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Import the Lotus Connections certificate for your browser


Overview

Import the security certificate for Lotus Connections to avoid warnings from your browser.

To view bookmark and activity icons, import a security certificate. If you do not, your browser will put up security alerts when it displays Lotus Connections icons.


Install a certificate for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.x

  1. Open the Internet Explorer browser and navigate to your Connections Server over https. For example...

      https://connections.acme.com:9443/activities

  2. Click the Certificate Icon located on the bottom corner of the browser window.

  3. Click Install Certificate.

  4. Follow the steps in the Install Certificate wizard. Keep the default settings and respond "Yes" to the security warning.

  5. Following the installation, log onto the IBM WebSphere Portal server running the Lotus Connections portlets and verify you do not get the security warning when you use the Activities or Dogear portlets.


Install a certificate for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7.x

  1. Open the Internet Explorer browser and navigate to your Connections Server over https. For example:

      https://connections.acme.com:9443/activities

  2. Click the Certificate Error dropdown next to the Address bar at the top of the browser window.

  3. Click...

      View Certificates | Install Certificate

  4. Follow the steps in the Install Certificate wizard. Keep the default settings and ignore any security warning.

  5. Following the installation, log onto the IBM WebSphere Portal server running the Lotus Connections portlets and verify you do not get the security warning when you use the Activities or Dogear portlets.


Install a certificate for Firefox Mozilla version 3x

  1. Open Firefox Mozilla browser and navigate to your Connections Server over https. For example:

      https://connections.acme.com:9443/activities

    At the security warning prompt, click...

      Or you can add an Exception | Add Exception | Get Certificate

  2. Follow the steps in the Install Certificate wizard.

  3. Following the installation, log onto the IBM WebSphere Portal server running the Lotus Connections portlets and verify you do not get the security warning when you use the Activities or Dogear portlets.


IBM Lotus Connections 2.5 Portlets for WebSphere Portal

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