Setting up Mozilla Firefox
Ensure the latest version of Firefox is installed.
Pop-up Blocker
Adapt opens certain items in a popup window. To enable popups:
1. Open Firefox
2. Click on Settings.
3. Click onto Content.
4. Remove tick in Block pop-up windows.
5. Close the Window.
Please note that some Toolbars block pop ups and therefore it may be necessary to change the settings on such Toolbars.
Firefox Setup
Open a Firefox Window
1. Type about:config in address bar.
2. Filter on: dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows
This will show the current settings which have been applied.
3. The setting needs to show as True.
4. Double click to change between true/false.
Clearing the cache on Firefox
Prior to logging into Adapt for the first time, your browser cache will need to be cleared.
- Click onto the ‘Settings’ option.
- Select the ‘Advanced’ tab.
- Click onto the ‘Network’ tab.
- Within the section for Cached Web Content, click onto the “Clear now” button.
- Click ‘OK ‘to close the window.
Setting up Google Chrome
Ensure the latest version of Chrome is installed.
Trusted Sites and Switching off pop-ups
- Click onto the ‘customize and control Google Chrome’ menu button .This is located at the right-hand side of the address bar.
- Click onto ‘Settings’.
- Scroll to the bottom and click onto the ‘Advanced’ hyperlink.
- Under the Privacy and security heading, click onto ‘Content Settings’.
- Click onto ‘Popups’.
- Ensure Popups are set to ‘Allowed’.
- Within the ‘Allow’ section, use ‘Add’ to add your system URL (e.g. http:\\172.16.x.xx, or your website address e.g. https://c8.adaptondemand.com) and press enter.
Clearing the cache on Chrome
Prior to logging into Adapt for the first time, your browser cache will need to be cleared.
- Click onto the ‘customize and control Google Chrome’ menu button.
- Select the ‘More Tools’ option.
- Select the ‘Clear browsing data’ option.
- Tick the options and Click on the ‘Clear data’ button,