ARCHIVED: How do I configure Internet Explorer for SharePoint at IU?

Note: If you want to add other SharePoint sites to your trusted sites, contact those site owners for their site URLs, and then add them to the sites in step 4 of the manual configuration.

Automatic configuration

To automatically configure Internet Explorer (IE) so it works well with SharePoint at Indiana University, use the ARCHIVED: UITS SharePoint Assistant from IUware.

Manual configuration

To manually configure IE so it works well with SharePoint at IU:

1. In IE, from the Tools menu, select Internet Options. If you do not see the menu, press the Alt key.
2. On the Security tab, select Trusted Sites, and then click Sites.
3. Under "Add this website to the zone", add the following sites (type one at a time, clicking Add after each):
   • https://*.sharepoint.iu.edu
   • https://sharepoint
   • https://mysharepoint
   
   
4. Click Close.
5. Make sure Trusted Sites is still selected, and then click Custom Level.
6. Scroll to the User Authentication setting at the bottom, and then under "Logon", select Automatic logon with current user name and password. Click OK.
7. Switch to the Connections tab, and then click LAN settings.
8. Make sure Automatically detect settings is not selected.
9. Click OK twice, and then close and relaunch Internet Explorer.