How to make a site trusted using Internet Explorer

In order to make a site trusted please follow the following steps:

  1. Open Internet Explorer
  2. Click "Tools" in the upper bar
  3. Select "Internet Options"
  4. Select "Security" in the window opens
  5. Select "Trusted Sites"
  6. Select "Sites..."
  7. In the text area "Add this Web site to the zone:" type "http://ouranos.ceid.upatras.gr/vr"
  8. Uncheck the "Require server verification (https) for all sites in this zone"
  9. Click on the "Add" button
  10. Click in the "OK" button

How to enable Internet Explorer to run java applets on the trusted sites

  1. Open Internet Explorer
  2. Click "Tools" in the upper bar
  3. Select "Internet Options"
  4. Select "Security" in the window opens
  5. Select "Trusted Sites"
  6. Click "Custom Level..."
  7. Click on the "Java Custom settings..." on the new window 
  8. Click on the "Edit Permissions..." and enable everything for unsigned content
  9. Click "OK" (three times) in order to close the opened windows

How to register the testcom.ocx ActiveX control

After downloading the "testcom.ocx" file please follow one of the following ways in order to register it:

1. Double click on the "testcom.ocx" file. If you have registered another ocx with this way before the ocx will be registerd automatically. Otherwise the "open with " dialog will open. Click "Other..." and then select the file "regsvr32.exe", which is usually stored in "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM".

2. From the command line of Windows (Start->Run), type 

regsvr32 "{installation directory of test com }\testcom.ocx"

If the testcom.ocx will be registered successfully you will receive the following message: