Automatic Web Login

<h2>Background</h2>

<p>All of the scripts and web pages that TIM Enterprise provides are 
protected by a login (username and password) that is provided by the 
user through their web browser.</p>


<p>Sometimes it is desirable to allow automatic access to a particular 
web page using a pre-supplied username and password.  An example might 
be the deployment of a stand-alone computer displaying a pre-defined 
wallboard on a large screen;  It can become tedious having to log in 
every time that computer is switched on.</p>


<p>Different web browsers behave differently for automatic logging-in to
 web pages.  Variously, they range from complete prohibition of the 
practise, to permitting it if certain system parameters are configured.</p>

<h2>Specifics</h2>

<p>In this article, details of how to allow automatic logging-in to a 
web page concerns the Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 6 and above) 
browsers only.  Please consult your browser documentation for a solution
 related to your own choice of browser.</p>


<p>The solution involves creating a specially-crafted URL in the following form:-</p>

<p>Open Windows Registry Editor, <span class="keyword">REGEDIT.EXE</span>, from the Windows <span class="keyword">Start Menu ? Run</span>.  Locate the following registry key:-</p>

Inside this registry key, add the following <span class="keyword">DWORD</span> entries:-

<p>Close the Registry Editor and create a bookmark in Internet Explorer, specifying the URL as per the following example:-</p>