Lab 1-4: Turning off IE Enhanced Security Configuration

Instructions

  1. Start up your server.
  2. Log in as administrator.
  3. Open Internet Explorer.
  4. Set up your proxy.
  5. Go to www.teechur.com
  6. What happens?

 

 

 

  1. Why?

 

 

  1. How can you allow access to teechur.com?

 

 

 

  1. What is the purpose of Enhanced Security in Internet Explorer?

 

 

 

 

  1. Let’s turn it off because it just gets in our way.

a.    Go to StartàControl PanelsàPrograms

b.    Select Turn Windows features on or off.

c.    The Server Manager will open.

d.    Click on Features

e.    Select Remove Features

f.     Oh darn! It isn’t here! That’s how you used to turn it off in Server 2003.

  1. Go back to Server Manager.
  2. Look under Security Information. What does it say about ESC?
  3. Click Configure IE ESC.
  4. Turn it off for administrators.
  5. Now go back and go to www.tory.com.
  6. What is different?
  7. If it asked you about Phishing, what did you select?

 

 

  1. Why?

 

 

 

  1. As an administrator, do you feel that YOU should enable the Phishing Filter?

 

  1. Why?

 

 

 

 

  1. What about for users? When should it be enabled for users?