Resetting Internet Explorer security settings
Ensure that Internet Explorer (IE) settings are set to Microsoft-recommended defaults and customize the settings as described in
this section.
1.
Open IE as an administrator or using an administrator account.
2.
Click
Tools Internet Options Security Local Network
or
Local intranet
.
3.
Click
Custom Level
, select
Medium-Low
, and click
Reset
. Click
OK
to confirm.
Adding iDRAC IP to the trusted-sites list
When you access iDRAC Web interface, you are prompted to add iDRAC IP address to the list of trusted domains if the IP address
is missing from the list. When completed, click
Refresh
or relaunch the web browser to establish a connection to iDRAC web
interface. If you are not prompted to add the IP, it is recommended that you add the IP manually to the trusted-sites list.
NOTE: When connecting to the iDRAC web interface with a certificate the browser does not trust, the browser's
certificate error warning may display a second time after you acknowledge the first warning.
To add iDRAC IP address to the trusted-sites list:
1.
Click
Tools
→
Internet Options
→
Security
→
Trusted sites
→
Sites
.
2.
Enter the iDRAC IP address to the
Add this website to the zone
.
3.
Click
Add
, click
OK
, and then click
Close
.
4.
Click
OK
and then refresh your browser.
Configuring Internet Explorer to enable Active Directory SSO
To configure the browser settings for Internet Explorer:
1.
In Internet Explorer, navigate to
Local Intranet
and click
Sites
.
2.
Select the following options only:
•
Include all local (intranet) sites not listed on other zones.
•
Include all sites that bypass the proxy server.
3.
Click
Advanced
.
4.
Add all relative domain names that will be used for iDRAC instances that is part of the SSO configuration (for example,
myhost.example.com
.)
5.
Click
Close
and click
OK
twice.
Configuring Mozilla Firefox
This section provides details about configuring Firefox to ensure you can access and use all features of the iDRAC web interface.
These settings include:
•
Disabling whitelist feature
•
Configuring Firefix to enable Active Directory SSO
Disabling whitelist feature in Firefox
Firefox has a "whitelist" security feature that requires user permission to install plug-ins for each distinct site that hosts a plug-in. If
enabled, the whitelist feature requires you to install a Virtual Console viewer for each iDRAC you visit, even though the viewer
versions are identical.
To disable the whitelist feature and avoid unnecessary plug-in installations, perform the following steps:
1.
Open a Firefox Web browser window.
2.
In the address field, enter
about:config
and press <Enter>.
3.
In the
Preference Name
column, locate and double-click
xpinstall.whitelist.required
.
The values for
Preference Name
,
Status
,
Type
, and
Value
change to bold text. The
Status
value changes to user set and the
Value
changes to false.
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