Before you begin

In order to view bookmark and activity icons, you must import a security certificate. If you do not, your browser will put up security alerts when it displays IBM Connections icons.

Certificates are used for SSL communication. If SSL certificates from the Connections server or Connections HTTP server are signed by an authority already trusted by the browser, this step may not be necessary. If the SSL certificates on your Connections server or HTTP server are self-signed or signed by an authority unknown to your browser, then you will need to import the certificates into your browser to avoid security alerts and missing icons.

Adding explicit trust for a certificate can be useful during development and testing, if you have not yet configured a certificate from an issuer your browsers already trusts or to work around temporary issues with certificate expiration or revocation. This should not normally be a part of a regular process for accessing the server.

If certificates are not trusted by the browser, your browser may display security alerts and icons may not display in the browser.

For more information on certificates, see http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lcwiki.nsf/dx/Configuring_IBM_HTTP_Server_for_SSL_ic301#

About this task

Follow the steps for the browser you are using.

Procedure

1. To 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.example.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 IBM Connections portlets and verify you do not get the security warning when you use the Activities or Dogear portlets.
2. To install a certificate for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7.x or 8.x:
1. Open the Internet Explorer browser and navigate to your Connections Server over https. For example: https://connections.example.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.
4. Click Install Certificate.
5. Follow the steps in the Install Certificate wizard. Keep the default settings and ignore any security warning.
6. Following the installation, log onto the IBM WebSphere Portal server running the IBM Connections portlets and verify you do not get the security warning when you use the Activities or Dogear portlets.
3. To install a certificate for Firefox Mozilla version 3x or higher:
1. Open Firefox Mozilla browser and navigate to your Connections Server over https. For example: https://connections.example.com:9443/activities . You will be prompted with a security warning.
2. Click the Or you can add an Exception link on the security dialog box.
3. Click Add Exception.
4. Click Get Certificate.
5. Follow the steps in the Install Certificate wizard.
6. Following the installation, log onto the IBM WebSphere Portal server running the IBM Connections portlets and verify you do not get the security warning when you use the Activities or Dogear portlets.