I am using a firewall, content filter, or proxy server, will I have any problems running the Respondus LockDown Browser?
The Respondus LockDown Browser application (“LockDown.exe for Windows, “LockDownBrowser.app” for Macintosh) must be granted network access for any firewall, proxy or filtering applications running on your computer. Respondus LockDown Browser blocks application switching, so changes must be applied to the computer before Respondus LockDown Browser is started. In fact, any “allow access?” popups that appear while Respondus LockDown Browser is running will be hidden underneath the browser so there is no way to answer yes or OK. The browser must make an HTTP connection on port 80 to either www.respondus.com or www.respondus4.com to obtain the server settings for Sacramento State. It does this using the operating system’s library rather than those used by Internet Explorer or Safari, so there may be programs on the computer that block access to the HTTP port 80 connections even though Internet Explorer or Safari is not blocked. The Windows version of Respondus LockDown Browser includes diag
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