Respondus LockDown Browser

You need to (a) install the browser and (b) follow these simple instructions.

Once Respondus LockDown Browser has been installed, students should follow these steps to take a WebCT assessment that has been prepared for use with Respondus LockDown Browser:

• Close all programs, unless one is used to connect you to the Internet.

• Locate the “Respondus LockDown Browser” shortcut on the Windows desktop and double-click it. (Alternatively, click “Start” in Windows, select “Programs,” select “Respondus,” and then click “Respondus LockDown Browser.”)
• ONCE RESPONDUS STARTS, CHOOSE BLACKBOARD LEARN 9.1
• Use your MC4ME username. Your password is your DOB in MMDDYY format

• The browser will start and go to the login page for WebCT. (If a warning message indicates that one or more applications must first be exited – e.g., Instant Messenger – then exit the specified applications and restart the browser.)

Once an assessment is started using Respondus LockDown Browser, students will be unable to exit the assessment until the “Finish” button is clicked.

Instructions to install Respondus LockDown Browser.

On page 44 of the Blackboard User Guide for Online Courses in PDF format (new), or, click here to see the html version

Instructions to Update Respondus

Open Respondus and click on the "i" located on the upper left hand side corner. On the new window that pops up click on "check for updates." Click on "Get Updates" and install.

If you have MS Vista and are experiencing difficulties upgrading, click here and reinstall. ^NEW

This procedure will solve errors such as a message stating: "Cannot verify LockDown Browser."

If you have difficulties running Respondus and happen to have McAfee AntiVirus, Firewall & AntiSpyware 2007, please read