Browser preparation

These are examples, for a confluence installation located at URL https://wiki.example.com/. Remember to change your site's details.

Internet Explorer and Google Chrome on Windows

The Confluence Wiki server must be added to Local Intranet Sites and Compatibility View has to be disabled for Local Intranet Sites.

Google Chrome uses Internet Explorer settings so these settings work for both browsers.

Windows Server 2003 (Active Directory)

Save the following file as a file "confluence.reg":

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\example.com\wiki]
"https"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\wiki]
"https"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\BrowserEmulation]
"IntranetCompatibilityMode"=dword:00000000

Create a Group Policy which defines a Logon Script for all Confluence Wiki users:

regedit.exe /s confluence.reg
Windows Server 2008 and 2008R2 (Active Directory)

Define the following settings for all Confluence users with Group Policy Management Editor:

User Configuration -> Preferences -> Windows Settings -> Registry

Action: Update
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key Path: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\example.com\wiki
Value: https
Value type: REG_DWORD
Value data: 1
Base: Decimal

User Configuration -> Preferences -> Windows Settings -> Registry

Action: Update
Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key Path: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains\wiki
Value: https
Value type: REG_DWORD
Value data: 1
Base: Decimal

Mozilla Firefox

Type "about:config" into the URL-field of Firefox and define the following setting:

network.negotiate-auth.trusted-uris https://wiki.example.com,https://wiki
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