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title: "How To: Use Honorlock with Atomic Assessments for Canvas"
description: While Honorlock is not officially supported by Atomic Assessments, there is a way to hook it into AA with some custom configuration. Here is how.
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# How To: Use Honorlock with Atomic Assessments for Canvas

## While Honorlock is not officially supported by Atomic Assessments, there is a way to hook it into AA with some custom configuration. Here is how.

This article goes over how to use Honorlock to proctor an Atomic Assessment.

 

This document provides information on how to enable online proctoring with the Canvas integrated advanced quizzing tool. The content of this document builds from basic knowledge of both these tools and provides instructions for how to configure Honorlock to work with Atomic Assessments as well as instructions to ensure student success.

Prior to completing the steps in this document, you must have both Atomic Assessments and Honorlock enabled in your course. 

#### **Setting up Proctoring**

Follow the steps outlined below to proctor an Atomic Assessment with Honorlock:

1. Create an Atomic Assessment. Atomic Assessments are created as Assignments in Canvas courses. 
     1. When creating your Atomic Assessment, scroll down to the bottom of the settings page and select **More Options**.
     2. Scroll down to the bottom of More Options and enter an access code of your choosing in the **Access Restrictions** section. You will use this same access code as the exam password in Honorlock.
     3. Select **Save** at the bottom of the page to save changes
2. Once the assessment is created, select **Assignments** on the left navigation bar of your course Canvas page. 
     1. ![uwmhonorlock1](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/uwmhonorlock1.png?width=201&height=78&name=uwmhonorlock1.png)
3. Select the name of the assignment that you wish to have Honorlock proctor. 
     1. ![uwmhonorlock2](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/uwmhonorlock2.png?width=367&height=118&name=uwmhonorlock2.png)
4. Go to the browser's Address Bar and select the web address/URL of the assignment and copy it. 
     1. Windows: The first time you click in the address bar, the address will highlight blue. Do one of the following: 
            1. Press CRTL+C to copy the address.
            2. Right click on the blue area in the address bar and select **Copy**.  
               ![uwmhonorlock4](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/uwmhonorlock4.png?width=532&height=344&name=uwmhonorlock4.png)
     2. Macintosh: The first time you click in the address bar, the address will highlight blue. Do one of the following: 
            1. Press CMD+C to copy the address.
            2. Right click on the blue area in the address bar and select **Copy**.
5. Select **Honorlock** from the left navigation bar of your course Canvas page.  
   ![Honorlock from left side navigation menu](https://kb.wisc.edu/images/group16/113864/HonorlockSideMenu.png)
6. Select the three stacked dots at the upper right of the page, and then select **Register Third Party Exam**.  
   ![Register third party exam from kabob menu](https://kb.wisc.edu/images/group16/113864/RegisterThirdPartyExam.png)
7. On the third party exam registration page you must enter information in the required fields: **Exam Name, Exam Start, Exam End, Exam Password,** and **Exam Platform**. Exam URL/Link is an optional field.
   
   You will enter the access code from your Atomic Assessment in the **Exam Password** field, the access code and exam password must match. If the password does not match, students will not be able to start the exam. If you do not set a password on the exam, students will be able to start the exam un-proctored. It is important to make sure that the exam is password-protected, do not share the access code/password with your students. It is best practice that each exam has a different password.
   
   It is in the **Exam Platform** and **Exam URL/Link** fields that you will paste the URL that you copied from your Atomic Assessment Assignment (step 4).  
   ![](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/uwmhonorlock7-png.png?width=3983&height=1652&name=uwmhonorlock7-png.png)
8. Continue setting up your third-party Honorlock assessment by customizing the **Proctoring Settings, Student Guidelines**, entering **Student Accommodations**, and Exam Visibility.
9. Select **Save** to complete enabling Honorlock for this Atomic Assessment.

#### **Ensuring Student Success with Password Entry**

Instructors should ensure that students are familiar with [how to complete a third party Honorlock proctored assessment](https://honorlock.kb.help/how-to-use-honorlock-with-a-universal-exam-test-takers/), also known in Honorlock as a Universal Exam. The process of students entering the password during exam launch relies on a very specific order of steps. In particular, the password entry step can be a point of confusion and frustration for students.

Students should follow the steps outlined below to successfully launch an Honorlock proctored Atomic Assessment:

1. Select **Honorlock** from the left navigation bar of your course Canvas page.
2. Locate the correct Honorlock enabled Atomic Assessment and click the **Launch** button.
3. You will be directed to the Honorlock launch page. You must agree to Honorlock’s Terms of Service and Data Collection and Use policy and select **Continue**.
4. Once you are ready to begin the authentication process, click on **Launch Proctoring**. You will receive a prompt to complete steps for any proctoring settings the instructor has chosen (allow webcam and microphone, take photo ID, begin room scan, etc.)
5. The prompt will then show the Honorlock Proctoring Window with the Click Here to Insert Password button. **Do not attempt to enter a password at this step**--if you do you will get an error message. Before inserting the password, the exam must be launched.  
   ![The Honorlock Proctoring Window](https://kb.wisc.edu/images/group16/113864/HonorLockProctoringWindow.png)
6. Launch the exam by selecting the URL provided by your instructor, or by selecting **Launch Exam.  
   ![](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/uwmhonorlock9-png.png?width=1999&height=910&name=uwmhonorlock9-png.png)**
7. Once you have launched the exam you should see the assignment locked page with the Honorlock Proctoring window in the background.   
   ![](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/uwmhonorlock10-png.png?width=1999&height=1423&name=uwmhonorlock10-png.png)
8. To enter the exam, bring the Honorlock Proctoring window in front of the assignment locked page, and then select **Click Here to Insert Password**. Doing this will automatically fill the access code field with the exam password.  
   ![](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/uwmhonorlock11-png.png?width=1999&height=1423&name=uwmhonorlock11-png.png)
9. Once the exam password has populated the **Access Code** field, select **Submit Code** to take the Atomic Assessment.![Submit Code Button](https://kb.wisc.edu/images/group16/113864/SubmitCode.png)

 

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