The Respondus LockDown Browser (RLB) is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within a Blackboard Ultra course. To enable RLB for a Blackboard Ultra assessment, use the following procedural steps:
- From Details & Actions and under Books & Tools, select View course & institution tools.
- From the Books & Course Tools side panel, scroll down to Respondus LockDown Browser Dashboard and click to launch the tool.
- If you are launching the RLB Dashboard for the first time in Blackboard Ultra, you will be prompted to authorize the 3rd party tool integration. This step will only need to be performed ONCE. The authorization will carry over to all other Ultra courses where you are enrolled as an instructor user. Select Allow to permit the integration.
- From the list of assessments in the course, locate the desired test or quiz and click Settings from the chevron icon to the left of the assessment title.
- Choose Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam.
Expand Advanced Settings to require LockDown Browser to view feedback and results, lock students into the browser until exam is completed, allow students to access a list of specified web domains during the test, and enable calculator or print functions in the LockDown Browser toolbar.
NOTE: For exams using only LockDown Browser (not Respondus Monitor) the iPad setting is automatically enabled.
Click Save and Close when finished adjusting the settings.
- The RLB-enabled assessment now displays to the student with the “Proctored” branding. Students attempting to access the assessment from a standard browser (Chrome, Firefox, MS Edge, or Safari) will either be redirected to download the RLB application to their device or, if RLB is already installed on their device, the application will launch automatically and redirect the student to the test in the secure browser.
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