Download and Installation instructions - Windows and Mac
- Open your desired Web Browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge etc…)
- Visit: https://download.respondus.com/lockdown/download.php?id=928637690
- On the resulting page, please confirm in the centre tile that it has correctly identified your operating system and then click “Download” in the right tile.

- Navigate to where the file was saved
- Double click the file to install
- Choose English (United States) and click Next
- Review license agreement and click “I accept ..” if you agree.
- Click Next and select Install
- Click Finish
- The icon for LockDown Browser will be on the desktop (Note: You DO NOT need to click on this icon to use Lockdown Browser)
Installing on a Chromebook
For the Chromebooks, you will need to use a chrome extension to use the Respondus lockdown browser. The LockDown Browser installation link will direct you to the Chrome web store, at which point you should select “Add to Chrome” to install the LockDown Browser Extension.
Lockdown Browser requires that the pop-up blocker is either disabled or that an exception is made for the Fleming’s Desire2Learn page prior to starting the test. This cannot be skipped and the test will not properly start until this is done – an error message will not appear, you’ll just be brought back to the page to launch the quiz.
Instructions on how to do this are found here: https://support.respondus.com/hc/en-us/articles/4409604356123-D2L-Brightspace-Cannot-move-past-the-start-quiz-page
Testing Lockdown Browser
- Sign into Mycampus > D2L
- Scroll down and look for ‘Self Registration Courses for Staff & Students’ on the right side of the page
- Click on ‘Respondus Lockdown Browser’
- In the ‘Self Registering Course Offerings’ window, find and click on ‘Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor Course’
- Click Register
- Click Submit
- Click Finish
- In D2L, under ‘My Courses’, there will now be a ‘Respondus Monitor and Lockdown Course’ tile, click on it
- Click ‘Assessments’
- Click ‘Quizzes’
- Click ‘Practice Test for Students user WebCam – no password + Webcam – Requires Respondus LockDown Browser + Webcam’
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click ‘Launch LockDown Browser’
- Follow the prompts on screen to test the software
You may be prompted to close software – this is necessary to write your tests. It’s in your best interest to close this software ahead of time. Some examples are:
- WhatsApp
- Teams
- Webex
- Skype
- AnyDesk
- Zalo
- Discord