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Enable Respondus Exam Proctoring for Blackboard Ultra-Integrated SAM

If you use Blackboard Ultra, you can prevent cheating by using Respondus® LockDown Browser® or Respondus Monitor®. Create a Blackboard® test that requires Respondus and use it to link to SAM. Your students will continue to be monitored by Respondus while they complete their exam in SAM.

Note While Cengage supports our learning platform integrations with several Learning Management Systems, proctoring solutions are third party services that we do not directly support. The LMS and proctoring solution versions we have tested might not be the same versions you use. For this reason, your process and results might vary and Cengage cannot guarantee support for any third party proctoring service.
Important This procedure requires access to a student account.

This procedure is for Blackboard courses with the Original Course View.

Students should download Respondus LockDown Browser ahead of time, or they will be prompted to do so when they open their assignment.

You must first create a password protected exam in SAM, and add a link to your exam in Blackboard.

  1. Copy the link to your test from a student account.
    1. Log in to Blackboard as a student and navigate to the course.
    2. Click the assignment link.
    3. Copy the link in your browser.
    4. Log out of your student account.
  2. Log in to Blackboard with your instructor account and open your course.
  3. Create a new test.
    1. Click + > Create.
    2. Click Test.
    3. Edit the test name.
  4. Add the link to your SAM exam.
    1. Click + > Add text.
    2. Paste the link you copied earlier and include the exam password and any other instructions for taking the exam.
    3. Click Save.
  5. Click Hidden from students > Visible to students.
  6. Under Test Settings, click LockDown Browser Dashboard.
  7. Click options > Settings.
  8. Select Require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam.
  9. Click Advanced Settings > Allow access to specific web domains.
  10. Copy and paste the following domains: 
    sam.cengage.com,samcp.cengage.com,gateway.cengage.com,​auth.cengage.com,account.cengage.com,about
  11. Optional: To require Respondus Monitor in addition to LockDown Browser, select Require Respondus Monitor for this exam.
  12. Click Save + Close.