MSIE and Denodo Browser Configuration¶
The parameters of the following groups can be configured for the two browser types (sections “MSIE configuration” and “Denodo browser configuration”).
Browser Configuration¶
Max Download: Indicates the maximum time a browser will wait to download a page (in milliseconds).
Object Timeout: Maximum time (in milliseconds) that a browser can be used outside the pool to deal with a wrapper request. When this time lapses, the browser is destroyed. If the value of this parameter is less than 0, the browser can remain outside the pool indefinitely.
Initial Port: Each browser of the pool listens to requests in a port. The value of this parameter determines the port number to be used as the first one to assign port numbers to the browsers. From this number, consecutive port numbers will be used in ascending order. This property is available only for Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Graphical Interface: Indicates whether or not the pool browsers will display a graphical interface. To optimize system efficiency, applications in production do not normally display browser graphical interfaces. However, it may be useful to turn the interface on for debugging purposes. This parameter can only be configured for the MSIE browser.
Silent: with this option activated, none of the dialogs that the browser normally opens is displayed (this includes JavaScript dialogs, certificate warnings, etc.). This parameter can only be configured for the MSIE browser.
Browser configuration shows the administration tool page where to configure these parameters for the MSIE browser.

Browser configuration¶
Download Controls¶
This group of parameters allows the type of contents that should be downloaded or executed by the pool browsers to be specified. The content types whose download or execution can be configured are: images, videos, background sounds, script programs, Java applets and ActiveX controls. If Denodo Browser is used, only scripts programs can be configured. Download controls shows the administration tool page where to configure these parameters for the MSIE browser.

Download controls¶
Cache Controls¶
This group of parameters is for specifying whether or not the pool browsers should use the local cache and/or the proxy cache. Denodo Browser do not allow the proxy cache option to be configured. Denodo Browser can configure an additional parameter for the maximum number of JavaScript files that can store in its JavaScript cache (“Maximum number of cached JavaScript files”). Cached scripts will be executed faster than the ones that have to be re-downloaded. Cache controls shows the administration tool page where to configure these parameters for the MSIE browser.

Cache controls¶
Proxy with Authentication¶
If the Internet is accessed through a proxy with authentication, the following parameters (for the two browser types) must be configured:
Proxy login: user login in the proxy. If Denodo browser is used, this parameter also configure the proxy host and port to be used, with the following syntax:
user@host:port
Proxy password: user password in the proxy.
Proxy domain (Windows 2000): Windows domain.
Proxy with Authentication shows the administration tool page where to configure these parameters for the MSIE browser.

Proxy with Authentication¶
Note
The proxy server settings (host and port) must be configured in the settings dialog of the Microsoft Internet Explorer (not from the Denodo options) if this browser is used. To access it, open the Connections tab of the Tools > Internet Options dialog of Microsoft Internet Explorer. You can configure the proxy using the LAN settings button. If the Internet Explorer browser is not correctly configured to browse through the proxy server, the ITPilot server will ignore these authentication parameters.
Note
See the documentation of the NSEQL command SETPROXYAUTHINFO in the ITPilot NSEQL Guide for more information about configuring Internet access through a proxy in ITPilot.
Pool Size and Policy for Reusing Browsers¶
Max pool size: maximum number of browsers in the pool.
Min pool size: minimum number of browsers. The system will not reuse browsers already existing in the pool unless the current number is equal to or greater than the value of this parameter.
Reusable Browsers: indicates if the pool browsers can be reused to deal with more than one request. Enabling browser reusability increases the efficiency of most applications; however, it may not be suitable in some cases, where dealing with a previous request changes the browser response to subsequent requests (for example, through the use of cookies).
Max browser TTL: Maximum Time to Live of a persistent browser. If a persistent browser is active more than the specified time, it will be removed and a new one will be created with the same page loaded as the former browser. This is useful because, due to known problems in some versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer, when using this type of browser, performance may degrade if the browser has been open for too long. This option only applies to persistent browsers, not regular ones.
Pool size and reutilization policy shows the administration tool page where to configure these parameters for the MSIE browser.

Pool size and reutilization policy¶