Netscape for Windows

Appearance
Navigator
Composer
Mail & Newsgroups
Instant Messenger
ICQ
Privacy & Security
Advanced

From the Category list on the left click on the arrow next to the Appearance heading. This will display the following four items under the Appearance category:

• Appearance
  • Fonts
  • Colors
  • Themes
  • Language and Content Packs
    

Click on the Appearance category and edit the following settings on the right.

• "When Netscape starts up, open" display box:
  
  
  • Verify that only the Navigator check box is selected

• "Show toolbars as":
  • Verify that only the default Pictures and text check box is selected

• Verify that the Show Tooltips check box is selected
• Verify that the Show Web Site Icons check box is selected

Click on the Fonts sub-category and edit the following settings on the right.

• "Fonts for:" display box verify that the following settings are selected:
  
  
  • Western from the "Fonts for:" drop down menu
  • Serif from the "Proportional:" drop down menu
  • 16 from the "Size (pixels)" drop down menu for the Serif typeface
  • Times New Roman from the "Serif:" drop down menu
  • Arial from the "Sans-serif:" drop down menu
  • Comic Sans MS from the "Cursive:" drop down menu
  • Algerain from the "Fantasy:" drop down menu
  • Courier New from the "Monospace:" drop down menu
  • 13 from the "Size (pixels)" drop down menu for Courier New monospace
  • None from the "Minimum font size:" drop down menu
    
    
• Verify that "Allow documents to use other fonts" is checked
• Verify that the "Display resolution:" drop down menu is set to 96dpi

AIS has no specific recommendations for the Colors sub-category.

AIS has no specific recommendations for the Themes sub-category.

Click on the Language and Content Packs sub-category and edit the settings on the right.

• "Installed language packs:" text box
  
  
  • Verify that the diplay contains English (US)

• "Installed content packs:" text box
  
  
  • Verify that the diplay contains US Region
    
    

In the Category list window click on the arrow next to the Navigator heading. This will open the following seven items under the Navigator category:

• Navigator
  • History
  • Languages
  • Helper Applications
  • Smart Browsing
  • Internet Search
  • Tabbed Browsing
  • Downloads
    
    

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AIS has no specific recommendations for the Navigator sub-category.

AIS has no specific recommendations for the History sub-category.

Click on the Languages sub-category and edit the settings on the right.

• "Languages in order of preference:" text box
  
  
  • Verify that the display box contains English/United States [en-us] and English [en]
    
    
• "Character Encoding" text box
  
  
  • Verify that Western (ISO-8859-1) is selected from the "Default Character Encoding:" drop down menu

AIS has no specific recommendations for the Composer category.

AIS has no specific recommendations for the Mail & Newsgroups category.

In the Category list window click on the arrow next to the Instant Messenger heading. This will open the following six items under the Instant Messenger category:

• Instant Messenger
  • Privacy
  • Buddy Icons
  • Notification
  • Away
  • Styles
  • Connection
    
    

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AIS does not recommend using the Instant Messenger for security purposes.

Click on the Instant Messenger category and edit the Instant Messenger settings on the right. Verify that none of the checkboxes are selected on this page.

AIS does not recommend using ICQ for security purposes.

In the Category list window click on the arrow next to the Privacy & Security heading. This will open the following nine items under the Privacy & Security category:

• Privacy & Security
  • Cookies
  • Images
  • Popup Windows
  • Forms
  • Passwords
  • Master Passwords
  • SSL
  • Certificates
  • Validation
    
    

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Click on the Cookies link and edit the following settings on the right.

• "Cookie Acceptance Policy" selection box
  
  
  • Verify that the Allow cookies based on privacy settings radio button is selected
  • Click on the View... button to edit cookie setting in the Privacy Settings window
  • Verify that the medium radio button from the "Level of Privacy" selection box is selected
  • Click the OK button for the Privacy Settings window to register the selection
    
    
• "Cookie Lifetime Policy" selection box
  
  
  • Verify that the Accept cookies normally radio button is selected
    
    
• "Manage Cookies and Sites" display box
  
  
  • Click on the Cookie Manager button
  • Click on the Remove All Cookies button daily to delete the automatically saved cookies from your computer.
  • Click on the Close button for the Cookie Manager window to register the selection

This task should be performed daily becuase stored files and cookies degrade the performance of your computer and could pose a privacy and / or security risk.

AIS has no specific recommendations for the Images sub-category.

Click on the Popup Windows sub-category and edit the following settings on the right.

• "Popup Windows" display box
  
  
  • Uncheck Block unrequested popup windows.

This setting is necessary becuase popup windows are needed for use with various AIS applications including: ePay, eTrac and Compliance Education Certification.

