iDRAC 8/7 v2.30.30.30 User’s Guide

Configuring supported web browsers

iDRAC is supported on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari Web browsers. For information about the versions, see the Release Notes available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

If you are connecting to iDRAC Web interface from a management station that connects to the Internet through a proxy server, you must configure the Web browser to access the Internet from through this server. This section provides information to configure Internet Explorer.

To configure the Internet Explorer Web browser:

Set IE to Run As Administrator.
In the Web browser, go to Tools > Internet Options > Security > Local Network .
Click Custom Level, select Medium-Low, and click Reset. Click OK to confirm. Click Custom Level to open the dialog.
Scroll down to the section labeled ActiveX controls and plug-ins and set the following:
- NOTE: The settings in the Medium-Low state depend on the IE version.
- Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls: Enable
- Binary and script behaviors: Enable
- Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
- Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Prompt
- Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Enable
- Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting: Enable
Under Downloads:
- Automatic prompting for file downloads: Enable
- File download: Enable
- Font download: Enable
Under Miscellaneous:
- Allow META-REFRESH: Enable
- Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Web browser control: Enable
- Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints: Enable
- Do not prompt for client certificate selection when no certificates or only one certificate exists: Enable
- Launching programs and files in an IFRAME: Enable
- Open files based on content, not file extension: Enable
- Software channel permissions: Low safety
- Submit non-encrypted form data: Enable
- Use Pop-up Blocker: Disable
Under Scripting:
- Active scripting: Enable
- Allow paste operations via script: Enable
- Scripting of Java applets: Enable
Go to Tools > Internet Options > Advanced .
Under Browsing:
- Always send URLs as UTF-8: selected
- Disable script debugging (Internet Explorer): selected
- Disable script debugging: (Other): selected
- Display a notification about every script error: cleared
- Enable Install On demand (Other): selected
- Enable page transitions: selected
- Enable third-party browser extensions: selected
- Reuse windows for launching shortcuts: cleared
Under HTTP 1.1 settings:
- Use HTTP 1.1: selected
- Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy connections: selected
Under Java (Sun):
- Use JRE 1.6.x_yz: selected (optional; version may differ)
Under Multimedia:
- Enable automatic image resizing: selected
- Play animations in Web pages: selected
- Play videos in Web pages: selected
- Show pictures: selected
Under Security:
- Check for publishers' certificate revocation: cleared
- Check for signatures on downloaded programs: selected
- Use SSL 2.0: cleared
- Use SSL 3.0: selected
- Use TLS 1.0: selected
- Warn about invalid site certificates: selected
- Warn if changing between secure and not secure mode: selected
- Warn if forms submittal is being redirected: selected
- NOTE: To modify the settings, it is recommended that you learn and understand the consequences. For example, if you block pop-ups, parts of iDRAC Web interface may not function properly.
Click Apply, and then click OK.
Click the Connections tab.
Under Local Area Network (LAN) settings, click LAN Settings.
If you are using IE9 and IPv6 address to access iDRAC, clear the Use automatic configuration script option.
If the Use a proxy server box is selected, select the Bypass proxy server for local addresses box.
Click OK twice.
Close and restart your browser to make sure all changes take effect.
- NOTE: When you log in to iDRAC Web interface using Internet Explorer 9.x, sometimes contents in few pages are not shown properly. To resolve this, press <F12>. In the Internet Explorer 9 Debug window, select Document Mode as Internet Explorer 7. The browser refreshes and the iDRAC Login page is displayed.