| About UW Calendar

Browser Requirements

- Recommended Browsers
- Cache Settings
- SSL
- Cookies

Recommended Browsers

To use UW Calendar, you can use one of these recommended browsers:

- Internet Explorer version 6.0 or later
- Netscape version 4.77 or later
- Mozilla version 1.1 or later

If you are not using one of these browsers, or you need to upgrade to a newer browser version, go here:

- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Netscape
- Mozilla.org

You can also obtain a copy of Internet Explorer and Mozilla in the UW Internet Connectivity Kit CD (UWICK).

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Cache Settings

> In order for UW Calendar to work properly, your browser's cache must be set according to the following guidelines:

> On this platform… | With this browser… | Do this:
> Windows | Internet Explorer | Click through Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > General > Settings. Set "Check for newer versions..." to Automatically and click OK to confirm & exit.
> | Netscape | Click through Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Cache. Set "Document in cache is compared..." to "Every time" and then OK to confirm & exit.
> Mozilla | Click through Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Cache. Set "Compare the page..." to "Every time I view the page". Click OK to confirm & exit.
> Macintosh | Internet Explorer | Click through Edit > Preferences > Advanced. Look under "Cache" and set "Update pages..." to "Always".
> Mozilla & Netscape | Click through Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Cache. Set "Compare the page..." to "When the page is out of date.". Click OK to confirm & exit.

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Secure Connections (SSL)

> You must use a browser that supports secure connections, preferably version 4 or higher of Netscape or Internet Explorer. Secure connections (often called SSL, or Secure Sockets Layer) is the industry standard in Web security. It is used primarily for transmitting sensitive information over the Internet. When you have a secure connection between your browser and a Web site, no one else can easily access the data that you send across the connection.

> Occasionally, your browser might display a security alert to notify you that you are entering or leaving a secure connection. These alerts serve to tell you when your browser is taking precautions to keep the information you supply (such as your password) secure while it travels from your computer to the server. This is normal and you can choose to continue.

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Cookies

> In order for UW Calendar to work properly, your browser must be set to accept cookies. A cookie is a very small text file that a Web site can save on your computer to store information about you or your settings for the site. There are several types of cookies. UW Calendar uses temporary or session cookies to store your sign-in profile. The cookie is stored only for your current browsing session, and is deleted from your computer when you exit UW Calendar by exiting your browser.

Setting Browsers to Accept Cookies

> On this platform… | With this browser… | Do this:
> Windows | Internet Explorer | Click through Tools > Internet Options > Privacy. Move the slider to Medium. Click Apply and then OK to confirm & exit.
> Netscape | Click through Edit > Preferences > Advanced. Under "Cookies", click one of the options with "Accept" in the description and then OK to confirm & exit.
> Mozilla | Click through Edit > Preferences > Privacy & Security > Cookies. Click one of the options with "Enable" in the description and then OK to confirm & exit.
> Macintosh | Internet Explorer | Click through Edit > Preferences > Receiving Files> Cookies. Set "When receiving cookies..." to Never ask and click OK to confirm & exit.
> Netscape | Click through Edit > Preferences > Advanced. Click one of the options with "Accept" in the description and then OK to confirm & exit.
> Mozilla | Click through Edit > Preferences > Privacy & Security > Cookies. Click one of the options with "Enable" in the description and then OK to confirm & exit. NOTE:On Mac OS X the Preferences option is found under the Mozilla menu.
> Linux | Mozilla & Netscape | Click through Edit > Preferences > Privacy & Security > Cookies. Click one of the options with "Enable" in the description and then OK to confirm & exit.

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