> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.equip.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Proctoring Settings and How to Change Them
> Every proctoring option, its default, and how to configure it per test.
Every test in an assessment carries its own set of **proctoring settings**. When you create an assessment, each test starts with sensible defaults for its test type, and you can adjust them per test from the assessment's settings.
Proctoring on Equip is powered by AutoProctor. Candidates see exactly which measures are active before they start, and they consent to the proctoring report being shared with you.
## Available Settings
Each test has 11 proctoring toggles. Here is what each one does:
| Setting | What It Does |
| ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Detect Audio** | Records noise and audio cues in the background. |
| **Detect Face** | Captures a photo if the camera detects no faces (camera covered, or nobody in view) or multiple faces. |
| **Detect Switched Tab** | Detects when the candidate switches to a different tab or application. |
| **Switched Tab Screenshot** | Captures a screenshot of the tab the candidate switched to. Works on Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Firefox desktop browsers. |
| **Take Random Photos** | Captures a few photos of the candidate at random points throughout the test. |
| **Prevent Multiple Monitors** | Blocks candidates connected to more than one monitor from taking the test until they disconnect the extra displays. Requires a Chromium-based browser. |
| **Capture Photo Before Start Test** | Takes a photo of the candidate's face before the test starts. For the first test in an assessment, this is enabled by default. |
| **Enforce Full Screen** | Candidates cannot take the test without entering full-screen mode. Recommended to discourage tab switching. |
| **Enforce Desktop** | Candidates can only use a desktop or laptop. Useful for coding challenges that need a large screen. |
| **Record User Session** | Records the candidate's screen and actions (mouse clicks, keyboard typing) as they attempt the test. |
| **Auxiliary Device** | Candidates must pair their phone as a second camera watching their hands, keyboard, and screen. |
**Switched Tab Screenshot** depends on **Detect Switched Tab**. Enabling the screenshot option automatically turns on tab detection, and disabling tab detection turns the screenshot option off.
A related option, **Disable Copy & Paste**, lives with the test's anti-cheating settings rather than this panel. See [Anti-Cheating Settings](/anti-cheating-settings) for that and other question-level protections.
Some measures run on every attempt regardless of these toggles, such as device fingerprinting, IP recording, and multi-session detection. See [AI Proctoring](/ai-proctoring) for the full picture, including how the evidence appears in the candidate report.
## Defaults by Test Type
New tests start with most settings **on**. The exceptions depend on the test type, because some measures make no sense for certain formats: for example, **Detect Audio** stays off for spoken-answer tests, where talking is the whole point.
**Auxiliary Device** is off by default for every test type. You must enable it explicitly.
| Test Type | Off by Default |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Quiz** (all variants) | Enforce Desktop |
| **Programming, SQL, CSS, Typing** | None (all settings on) |
| **Excel** | Record User Session |
| **Video Response** | Detect Audio, Detect Face, Take Random Photos, Capture Photo Before Start Test, Record User Session, Enforce Full Screen, Enforce Desktop |
| **Psychometric** | Detect Audio, Detect Face, Detect Switched Tab, Switched Tab Screenshot, Take Random Photos, Capture Photo Before Start Test, Enforce Full Screen, Prevent Multiple Monitors, Enforce Desktop |
| **English Communication (CEFR)** | Detect Audio |
| **AI Interview (One-way)** | Detect Audio, Enforce Desktop |
| **AI Interview (Conversational)** | Detect Audio, Detect Face, Take Random Photos, Enforce Desktop |
A few toggles are locked, not just defaulted. Camera-related options stay locked off for custom video response tests, because you already see the candidate on camera in every answer. Psychometric tests keep tab-switch detection locked off.
## Changing Settings
Proctoring settings are edited per test after the assessment is created.
Each test starts with the default proctoring settings for its test type.
From your assessment dashboard, open the settings of the assessment you want to change.
Find the test you want to modify and click **Edit Settings**.
Switch individual options on or off, then click **Save Settings**.
Your changes apply to future attempts of that test.
The panel includes **Enable All** and **Disable All** links, so you can flip every toggle at once and then fine-tune from there.
## Related Resources
* [AI Proctoring](/ai-proctoring) - How Equip's automated proctoring works end to end
* [Anti-Cheating Settings](/anti-cheating-settings) - Question randomization, copy-paste blocking, and auto-submit on tab switch
* [Disabling Camera and Mic Tracking](/disable-camera-mic) - Which tests allow turning camera and mic monitoring off
* [Session Recording](/session-recording) - Reviewing the screen recording of a candidate's attempt