Installing and Configuring Respondus
Installing and Configuring Respondus
Intermediate
Installing Respondus 1
Configuring Respondus 5
Installing Respondus
Note: Before installing Respondus, you will need to close any Word Processing programs including email applications like Microsoft Outlook.
To install Respondus:
- Email and request information about how to install Respondus.
- ITHELP will respond and add you to a Canvas Workgroup called DCIT2804_Respondus.
- Once you accept the invitation, enter the workgroup and click Modules. These modules contain all the information you need to download, install and configure the program.
- In the module called Respondus 4.0 Installation, download the file called “Respondus4Campus.exe”
- Double click the “Respondus4Campus.exe” in your downloads folder.
- The Respondus 4 Campus-Wide – InstallShield Wizard is displayed.
- Click Next to begin the installation process.
- Select the I accept the terms of the license agreement radio button.
- Then click Next.
- The default destination location to install Respondus is displayed. If desired, click Change to browse for an alternate location.
- Then click Next.
- The default location where Respondus projects will be stored is displayed. If desired, click Change to browse for an alternate location.
- Then click Next.
- Click Install.
- A question will be displayed prompting whether to install the Respondus Equation Editor.
- Click Yes.
- Select the Install radio button.
- Then click OK.
- Unselect the View Read Me checkbox.
- Click OK.
- Then click Finish.
- Double-click the Respondus 4.0 Campus-Wide icon on the Windows desktop.
- The Campus-wide License window is displayed.
Note: If you had Respondus 3.5 installed previously and did not uninstall it before you installed Respondus 4.0, you will not see the Campus-wide License window displayed. However, you will need to update your Installation Password. To update your Installation Password, from Respondus 4.0, from the File menu select Update License. The Campus-wide License window will then be displayed. Paste the new Installation Password provided by ITHELP in the Installation Password field.
- Enter ‘Clemson University’ in the Institution Name field.
- Enter ‘’ in the Local Support Contact(s) field.
- Then enter the Installation Password found in the workgroup module where you downloaded the installer.
- Click License.
- The Respondus Newsletter window is displayed. Click the Sign Up for e-Newsletter (opens browser) button to sign-up for the Respondus Update newsletter. This is optional, it is not required.
- Click Close to continue to Respondus.
Configuring Respondus
To configure Respondus to work in conjunction with the Clemson University Canvas server:
- Double-click the Respondus 4 Campus-Wide icon on the Windows desktop.
- The Choose CMS Personality window is displayed.
- Select Instructure Canvas from the available drop down menu.
- Then click OK.
- Respondus opens with the Start tab displayed.
- Click Open or Create to open an existing or create a new respondus file.
- Click the Preview & Publish tab.
- In the menu to the left side of the window, select Publish to Canvas.
- Click Publish Wizard.
- From the Canvas Server drop down menu select ‘–add new server–’.
- Select the No, I want to enter the server settings manually radio button.
- Then click Next.
- The Canvas Server and Course window are displayed.
- In your web browser, navigate to any Canvas course which you have instructor rights to.
- Copy the URL and paste it into the box for step 2.
- Press Extract.
- Enter a Description for the server connection.
- Then enter your Canvas User name and Password.
- Click OK. The system displays the Update Settings page with the new server information populated in the Canvas Server drop down list.
- Click Next and you will be directed to your Canvas course through Respondus.
- Click Yes to any script errors that appear
- Sign into Canvas using your Clemson username and password
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