LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within a learning management system.

We strongly recommend setting up a practice test using Respondus before requiring students to use the LockDown Browser for points. A small syllabus quiz would work great!

NOTE: If you have copied your Respondus Exam from a previous course, you will need to click on the Respondus Dashboard in your test options before the first test for the Respondus settings to be applied.

  1. To set up a test so that students must use the LockDown Browser you will click View course & institution tools.
  2.  Click Respondus. 
  3. Click the drop-down beside the exam name and select Settings.
  4. Click the option Require Respondus Lockdown Browser for this exam.
  5. You can also access the Respondus settings from within the exam settings. Click the gear (Settings) icon in the upper right-hand corner of the exam page.
  6. Click LockDown Browser Dashboard  in the “Assessment security” section.