Add the Proctorio Browser Extension
Before using online proctoring, you must install the Proctorio browser extension on the browser you will use to log in to Moodle and take the exam.
Proctorio works with browsers that are based on Chrome, like Microsoft Edge and Opera. They should all work fine with Moodle, although Proctorio currently recommends Edge.
This article shows you how to install Proctorio on each browser. The process is mostly similar, but the differences are highlighted in the different sections below.
If you don't have Chrome installed on your computer, go here first:
Using Chrome, log in to your class and click on the Secure Remote Proctor icon.
The Secure Exam Proctor page gives you a report of your browser's readiness for your exam. Notice that it reports Chrome is installed. Below this should be a link to the Proctorio browser extension page. Click this link.
On getproctorio.com, click the link to go to the browser extension page.
Click on Add to Chrome to install Proctorio from the Chrome web store.
An installation window will pop open. Click Add extension.
In the upper right corner, a successful installation window will open with information about the browser extension.
You should also see a shield icon for the plugin in Chrome's address bar at the top of the window.
If you click on this shield icon while in your Moodle class, you'll see support links to chat and to the support center. If you have issues or questions about Proctorio and online proctoring, click these links.
Your computer running Windows 10 comes with the current version of Edge pre-installed.
The first steps to adding the plugin to Edge are the same as for Chrome. As with Chrome, start with the Secure Exam Proctor resource in your class. Once you click "www.getproctorio.com" from the resource and go to the Chrome web store, you may be asked to click a link to "Allow extensions from other stores."
Also click on "Allow" on the window that opens.
A message telling you that you can now add Chrome plugins to Edge appears at the top, and the Add to Chrome button now appears on the page.
Another window will open confirming that you want to add the plugin to Edge. Click Add extension.
A final window pops open to confirm the plugin has been added.
You are ready to go! Return to your class to take your proctored exam.
You can download Opera for free at opera.com.
Like Chrome and Edge, start installing by clicking on the Secure Exam Proctor resource in your class. Proceed to the Chrome web store via the link. Once there, as with Edge, you'll see a banner asking you to verify that you want to install a Chrome extension in Opera. Click Install extension.
The button to add your extension will appear on the page, but this one will say Add to Opera. Click it to add.
Click Ok in the confirmation window.
Next is an install page. Click Install to continue. This page will notify you about the types of access that Proctorio requires in order to work.
On last window to confirm the installation. Click Yes, install to finish.
Proctorio is installed! Return to your class to take your proctored test.