How to login to Contract Eagle

Overview

The login process for Contract Eagle is required to ensure that only authorised people have access to your confidential contract information. The purpose of this page is to show you how to login to Contract Eagle using your Windows login and password AND how to automate your login so that you don't have to enter your windows login id and password.

This page provides the following help information:

• Automatic Login Instructions - Internet Explorer
• Automatic Login Instructions - Mozilla Firefox
• Manual Login Instructions - All Browsers
• Notes for Vista Home Premium and Windows 7 Home Premium

If you can not solve your login issues here please also try our troubleshooting page. 

Automatic Login

Technical Explanation

The following sections explain how to enable Automatic NTLM Authentication within your web browser.

Do I need to do this?

No, you do not need to do this. However, it makes the login process more convenient for your users because they don't have to enter their user name and password every time they use Contract Eagle.

How do I set up my browser?

That depends on which web browser and version you are using (eg. Whether you are using Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 3.5). We have endeavoured to document the most popular browsers below.

Automatic Login Instructions - Internet Explorer

This process applies to Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8.

Step 1 - Enable Integrated Windows Authentication

• Open Internet Explorer
• From the Tools menu select Internet Options
• Select the Advanced tab
• Ensure the "Enable Integrated Windows Authentication" check box is checked.
• You will need to restart Internet Explorer for this setting to take effect.

Step 2 - Enable Automatic Login only in the Intranet Zone

Staying within the Internet Options window, open the Security tab. The following steps are indicated on the image to the right:

1. Click Local Intranet
2. Click Custom Level
3. Ensure the "Automatic logon only in Intranet Zone" option is selected. 

Step 3 - Place Contract Eagle within the Intranet Zone

Follow these instructions if your browser indicates that Contract Eagle is within the Internet zone. The following image shows the bottom right hand corner of your Internet Explorer window. If the Internet zone is shown as per the image below then you should follow these instructions to move the Contract Eagle host to your Intranet sone.

Instructions

Open Internet Explorer and, from the Tools menu, select Internet Options. The following steps are highlighted on the image to the right.

1. Select the Security tab and Local Intranet
2. Click the Sites button
3. Click the Advanced button
4. Enter the address of your Contract Eagle server, including "http://".
5. Click Add.

Finally, close the settings windows. You will see that the icon which previously indicated Internet now indicates Intranet.

Automatic Login Instructions - Mozilla Firefox

This procedure was verified with Mozilla Firefox version 3.5

Open Firefox with the following steps indicated on the image below:

1. Type "about:config" in the browser address field
2. Find and double-click the entry named "network.automatic-ntlm-auth.trusted-uris"
3. Enter the name of your server into the popup window.

Manual Login Instructions - All Browsers

When you install Contract Eagle, and then click the link to open the application, one of two things will happen:

1. EITHER You will be automatically logged-in and the Contract Eagle application will display immediately, without requiring you to enter a password.

2. OR You will be prompted to enter a user name and password. You will then need to enter your windows login id and password.

Option 1 : Login Id and Password

Usually it is possible to login just using your login id and password as per the image to the right. If this does not work please try option 2, where you include your domain name as well.

Option 2: Using Domain Name, Login Id and Password

If you weren't able to login using just your login id then you may need to prefix it with the domain name and the back-slash. If you have a stand-alone computer then this would be the name of your computer.

eg. If your login id is "simon" and your computer or domain name is "simonspc" then you would enter "simonspc\simon" into the User Name field.

Notes for Windows Vista Home Premium Edition and Windows 7 Home Premium Edition

If your Contract Eagle software is installed under a Home Premium edition of Windows it is important to note that Plain Text Authentication is used instead of Integrated Authentication. 

This means that the automatic login feature can not be provided used and you will need to login manually via your windows user id and password.