Security Settings prevent browsing to Admin Console from local server

This article applies to:

• MailMarshal SPE
• Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration 

Symptoms

• MailMarshal SPE website does not display the login form when browsing from local server

Causes

• MailMarshal SPE site is configured with Host Header
• Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is active
• Host Header URL is not included in Trusted Sites

MailMarshal SPE Administration Console requires the initial connection to be from the local server. Enhanced Security Configuration prevents browsing to sites on the local web server by their Host Header URL.

Resolution:

Any one of the following methods will resolve this issue:

1. If the site is the default site of the server, use http://localhost
2. Add the host header URL to Trusted sites in Internet Explorer security settings.
3. Uninstall Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration on the MailMarshal SPE server.