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Start Google Chrome Web-Browser

  • Open the Chrome web-browser option's window by selecting the "tools icon", which is the icon in upper right hand corner following the URL input line that looks like a wrench / spanner.
  • Refer to this figure How-to open Chrome's options window
  • Select Options and the Google Chrome Options window appears.
    • Select the Content settings button and configure the following.
    • Cookies Preferences
      • Select "Ask me when a site tries to set cookie data."
      • Select "Block all third-party cookies without exception."
      • Select "Clear cookies and other site data when I close my browser."
    • JavaScript Preferences
    • Select "Allow all sites to run JavaScript"
    • Enable JavaScript processing for web-sites, but if there is a doubt regarding the authenticity, functionality or trust-worthiness of a specific web-site then either disable JavaScript and proceed, or do not visit the web-site.
    • Note OIT web applications utilize JavaScript in order to function correctly.
    • Plug-ins Preferences
    • Select "Allow all sites to use plug-ins."
      • For increased security – Select "Do not allow any sites to use plug-ins." And create a web-site exceptions list that includes web-sites that need to run plug-ins to function correctly.
    • Location Tracking Preferences
    • Select "Ask me when a site tries to track my physical location."
    • or Select "Do not allow any site to track my physical location."
    • Web services options.
      • Enable – Show suggestions for navigation errors.
      • Personal Choice – Use a suggestion service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar. Disable this option if URL string completion interferes with an UCI, UCI OIT or UC applications functionality or if URL completion is not desired.
      • Enable – Use DNS (i.e. Domain Name System or Server pre-fetching to improve page loading performance.
      • Enable – Enable phishing and malware protection.
      • Disable – Sending usage statistics and crash reports to Google.
    • Network
      • Change Proxy Settings – In general there is no need to configure the proxy settings.
    • Translate web-pages.
      • Personal Choice – Offer to translate web-pages.
    • Downloads
      • Enable – Ask where to save each file before downloading.
    • Web Content – Configure web-browser font and language settings.
    • Security
      • As needed – Select trusted SSL certificates – Manage certificates.
      • Computer-wide SSL settings – Enable "Check for server certificate revocation."

Apple Safari Web-Browser Configuration.

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Start Apple's Safari Web-Browser

  • Open Safari's web-browser preferences configuration dialog window.
    • Configure the General Preference settings.
      • Set default web-browser.
      • Set default search engine.
      • Set "New windows open with" value.
      • Set "New tabs open with" web-site value.
      • Set the default "Home page" url value.
      • Set "Remove history items" value.
      • Select the "Alway prompt before downloading" file check-box.
      • Set the "Remove download list items" value.
    • Configure the Appearance Preference settings.
    • Configure the Bookmarks Preference settings.
    • Configure the Tabs Preference settings.
    • Configure the RSS Preference settings.
    • Configure the AutoFill Preferences to the following recommend settings.
      • Disable / un-check the "Using info_rmation_ from from my Address Book card" check-box.
      • Disable / un-checl the "User names and passwords" check-box.
      • Disable / un-check the "Other forms". check-box.
    • Configure the Security Preference settings.
      • Select the Fraudulent sites – "Warn when visiting a fraudulent website" check-box.
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        titleLocation services setting note
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        If selected the Safari web-browser provides location information (e.g. Computer IP address) to web-sites that request it.

      • User Choice – Location services – "Allow websites to ask for location information".
      • Web content – "Enable plug-ins" setting. If the check-box is selected then plug-in applications will run. Otherwise, web-browser plug-in applications will not run / operate.
      • It is best to only enable / select the "Enable Java" check-box if and when you need to use a web-application and/or visit a web-site that requires running Java Applets; otherwise, it is recommend to disable the Java virtual machine for Safari.
      • In most cases enable, select the check-box for, the "Enable JavaScript" feature to allow Safari to run JavaScripts for web-sites, and web applications. – Disable if there is a potential security using a web-application and/or visiting a questionable web-site.
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        titleCookie configuration note.
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        Do not select the "Never" value form the list of Accept cookies values because UC, UCI, and UCI-OIT web-applications will fail to function properly.

      • It is recommend to set the Accept cookies value equal to "Only from sites I visit".
      • Select the "Ask before sending a non-secure form to a secure website" check-box.
    • Configure the Advanced Preference settings.
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