ONLINE PROCTORED EXAM: TECH CHECKLIST

Your exam's own rules and your proctoring provider's instructions come first.
If anything below conflicts with them, follow the exam's rules.

Several days before
[ ] Find the system test your exam uses (in your exam program's or provider's instructions).
[ ] Run it on the same computer and the same network you will use on exam day.
[ ] Read what the exam allows: headphones, second screen, paper, breaks, VPN.
[ ] Use a personal computer if your exam advises against work computers.

The day before
[ ] Install pending updates and restart the computer.
[ ] Run the provider's system test again and fix anything it flags.
[ ] Check the camera image: facing forward, at eye level, head and shoulders in view.
[ ] Check the light on your face: light in front of you, not behind you.
[ ] Speak at normal volume and check that the intended microphone responds.
[ ] Check that Windows plays sound through the speakers your exam allows.
[ ] Check the connection on the exam network; use a cable if you can.
[ ] Disconnect the VPN or proxy if your exam does not allow it.
[ ] Prepare the room and desk as your exam's rules describe.
[ ] Keep your photo ID ready.

30 minutes before (start earlier if check-in opens 30 minutes before)
[ ] Plug the laptop into power.
[ ] Close the CallReady window, then right-click its tray icon and select Exit.
[ ] Close Teams, Zoom, browser tabs with a camera, and every other app.
[ ] Make sure no one else on the network is streaming or downloading.
[ ] Disconnect extra monitors and devices your exam does not allow.
[ ] Clear the desk as your exam's rules require.
[ ] Launch only the exam software and follow its check-in steps.

During the exam
[ ] Do not open other apps, including CallReady.
[ ] If something fails, follow your provider's instructions and contact its support.

A device check does not replace the provider's system test or check-in.
Full guide: https://gagarinsoft.com/callready/online-proctored-exam-tech-check