Internet
Service Provider
Stage 4 Overview: Customizing the Browser
In this stage of the Internet Explorer Customization wizard, Internet service providers can customize the following:
- The browser title bar and toolbar background bitmap. When you select a bitmap, make sure that the colors contrast with text.
- Browser toolbar buttons. You can add custom toolbar buttons to run scripts and programs.
- The Internet Explorer logo in the upper right corner of the browser.
- Home, search, and online support pages for the browser.
- Favorites, Favorites folders, and links for the Links bar.
- Channels. You can add a channel or channel category, which is a folder of channels.
- Welcome page, which appears when users start their browser for the first time.
- A user agent string. A user agent is optional; it's a way to track the usage of your customized browser.
- The user's connection settings by customizing the settings, importing your settings, or deleting the user's existing settings.
- Proxy settings.
- Root certificate.
- Method of user sign-up.
- Sign-up files. You can specify the path of the folder that contains the sign-up files, and specify whether you want to edit these files.
- Parameters for the dial-up networking connection and Internet settings files that customers will use to connect to your Internet sign-up server.
- Internet Connection wizard settings, if your users will use the wizard to sign up for your services.