Web Browser Configuraiton
Java Security
Java Security Level
As we know, there are three security levels designed for Java applets, the three security levels are described as follows:
WebMan and Java Security Level
WebMan
contains Basic Management and Advanced Management functions. Basic Management will be affected Java security level 1 and 2. Basic Management will be affected by Java security level 1 and 2. Advanced Management will be affected by Java security level 3. See table D-1.Table D-1: The Relationship of Java Security Level and WebMan functions
Java Security Levels |
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Levels |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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Function |
Remote Source Host File Access |
Remote Source Host Networking I/O |
Any Party Host Networking I/O |
Local File I/O |
HTML and Applet |
RMON, VLAN, SNMP Browser, Device Manager |
SNMP Trap Function |
Save/Print Functions |
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WebMan |
Basic Management |
Advanced Management |
JDK1.1 Compliance Web Browsers
The Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape Communicator 4.05 are recommended to use as JDK1.1 compliance Web browsers. The Java security level of Netscape Communicator and Microsoft Internet Explorer is described as follows:
- Netscape Communicator ver 4.05
- Default Java L1/L2 Security. (Win95/Win98/WinNT)
- Do not provide any Security Setting for users.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer ver 4.0 (or 4.0 SP1A is better for WinNT)
- Default Java L1 Security.
- Provide Java L2/L3 Security Setting for users. (Setting procedures described as follow pages, Win95/Win98,WinNT)
7 Steps to Set Java Security
The following section will introduce how to set Java security for Microsoft Internet Explorer step by step. There are seven steps described as follows:
Figure D-1: Selecting Internet Options
Figure D-2: Selecting Security Tag and Custom Button
Figure D-3: Selecting Custom and Java Custom Settings Buttons
Figure D-4: Selecting Edit Permission and Enable Buttons
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