Configuring your Web browser to work with the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web console

The IBM® InfoSphere® Information Server Web console is supported with both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. You must do these steps in your preferred Web browser before you use the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web console.

Before you begin

  • Make sure that your browser is supported by InfoSphere Information Server. For information about supported browsers, see the InfoSphere Information Server system requirements at www.ibm.com/software/data/integration/info_server/overview/requirements.html.
  • Determine the URL to use to access the web console. See Logging in to the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web console. The host name and port differ depending upon the IBM WebSphere® Application Server configuration in use.
  • Because HTTPS is enabled, the first time that you access the Web console, a message about a security certificate is displayed if the certificate from the server is not trusted. If you receive such a message, follow the browser prompts to accept the certificate and proceed to the login page.

Configuring Microsoft Internet Explorer to work with the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web console

You can enable Microsoft Internet Explorer to work with the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web console.

Procedure

  1. Enable JavaScript:
    1. Click Tools > Internet Options. On the Security tab, click Custom Level.
    2. In the Security Settings window, select Scripting > Active Scripting > Enable.
  2. Set the browser to accept cookies for the InfoSphere Information Server host site.
    1. Click Tools > Internet Options.
    2. On the Privacy tab, click Sites.
    3. In the Address of Web site field, enter the InfoSphere Information Server host name.
    4. Click Allow.
    5. Click OK.
  3. Enable pop-up windows for the URL of the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web console:
    1. Click Tools > Pop-up Blocker > Pop-up Blocker Settings or turn off the pop-up window blocker.
    2. If you selected the settings, type the URL and click Add.
    Note: To enable pop-up windows for the site, you might also need to disable or configure pop-up blockers.
  4. Specify that the pages are refreshed every time you visit the site:
    1. Click Tools > Internet Options and on the General tab, click Settings.
      Select Settings in the Browsing history section.
    2. Select Every time I visit to the webpage or Automatically and click OK.
  5. Configure Compatibility View settings:
    1. Click Tools > Compatibility View settings.
    2. Specify the URL of the Web console in the Add this website field, and then click Add.
    3. Click Close.
  6. Optional: Disable the display of friendly HTTP error messages:
    1. Click Tools > Internet Options.
    2. On the Advanced tab, clear Browsing > Show friendly HTTP error messages.

Configuring Internet Explorer to work with the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web console on Microsoft Windows Server 2008

In Microsoft Windows Server 2008, you might need to add the InfoSphere Information Server web console URL to the trusted sites zones in Internet Explorer.

About this task

If you are browsing to an IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web console by using its host name, such as https://hostname:9443/ibm/iis/console, you must add the URL (https://hostname) to the trusted site zones in Internet Explorer.

You do not have to add the URL to the trusted sites zones if your client computer is also your server and you are browsing to the server by using the URL https//localhost:9443/ibm/iis/console, or if you are using Mozilla Firefox.

Procedure

  1. In Microsoft Internet Explorer, choose Tools > Internet Options.
  2. In the Security tab, select the Trusted Sites zone.
  3. Click Sites.
  4. In the Trusted Sites window, enter the URL and click Add.

Configuring Mozilla Firefox to work with the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web console

You can configure Mozilla Firefox to work with the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web console.

Procedure

  1. Enable JavaScript:
    1. Click Tools > Options, and on the Content tab, click Enable JavaScript.
  2. Set the browser to accept cookies for the InfoSphere Information Server host site.
    1. Click Tools > Options.
    2. On the Privacy tab, click the Accept cookies from sites option or click Exceptions and add the site to the allowed site list by entering the host name and clicking Allow.
  3. Enable pop-up windows for the URL of the web console:
    1. Click Tools > Options.
    2. Select the Contents tab and either clear the Block pop-up windows option or click Exceptions and add the site to the allowed list by entering the host name and clicking Allow.

Viewing report results in a Web browser

Set additional security options to ensure that report results open correctly in Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Procedure

  1. In the Internet Explorer toolbar, click Tools > Internet Options.
  2. On the Security tab, click the zone in which the services tier is located, such as Local intranet.
  3. On the Security tab, click Custom Level.
  4. In the Security Settings window, scroll to Automatic prompting for file downloads under Downloads and select Enable.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click OK.