North Dakota State University

The Respondus LockDown Browser building block was updated on the Blackboard servers at NDSU on 10/16/12 to improve performance and resolve recent issues with LockDown Browser for both students and instructors.

The Instructor Experience:

The process for enabling/disabling LockDown Browser for a quiz or test has changed slightly:

1. In Blackboard, click Course Tools (below the Control Panel)
2. Click Respondus LockDown Browser
3. In the Respondus LockDown Browser Dashboard, click the icon to the left of the quiz or test where you want to require LockDown Browser
4. Click Modify Settings
   
   
5. Check "Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam" - the box expands to show the password options
   
   
   
6. Passwords are NOT required; if you DO want students to enter a password, type a password in the optional "Password to access exam" box
7. Using a "Password to close browser and exit exam early" is optional as well - this password is only for instructor/proctor use and should not be given to students
8. Click Save and Close - LockDown Browser is now enabled for this test

The Student Experience:

Students should no longer see a second password screen when they begin a test in LockDown Browser. The two password screens have confused students in the past.

Students should only be prompted for a password now if instructor required it when Respondus LockDown Browser was enabled for this quiz or test!

If a student is prompted with two different password screens they are using an older version of Respondus LockDown Browser and must first download and install the current version.