“Choose what Proctorly watches for during the test.”The options are grouped the same way the screen groups them. Each one changes what gets flagged during the exam — and some change what students see while they work.
Identity & presence
Face detection
“Flag when no face is visible in the webcam.”
Multiple faces
“Flag when more than one person is visible.” This is bundled with Face detection.
Test focus
Tab switching
“Flag when the student leaves the exam tab or switches windows.”
Full screen required
“Require students to stay in full-screen mode throughout the test.”
Desktop only
“Prevent students from starting the test on a mobile device.”
Desktop only is off by default. When it’s off, a student on a phone or tablet can start the test. Turn it on to block mobile devices at the entry screen before a student can begin. See Devices & browsers for why this matters — for example, iPhones and iPads can’t share their screen at all.
Environment
Audio flags
“Flag loud background noise or suspicious audio events.”
Random photos
“Capture a few random snapshots during the test for post-review.”
Session control
Waiting room
“Hold students after setup until you admit them from the live monitor.” When this is on, students wait after setup until you let them in. See Live monitoring.
Student alerts
“Show on-screen warnings when violations are detected — for example, ‘Return to full screen’.”
How monitoring maps to flags
Each monitoring option corresponds to one or more integrity flags that appear in the report afterward. The full glossary lives in Reviewing results, but in short:| Monitoring option | Flags it can produce |
|---|---|
| Face detection | face_not_detected |
| Multiple faces | multiple_faces |
| Tab switching | tab_switch |
| Full screen required | fullscreen_exit |
| Audio flags | audio_detected |
Screen sharing also produces a
screen_share_stopped flag when sharing is interrupted, and additional displays can produce multiple_monitors. These relate to the screen-share requirement covered in Scheduling & sharing and the student setup flow.A note on what students experience
Turning these on doesn’t only change your report — it changes the exam:- Full screen required keeps students in full-screen mode for the whole test.
- Student alerts surfaces on-screen warnings to the student (like “Return to full screen”) as violations happen.
- Waiting room holds students after setup until you admit them.
- Desktop only blocks mobile devices before a student can start.