MANAGING INTERNET EXPLORER CONNECTIONS AND SECURITY

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MANAGING INTERNET EXPLORER CONNECTIONS AND
SECURITY

• Chapter 12

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OVERVIEW

• Configure Internet connections in Internet
  Explorer
• Connect to resources using Internet Explorer
• Configure and manage Internet Explorer security
  settings
• Configure and manage Internet Explorer privacy
  settings
• Audit and control add-on programs and browser
  helper objects with Add-On Manager

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MANAGING INTERNET EXPLORER CONNECTIONS

• Using the New Connection Wizard
• Dial-up
• Broadband
• Managing connection settings
• Local area network (LAN)
• Proxy

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NEW CONNECTION WIZARD (DIAL-UP)
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NEW CONNECTION WIZARD (BROADBAND)
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CONFIGURING LAN AND PROXY SERVER CONNECTIONS
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CONNECTING TO INTERNET RESOURCES

• Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
• Web site resources
• Using FTP resources
• Connecting to Web folders

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UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATORS
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WEB SITE RESOURCES

• HTML documents
• Active content
• Streaming media
• Web-based applications

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USING FTP
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WEB FOLDERS
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INTERNET EXPLORER SECURITY

• URL actions
• Web content zones
• Advanced security options

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URL ACTIONS (SECURITY SETTINGS)
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WEB CONTENT ZONES (SECURITY ZONES)

• Restricted
• Internet
• Local Intranet
• Trusted Sites
• Locked-Down Local Machine
• Local Machine

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CONFIGURING ZONE SECURITY
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POLICYBASED SECURITY MANAGEMENT
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ADVANCED SECURITY SETTINGS
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MANAGING PRIVACY SETTINGS IN INTERNET EXPLORER

• Cookies
• Pop-Up Blocker
• Internet caching
• Browser history
• AutoComplete
• Password caching

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TYPES OF COOKIES

• Persistent
• Session
• First-party
• Third-party

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MANAGING COOKIES
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BLOCKING POP-UPS
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MANAGING TEMPORARY INTERNET FILES
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MANAGING BROWSER HISTORY
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CLEARING BROWSER CACHE AND HISTORY
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AUTOCOMPLETE
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INTERNET EXPLORER PASSWORD CACHE
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CONTROLLING ADD-ON PROGRAMS

• Add-on programs and ActiveX controls extend
  Internet Explorer.
• Browser helper objects (BHOs) control browser
  operation.
• You can manage add-ons and BHOs with Add-On
  Manager.

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USING ADD-ON MANAGER
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SUMMARY

• Internet Explorer supports many Internet
  connection types.
• Proxy and LAN settings might have to be set
  manually.
• URLs help locate Internet content.
• Internet Explorer uses Web content zones to
  define security.
• Cookies are small files used to store preferences
  or personal data.

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SUMMARY (CONTINUED)

• The Temporary Internet Files folder caches Web
  pages to speed browsing.
• Browser history and other data can be cleared to
  protect privacy.
• You can use Add-On Manager to control add-ons and
  BHOs.