AdminCP->Settings->Human Verification Manager
Select "reCaptcha" and hit save.
Then go to
http://www.google.com/recaptcha/whyrecaptcha
Click "Signup Now"
Enter your sites url
mysite.com
Even if your forum is
mysite.com/forum/ only enter
mysite.com
Hit "Create Key"
Copy the
Public Key and go back to the admin page for verification and paste it inside the
reCaptcha Public Key field, do the same for the
Private Key but paste it in the respective
reCaptcha Private Key field on the admin page for verification.
Choose your desired reCaptcha theme
Hit
Save and you are done.
To see what the different themes look like select and save them, then open your registration page in another browser or incognito window to see what it looks like. Change as desired.
Refer to attached images.