Basic Setup

Note:

The settings configuration as handled in this chapter is based on the assumption that you use Internet Explorer's default settings and default security levels. If you use a custom security level, read the chapter Custom Setup to ensure your settings match the requirements.

Playback of contents located on the Internet/intranet

  1. To apply Internet Explorer Security Settings, open Internet Explorer and navigate to the Internet Options command in the Tools menu.
  2. Click on the Tab Security and select Local Intranet or Internet, depending on where your contents are located.
  3. Click on Custom level... to open the Security Settings dialog. Enable the settings shown below.

    1. Contents located on your intranet (Default security level: Medium-low)

      Section/Setting

      Set to

      Why?

      ActiveX controls and plug-ins

      Display video and animation on a webpage that does not use external media player

      Enable

      Playback videos and animations embedded in book pages and quizzes directly with the browser, without loading an installed media player.

    2. Contents located on the Internet (Default security level: Medium-high)

      Section/Setting

      Set to

      Why?

      ActiveX controls and plug-ins

      Display video and animation on a webpage that does not use external media player

      Enable

      Playback videos and animations embedded in book pages and quizzes directly with the browser, without loading an installed media player.

      Miscellaneous

      Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints

      Enable

      Display simulation modes in Trainer and book pages in Book Reader with correctly positioned control elements.

      Allow websites to open windows without address or status bars

      Enable

      Display the frameless top-most-window of the Concurrent Mode.

Playback of local contents

If your contents are stored on a local hard drive or if your contents were delivered on a CD/DVD, you have to allow active contents to be run locally.

  1. Open Internet Explorer and navigate to the Internet Options command in the Tools menu.
  2. Click on the Advanced tab and scroll to the Security section. Enable the settings as described in the following table.

    Section/Setting

    Why?

    Allow active content to run in files on My Computer*

    Playback contents from your local hard drive(s). This is especially important if you want to preview your authored contents from Authoring Environment or Process Recorder.

    Allow active content from CDs to run on My Computer*

    Playback published contents on CD/DVD.


Common settings