Configuring Your Browser to Enable Pop-up Windows for Trusted UD Servers

If you use University Web Forms, the browser you use may need to be configured to accept pop-up windows from the chico.nss.udel.edu server. You may also need to configure your browser to accept pop-up windows from the woodenshoe.nss.udel.edu server for UDSIS; www.lib.udel.edu for the library and delcat.udel.edu for delcat; cognos.udel.edu server for Cognos access, etc.

To configure your browser to accept pop-up windows from these UD sites, follow the appropriate instructions for your computer and browser as outlined below.

Windows Computers | Macintosh Computers

Windows Computers

Firefox 2.0.x

  1. Open the browser.
  2. From the Tools menu, click Options.
  3. Click the Content icon located across the top of the window.
  4. Click the Exceptions button located to the right of Block pop-up windows.
  5. You will see the Allowed Sites dialog box.
  6. To enable the browser to recognize UD servers as trusted sites and, therefore, enable pop-ups from these sites, in the Address of web site field, type the site's URL. For example, if you want to add the UD Library site, type

    www.lib.udel.edu

and then click Allow.

  1. Follow steps 1-6 to add other UD trusted sites, including:

    chico.nss.udel.edu

    delcat.udel.edu

    woodenshoe.nss.udel.edu

    primus.nss.udel.edu

    cognos.udel.edu

  1. Click OK when you finish adding the sites you want.
  2. Click OK to close the Options dialog box.

Mozilla 1.7x

  1. Open the browser.
  2. From the Edit menu, click Preferences.
  3. In the left column, double-click Privacy & Security.
  4. Click Popup Windows.
  5. Click in the check box in front of Block unrequested popup windows.
  6. Click Allowed Sites.
  7. In the blank field, type

    8. www.lib.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the blank field, type

    3. chico.nss.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the blank field, type

    3. delcat.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the blank field, type

    3. woodenshoe.nss.udel.edu

  3. In the blank field, type

    4. primus.nss.udel.edu

  4. Click Add.
  5. In the blank field, type

    cognos.nss.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. Click OK.
  3. Click OK.

Internet Explorer 7.x

  1. Open the browser.
  2. From the Tools menu, click Pop-up Blocker.
  3. Click Pop-up Blocker Settings.
  4. In the Address of website to allow field, type

www.lib.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the Address of website to allow field, type

chico.nss.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the Address of website to allow field, type

delcat.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the Address of website to allow field, type

woodenshoe.nss.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the Address of website to allow field, type

primus.nss.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the Address of website to allow field, type

cognos.nss.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. Click Close.

Macintosh Computers

Firefox

  1. Open the browser.
  2. From the Tools menu, click Options.
  3. Click the Content icon located across the top of the window.
  4. Click the Exceptions button located to the right of Block pop-up windows.
  5. You will see the Allowed Sites dialog box.
  6. To enable the browser to recognize UD servers as trusted sites and, therefore, enable pop-ups from these sites, in the Address of web site field, type the site's URL. For example, if you want to add the UD Library site, you would type

    www.lib.udel.edu

and then click Allow.

  1. Follow steps 1-6 to add other UD trusted sites, including:

    chico.nss.udel.edu

    delcat.udel.edu

    woodenshoe.nss.udel.edu

    primus.nss.udel.edu

    cognos.udel.edu

  1. Click OK when you finish adding the sites you want.
  2. Click OK to close the Options dialog box.

Mozilla 1.7x

  1. Open the browser.
  2. From the Mozilla menu, click Preferences.
  3. In the left column, double-click Privacy & Security.
  4. Click Popup Windows.
  5. Click in the check box in front of Block unrequested popup windows.
  6. Click Allowed Sites.
  7. In the blank field, type

www.lib.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the blank field, type

chico.nss.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the blank field, type

delcat.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the blank field, type

woodenshoe.nss.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the blank field, type

primus.nss.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. In the blank field, type

cognos.nss.udel.edu

  1. Click Add.
  2. Click OK.
  3. Click OK.

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