The NCTE Web site must first identify you as a
registered user or member in order to allow access to personalized and
subscribed content. To do this, the browser stores information in a small text
file, called a "cookie," on the hard disk in your computer. Many browsers today
have custom security features that limit and deny this ability. Settings for
cookie acceptance must be enabled on your Web browser in order for you to log in
and use the site. This allows NCTE to identify the extent of your access and
provide a seamless interaction throughout your visit. NCTE
only uses cookies in a per-session format to support your activity within the
site and does not collect any personal information from your
computer.
Web browsers are typically set up to allow the use of cookies; however, many
institutions place greater restrictions on computers and browsers in their labs
and offices. If this is the case, you cannot often change these settings on your
own and will need to contact your network administrator for help or
alternatives. For personal computers, you can customize the level of Internet
security based on your own needs and comfort level; however, if your browser is
set to not accept cookies, or specifically from the ncte.org domain, it
is not possible to log in and access your personal content or many of NCTE's
online resources such as journals and communities.
If you are unable to log in with a valid user ID and password, or your member
number and last name, and no specific error is given on the login page, there is
a possibility your browser's security settings are too strict and are not
accepting the NCTE session. Please use the following guidelines and additional
resources to check that your browser has cookies enabled:
Internet Explorer (IE) Version 5.0 and 5.5
To enable cookies or per-session cookies:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Go to Tools » Internet
Options. A new window will open.
3. Click the Security tab near the top of
the new window.
4. Click the Internet icon in the center window, then the
Custom Level... button near the bottom.
5. Scroll down the new window; find
the entry for "Cookies."
6. Enable button should be checked.
(for
per-session cookies follow additional steps 7 and 8)
7. Scroll down,
find "Allow per-session cookies."
8. Enable button should be
checked.
9. Click "OK."
10. Restart IE to log in.
Internet Explorer (IE) Version 6.0 and above
To enable cookies:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Go to Tools » Internet
Options. A new window will open.
3. Click the Privacy tab near the top of the
new window.
4. Move the slider to "Medium" security.
5. Click "OK."
6.
Restart IE to log in.
If you wish to retain or place a greater security on your
browser's cookie policy, you can alternatively add ncte.org as an
individually trusted Web site:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Go to Tools » Internet
Options. A new window will open.
3. Click the Privacy tab near the top of the
new window.
4. Click the Edit button near the bottom right.
5. Type
"ncte.org" as the address of Web site.
6. Click the Allow
button.
7. Click "OK."
8. Click "OK" again.
9. Restart IE to log in.
Netscape 7.0 and above
To enable cookies:
1. Open Netscape.
2. Go to Edit » Preferences. A new window
will open.
3. Click the arrow to the left of Privacy and Security to expand a
tree of options.
4. Click Cookies.
5. Select the option "Enable all
cookies" or "Enable cookies for originating web site only."
6. Click
"OK."
7. Close all browser windows, reopen Netscape, and log in.
If you are using a different version than those listed here,
please refer to the browser's help menu commonly opened by pressing the F1 key.
You can also go to the developer's Web site for additional help. For more
information on cookies, please look at the following links:
http://wp.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html
http://help.netscape.com/kb/consumer/19970226-2.html
http://www.microsoft.com/info/cookies.htm?RLD=291
http://support.microsoft.com
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