Click on the Forms sub-category and edit the following settings on the right.

• "Form Manager" selection box
  
  
  • Verify that the Save form data from web pages when completing forms. check box is not selected
    

Click on the Passwords sub-category and edit the following settings on the right.

• "Password Manager" selection box
  
  
  • Verify that the Remember passwords check box is not selected
  • Click on the Manage Stored Passwords button to the edit the settings in the Password Manager window
    
    
    • In the Passwords Saved tab in the Password Manager window, check to see if there are saved passwords in the display box
    • If there are saved passwords in the "Password Manager has saved login information for the following sites:" window, click on the Remove All button to delete the saved passwords from the browser
    • Click on the Close button for the Password Manager window to register your selection

• "Encryption versus Obscuring" selection box
  
  
  • Check the Use encryption when storing sensitive data check box

AIS has no specific recommendations for the Master Passwords sub-category.

Click on the SSL sub-category and edit the following settings on the right.

• "SSL Protocol Versions" selection box
  
  
  • Verify that the Enable SSL version 2 check box is selected
  • Verify that the Enable SSL version 3 check box is selected
  • Verify that the Enable TSL check box is selected
    
    
• "SSL Warnings" selection box
  
  
  • Verify that the Loading a page that supports encryption check box is not selected
  • Verify that the Loading a page that uses low-grade encryption check box is not selected
  • Verify that the Leaving a page that supports encryption check box is not selected
  • Verify that the Sending form data from an unencrypted page to an unencrypted page check box is not selected
  • Verify that the Viewing a page with an encrypted/unencrypted mix check box is not selected

AIS has no specific recommendations for the Certificates sub-category.

AIS has no specific recommendations for the Validation sub-category.

In the Category list window click on the arrow next to the Advanced heading. This will open the following eight items under the Advanced category:

• Advanced
  • Scripts & Plug-ins
  • Keyboard Navigation
  • Cache
  • Proxies
  • HTTP Networking
  • Software Installation
  • Mouse Wheel
  • System
    
    

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Click on the Adavnced sub-category and edit the following settings on the right.

• "Features that help interpret web pages" selection box
  
  
  • Verify that the Enable Java check box is selected
  • Verify that the Enable native object scripting check box is selected
  • Verify that the Send this email address as anonymous FTP password: check box is not selected

• "Quick Launch" selection box
  
  
  • Verify that the Keep Netscape in memory to improve startup performance check box is not selected

Click on the Scripts & Plugins sub-category and edit the following settings on the right.

• "Enable JavaScript for" selection box
  
  
  • Verify that the Navigator check box is selected
  • Verify that the Mail & Newsgroups check box is not selected
  • In "Allow scripts to:" selection box verify that all of the following boxes have been checked:
    
    
    • Move or resize existing window check box
    • Raise or lower windows check box
    • Hide the status bar check box
    • Change status bar text check box
    • Change images check box
    • Disable or replace context menus check box

AIS has no specific recommendations for the Keyboard Navigation sub-category.

Click on the Cache sub-category and edit the following settings on the right.

• "Set Cache Options" menu
  
  
  • Click on the Clear Cache button
  • Then, enter the amount of cache to use. The amount of cache to use should be set to half of the system RAM*.
    
    
• *How to check the RAM:
  
  
  • Click on the Start button on the Windows desktop.
  • Mouse over Settings, and click on the Control Panel.
  • Double click on the System icon.
  • The popup window will display the amount of RAM in the computer.
  • Click OK to close the System Properties box
    
    
• "Compare the page in the cache to the page on the network" menu
  
  
  • Verify that the Every time I view the page radio button is selected

• "Link Prefetching" display box
  
  
  • Deselect the Prefetch web pages when idle, so that links in web pages designed for prefetching can load faster. check box

AIS has no specific recommendations for the Proxies sub-category.

Click on the HTTP Networking sub-category and edit the following settings on the right.

• "Direct Connection Options" selection box
  
  
  • Verify that the Use HTTP 1.1 radio button is selected
  • Verify that the Enable Keep-Alive check box is selected
  • Verify that the Enable Pipelining check box is not selected

• "Proxy Connection Options" selection box
  
  
  • Verify that the Use HTTP 1.1 radio button is selected
  • Verify that the Enable Keep-Alive check box is selected
  • Verify that the Enable Pipelining check box is not selected

AIS has no specific recommendations for the Software Installation sub-category.

AIS has no specific recommendations for the Mouse Wheel sub-category.

AIS has no specific recommendations for the System sub-category.

When finished with all of the categories and the settings contained within them, click the OK button from the Preferences window to register the changes.