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Configure Browser Settings for Unified Logon

You must configure certain security settings in your browser for unified logon to function correctly.

To configure unified logon for Internet Explorer

  1. From the Internet Explorer toolbar, select Tools, Internet Options to access the Internet options dialog.
  2. On the Security tab, select the Local intranet icon and click Custom Level to access the Security Settings dialog.
  3. Under User Authentication, enable the Automatically Logon with current Username and Password security setting.
  4. Click OK or Close, depending on the version of the browser, to close the Security Settings dialog and return to the Internet Options dialog.

    Unified logon to trusted local intranet sites is enabled.

  5. On the Security tab with the the local intranet icon selected, click Sites.
  6. Click the Advanced button on the local intranet dialog that appears.
  7. Add the Web Console URL to the trusted local intranet sites.
  8. Click OK to close the local intranet dialog and return to the Internet Options dialog.

    The Web Console URL is added to the trusted local intranet sites.

  9. (Optional) Configure the Internet Explorer to turn off the Security Information dialog when displaying both secure and non-secure content.
    1. On the Security tab of the Internet Options dialog, select Trusted sites and click Sites.
    2. In the Trusted sites dialog, add the domains for those sites containing unencrypted or non-secure content, such as http://canet.ca.com and the relevant WAC domain, http://servername/wac.
    3. Click OK to close the Trusted sites dialog and return to the Internet Options dialog.
    4. Click Custom Level to access the Security Settings dialog
    5. In the Miscellaneous section under Display mixed content, select the Enable radio button.

      Your list of trusted domains will now accept mixed content.

    6. Click OK to close the Security Settings dialog and return to the Internet Options dialog.
  10. Click OK.

    Unified logon is configured for the Internet Explorer, and both secure and non-secure content will display in your trusted zones without triggering the Security Information dialog.

Note: For more detailed information about configuring the Internet Explorer, see your Microsoft documentation.

To configure unified logon for Mozilla Firefox

  1. Browse to about:config.

    The advanced configuration settings are displayed.

  2. Add the hostname to network.automatic-ntlm-auth.trusted-uris.

    The hostname is added to the trusted local intranet sites.

Note: For more detailed information about configuring Firefox, see your Mozilla documentation.