Setting IE Security in XP to Print PaySlips

Scope

This process covers setting Internet Explorer security in Windows XP to enable printing of payslips from Employee Self-Service or Student Employee Self-Service.

Distribution

Employee Self-Service User^*

Student Employee Self-Service User^*

Ownership

The HRIS Director [bgriffin@ithaca.edu?Subject=Setting IE Security in XP to Print Payslips] is responsible for ensuring that this document is necessary and that it reflects actual practice.

Activity Preface

This activity is performed whenever an employee is unable to print their payslip from Employee Self-Service or Student Employee Self-Service because of security settings in Internet Explorer.

Note: It is your responsibility to maintain the security settings on your computer.  While adding the following website (outlined in this document) to your Trusted Sites list is not a security risk, adding certain other sites can increase your susceptibility to virus attacks.  Ithaca College does not recommend adding sites to your Trusted Sites list on IC computers that IC has not specifically directed you to add.

The job title Employee refers to:

• Employee Self-Service User

• Student Employee Self-Service User

Employee

1.    Open Internet Explorer.

2.    Select Tools> Internet Options in the Menu bar.

3.    Select the "Security" tab in Internet Options.

4.    Select "Trusted Sites."

5.    Click the [Sites] button.

This will open a "Trusted Sites" window.

6.    Enter "https://athens.ithaca.edu" in the "Add this Web site to the zone:" box.

7.    Click the [Add] button.

8.    Be sure the "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone" check box is checked.

9.    Click the [OK] button.

This will close the Trusted Sites window.

10.  Click the [Custom Level...] button on the Internet Options Security screen.

This will bring up a "Security Settings" window.

11.  Set the Security Settings.

• Scroll through the list and set the following items to the following settings:

• Download signed ActiveX controls: Enable

• Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Prompt

• Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Prompt

• Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Enable

• Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting: Enable

• Click the [OK] button.

• Click the [Yes] button in the warning box that asks: "Are you sure you want to change the security settings for this zone?"

12.  Click [OK] in the Internet Options window.

Your security settings are now set to enable printing of payslip information from Employee Self-Service or Student Employee Self-Service.

End of activity.

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