Accessibility Monitor provides multiple settings that control how your website is scanned, monitored, and evaluated for accessibility issues.
Sign in to your Accessibility Monitor account at https://scan.userway.org/login.
In the left navigation menu, click Site Settings.
Expected Result
You can view and configure the Accessibility Monitor settings for your website.
Monitoring Frequency:
Controls how often automatic accessibility scans run against your website.
Option | Recommended Use |
None | Disable automatic monitoring. |
Daily | Websites with frequent content or code changes. |
Every 3 Days | Active websites with regular updates. |
Weekly | Standard business websites with moderate update schedules. |
Bi-weekly | Websites with occasional updates. |
Monthly | Mostly static websites. |
Quarterly | Rarely updated websites. |
Rate Limiting:
Regulates crawler speed to prevent excessive requests to your server.
Option | Recommended Use |
None | Crawl at full speed. |
Low | Light traffic environments. |
Medium | Shared hosting or moderate server limitations. |
High | Strict server limits, firewalls, or sensitive environments. |
⚠️ Important: Enabling Static IP Scanning automatically applies rate limiting during scans.
Wait for Load: (Seconds Delay)
Specifies how long the scanner's headless browser waits after the initial page load before capturing the DOM snapshot and evaluating accessibility rules.
⚠️ Important: Setting an unnecessarily long delay will increase scan duration without improving results. Use the shortest delay that consistently captures the full page content.
Modern websites often continue loading content after the page initially appears. This includes:
Single Page Applications (SPA) built with React, Vue, or Angular
Client-side rendered content
AJAX-loaded components
Dynamic menus and navigation
Third-party widgets and plugins
Tracking scripts and analytics
Accessibility widgets and overlays
Adding a delay helps ensure these elements are fully rendered before the accessibility scan begins.
Duration | Recommended Use |
3 Seconds (Default) | Standard websites, static pages, or server-side rendered (SSR) websites that load quickly and do not rely heavily on delayed scripts. |
5-10 Seconds | E-commerce websites, moderately complex applications, or Single Page Applications where dynamic content, product grids, filters, or popups require additional time to load. |
15+ Seconds | Large, resource-intensive websites with multiple third-party integrations, complex widgets, or pages that perform several API requests before displaying content. |
💡 Tip: If accessibility scans appear to miss dynamically loaded content, increase the wait time to allow all page elements to finish rendering before evaluation.
Scan From: (Geolocation / Static IP)
Controls the geographic location and IP address used when Accessibility Monitor scans your website. The scanner can run from either:
Regional Locations such as the United States, Canada, or the United Kingdom.
Static IP Locations, which use dedicated IP addresses that can be allowlisted by firewalls, VPNs, or security systems.
Option Type | Purpose |
United States | Standard scan originating from the United States. |
Canada | Standard scan originating from Canada. |
United Kingdom | Standard scan originating from the United Kingdom. |
United States Static IP | Uses dedicated, allowlistable IP addresses in the United States. |
Canada Static IP | Uses dedicated, allowlistable IP addresses in Canada. |
United Kingdom Static IP | Uses dedicated, allowlistable IP addresses in the United Kingdom. |
Static IP Addresses
Organizations that restrict access through firewalls, VPNs, security gateways, or IP allowlists can use a Static IP location and add the corresponding IP addresses to their approved list.
Region | Static IP Addresses |
United States Static IP | 35.85.205.119, 52.38.192.218 |
Canada Static IP | 3.98.5.100, 35.182.102.242 |
United Kingdom Static IP | 18.134.223.209, 18.169.120.50 |
When to Use Standard Locations
Use a standard location when you want to:
Scan the website from a specific geographic region.
Verify region-specific content, languages, or currencies.
Test how the website appears to visitors in a particular market.
No firewall or IP allowlisting is required.
When to Use Static IP Locations
Use a Static IP location when:
The website is protected by a firewall.
The website is accessible only through a VPN or network allowlist.
Security policies require known source IP addresses.
The scanner is being blocked by Cloudflare, WAF rules, or network security controls.
Scroll:
Simulates scrolling down the page before accessibility evaluation begins.
Setting | Recommended Use |
ON | Websites using lazy loading, deferred content, or infinite scrolling. |
OFF | Websites where all content loads immediately. |
💡 Tip: Turn this setting on for websites that load content as users scroll.
URL Params:
Controls whether the crawler evaluates URLs containing query parameters.
Examples:
?id=123?category=blue?page=2
Setting | Recommended Use |
ON | Query parameters generate unique content and pages that should be scanned independently. |
OFF | Query parameters generate duplicate or highly similar pages that do not need separate evaluation. |
Visible:
Controls whether the website appears in Accessibility Monitor reports and dashboards.
Setting | Result |
ON | Website appears in reports, dashboards, and metrics. |
OFF | Website is hidden from reporting views while retaining its configuration. |
Common use cases include staging environments, internal testing websites, or temporarily inactive projects.
Scan AAA:
Enables testing against WCAG Level AAA success criteria in addition to Level A and Level AA rules.
Setting | Recommended Use |
ON | Organizations that specifically require WCAG AAA evaluation. |
OFF | Organizations targeting WCAG 2.1 or WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance. |
⚠️ Important: Most accessibility regulations and standards, including ADA, Section 508, and EAA-related compliance requirements, are based on WCAG Level AA rather than Level AAA.
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