitor, not their regular browser, to login to Canvas and take a test. The LockDown Browser/Monitor is a stand-alone browser. For these instances, be sure to enable Monitor in addition to the Lockdown Browser. In a home/unmonitored environment, it will not prevent students from accessing other devices such as mobile phones, tablets, etc. Please be aware that the Lockdown Browser without Monitor is meant to be used in a lab/classroom setting to prevent students from using other websites or programs on a computer during a test. Respondus Monitor is an extended feature of the Respondus Lockdown Browser that uses a web camera and microphone to monitor students during an exam. Most Learning Management Systems require that you first open a standard browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.) log in to the LMS, and then use the "Launch LockDown Browser" button on the quiz summary page.įor Canvas "Classic" quizzes and Blackboard Learn quizzes, go to Finder-Applications and double click on the "LockDown Browser" icon (a world globe with padlock) to start LockDown Browser.ETS has adopted Respondus Lockown Browser and Respondus Monitor (RLDB) for remote, automatically proctored testing. Accept all the default prompts to install LockDown Browser.ħ. (The "xxxxxxxxx" should be the actual Institution ID.)Ħ. Locate the "Install Respondus LockDown Browser xxxxxxxxx.pkg" to start the actual LockDown Browser installer. If the downloaded file did not automatically unzip, locate "InstallLDBPackage64c-2-0-x-xx.zip" (usually in the Downloads folder), and double click on the file to start the Archiver to unzip the file.ĥ. Depending on the browser setting, it may download as "InstallLDBPackage64c-2-0-x-xx.zip" where "-x-xx" is the current version number.Ĥ. Download the LockDown Browser installer package. Log in as a local administrator with full rights (In System Preferences-Users & Groups, the user account must have "Allow user to administer this computer" enabled.)ģ.
We have a helpful video that shows how to install LockDown Browser on a Mac computer:ġ. Accept all the default prompts to install LockDown Browser.Ħ. Most Learning Management Systems require that you first open a standard browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.) log in to the LMS, and then use the "Launch LockDown Browser" button on the quiz summary page.įor Canvas "Classic" quizzes and Blackboard Learn quizzes, go to your desktop and double click on the "LockDown Browser" icon (A blue diamond with a gold padlock) to start LockDown Browser. Locate the installer package in your Downloads folder and run it.ĥ. It will be in the form of "LockDownBrowser-2-0-x-xx.exe" where "-x-xx" is the current version number.Ĥ.
It must be the 9-digit number provided to your institution.)ģ. (Do not use the web address with "xxxxxxxxx". Go to "" where "xxxxxxxxx" is your school's unique 9-digit Institution ID. ( (Windows-Control Panel-User Accounts-"user account"-"Change your account type"-"Administrator").Ģ. Log in as a local administrator with full rights. We have a helpful video that shows how to install LockDown Browser on a Windows computer:ġ.