LockDown Browser

Faculty may choose to use LockDown Browser (LDB) and allow students to test with faculty proctoring in a classroom with computers. LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment in Blackboard. When students use LockDown Browser to access a test, they are unable to print, copy, visit other websites, access other applications, or close a test until it is submitted for grading. Tests created for use with LockDown Browser cannot be accessed with standard browsers.

LDB requires that the student have access to a laptop or desktop computer. Windows computers, Mac computers, and Chromebooks work with LDB. (Note: iPads, tablets, smartphones, and virtual machines / virtual OS environments will NOT work due to the limitations of Blackboard and LDB.) Students need to download LDB to their computers. The URL for Columbus State’s LockDown Browser is https://cs-cc.net/lockdown

If an instructor has a student who does not have a computer for testing, they may contact the Testing Center and ask that they administer the test to the student.

Below are instructions on how to set up LockDown Browser.

Prefer live training? Schedule a one-on-one virtual training session for any of these topics (and many others) by going to the DEIS Faculty Consultation Scheduling site.