Install and test Respondus before you need to take the quiz.

1. Log into Canvas.
2. Go to the Respondus Test Site.
3. Click Join this Course.

   

4. Click Enroll in Course.

   

5. Click Go to the Course.

   

6. Go to Quizzes, then Classic Quiz- Requires Respondus LockDown Browser.
7. Click Take the Quiz.

   

8. You will go to a new page. Click Download Respondus LockDown Browser.

   

9. A new tab will open. Click Install Now. The download should start immediately.

   

10. Run the downloaded Respondus installation file. The procedure will vary depending on your operating system and browser.
11. Go through the installation wizard.
    
    1. Choose your language and click Next.
    2. Accept the license terms and click Next.
12. Wait for Respondus to install and click Finish.
13. Run the Respondus LockDown Browser by launching the installed software on your computer. The procedure will vary depending on your operating system. 
14. Go to and log into Canvas.
15. Navigate to the Canvas quiz that requires the Respondus LockDown Browser. 

You can test your LockDown browser before attempting a graded quiz. To do this:

1. Open the LockDown browser and go to the Respondus Test Site in Canvas.
   
   • If you're testing the browser, go to the Classic Quiz- Requires Respondus LockDown Browser.
   • If you're testing the browser and Monitor, go to Classic Quiz- Requires Respondus LockDown Browser + Webcam.
2. Take the quiz.
3. Check your score in the quiz results and in Grades.

• These instructions assume you've already downloaded, installed, and tested Respondus!
• Canvas has two versions of Quizzes: Classic and New. You don't know what tool your instructor used until you try to take a quiz. These instructions work for both quiz types.

1. Go to the Quiz in Canvas using your normal browser and click Take the Quiz. 
   
   1. If it's a Classic quiz, you'll see Respondus LockDown Browser Required. 
      
      1. Open Respondus LockDown browser.
      2. In Respondus LockDown Browser, go back to the quiz in Canvas.
      3. Click Take the Quiz.
   2. If it's a New quiz, a pop-up will appear asking for permission to open LockDown Browser.
      
      1. Click Open LockDown Browser.
      2. Lockdown Browser will start.
      3. Take the quiz.
2. Check your score in the quiz results and in Grades. 

1. Shut down the computer.
   
   1. First, turn the computer completely off.
      
      • Many computers go into suspension or sleep mode when you press the power button, so press and hold the power button for 5 to 10 seconds to force the computer to shut down. Usually there is a small "chirp", "click", or "beep" when the computer powers down.
   2. Use the following steps to restore default settings after shutting down the computer.
      
      • Please do not attempt to remove Respondus or perform any other restore methods before doing the following steps.
2. Restore settings on computer
   
   • To restore the default settings* on a Windows computer:
     
     1. Start the computer from a powered down state (not suspension or sleep).
     2. Start LockDown Browser.
     3. Immediately quit LockDown Browser.
     4. Log out of the Windows user account (do not use Windows Restart).
     5. Log back into the Windows user account.
   • To restore the default settings* on a Mac OS computer:
     
     1. Start the system from a powered down state (not suspension or sleep).
     2. Start LockDown Browser.
     3. Immediately quit LockDown Browser.
3. After you have restored to default settings, please start the LockDown Browser and log back in to Canvas to continue your test.

* Note: Restoring the default settings is important after a forced shut down, because LockDown Browser temporarily alters your computer to prevent cheating. Unless you restore default settings, they might remain altered after you restart the computer.

When your instructor copies a Canvas site for a new semester and has not opened the LockDown Browser Dashboard once to tie the course to the Respondus servers, you will be locked out of Canvas quizzes that require LockDown Browser. See the below link for details:

Exam title indicates a webcam must be used, but the course is unknown to our servers

Request your instructor to go to the Canvas site and click on the Lockdown Browser tab. Doing so will allow students to take the exam.

Respondus Monitor has built in 24/7 live chat. You can use chat while getting ready to take an exam. To access chat: 

1. When something goes wrong in a step, click It's not working.
2. Click Need More Help? in the pop-up.
3. Go through the troubleshooter; then the live chat will open.

Consult Respondus documentation: 

• Cannot detect or configure the webcam
• Mac: Webcam Not Detected

If you have a new webcam:

• Reinstall Respondus Lockdown Browser. 

If you don't have enough bandwidth to run a webcam or if you don't have a webcam:

• Contact your instructor to discuss testing options.

• Do not place the laptop on your lap.
• Straddle the laptop across two books so air flows underneath. 
• Use a fan to blow over and under the laptop.   
• Use a laptop cooling pad.

If your screen is small after entering a Respondus quiz, then your resolution settings are too high. While your quiz will still run without any changes, we recommend lowering your resolution.

• For 4k displays:
  
  • Resolution: 3840 x 2160
  • Scale: 200%
• For non-4k displays:
  
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080
  • Scale: 100-125%

Instructions for changing the resolution:

• Mac: Change your Mac display’s resolution.
• Windows: Change desktop icon size or screen resolution.

Please note that LockDown Browser can be used with Windows 10+, Mac 10.13+, Chromebook, and iPads running iOS 11+ (the iPad setting must be enabled by the instructor). LockDown Browser will cease to work on Windows 7 computers on June 28, 2023. Students using Windows 7 will need to upgrade to Windows 10/11 or find another device that is supported. Follow the instructions for Taking a quiz with Respondus.