installing hcl notes browser plug-in for internet explorer and mozilla firefox


HCL Notes and Domino: Tips & Tricks

Installing HCL Notes Browser Plug-in for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox 🌎🔌
May 17, 2013 (Updated May 29, 2014)

By Lance Zakin, HCL CASA, CAAD
Notes and Domino
NotesMail - HCL BP
The Notes Browser Plug-in (NBP) allows 32-bit Internet Explorer or Firefox web client users to access their native Notes apps directly from the web. Incredibly as it sounds this feature allows Notes apps to be run from within web browsers on Windows 32/64 bit desktops! As for security it still requires a Notes ID file and native ACL security applies. If Notes mail acesss is required while using NBP, then the user must use iNotes.

If your Notes apps run on Notes 9/8 Basic or 7/6 clients then they will work fine with the browser plug-in. Notes Standard client (Eclipse) features are not supported. As per documentation, "The Notes Browser Plug-in allows you to work with your Notes applications directly in a browser. The plug-in consists of components of the Notes client that allow you to work with your Notes applications, as well as components that allow integration inside a browser. The components from the Notes Client which are part of this plug-in are specific to the Notes Basic client; any features in an application that require Standard Client components will not be available when running that application under the Notes Browser Plug-in. Essentially, if your Notes application runs successfully in the Notes Basic client, it should run unmodified in the Notes Browser Plug-in." There are 3 different installation options:
  • Notes Browser Plug-in stand-alone (NotesPluginMin): This option does not contain attachment viewers, JVM, or spell check. The install file size is only 54.7 MB. i.e. NOTES_PLG_LIT_901_WIN_EN-CIQ96EN.exe
  • Notes Browser Plug-in stand-alone (NotesPluginMax): Includes JVM which is required if you have any application which has a Java Agent in it. The install file size is 146 MB. i.e. NOTES_BP_901_WIN_EN-CIQ90EN.exe
  • Notes Browser Plug-in with Notes Standard client: Allows you to run the Notes Standard Client and NBP on the same desktop. NOTE: NBP will not run while the Notes 9 client is running and visa-versa.
Figure 1: Notes 9 Browsers Plug-in home page... notes:Home


Figure 2: Notes 9 Browsers Plug-in workspace... notes:Workspace


Install Option 1: Notes Browser Plug-in stand-alone (NotesPluginMin or NotesPluginMax)
NOTE: The user must has Windows Administrator rights to install NBP.

1. If any prior version of Notes exist, then you must first uninstall.
2. Determine which NBP stand-alone option is required for your Notes apps, then install as seen below.
i.e. NOTES_PLG_LIT_901_WIN_EN-CIQ96EN.exe, NOTES_BP_901_WIN_EN-CIQ90EN.exe

Figure 3: Click the Next button.


Figure 4: Click "I accept...", then click the Next button.


Figure 5: Click the Install button.


Figure 6: Click the Finish button.


Figure 7: Open web browser, then open internet address
notes:home as seen below.


Figure 8: Type your name and Domino server as seen in the example below.


Figure 9: Click "set up a connection...", then click the Next button.


Figure 10: Type your Domino server name, select TCP/IP and type your Server address as seen in the example below.


Figure 11: Click the Browse button to select your Notes ID file as seen in the example below.


Figure 12: Click the Yes button as seen in the example below.


Figure 13: Type your password as seen in the example below.


The post-installation size for NBP (NotesPluginMin) and NBP (NotesPluginMax) can be seen below.

Figure 14





Install Option 2: Notes Browser Plug-in with Notes Standard client
Allows you to run the Notes Standard Client and NBP on the same desktop. NOTE: NBP will not run while the Notes 9 client is running and visa-versa.

1. If any prior version of Notes exist, then you must first uninstall.
2. Launch the Notes Standard client installation file.
3. After you select the Notes Program and Data folders select the "Notes Browser Plug-in" option as seen below.
4. Continue with the normal installation.

Figure 15: Select "Notes Browser Plug-in" during a Notes 9 install.



Reference Sources

Installing the plug-in
Steps for installing and configuring the Notes Browser Plug-in. This document explains about the installation and configuration of the Notes Browser Plug-in. As with the Notes client installation for 9.0.x, you must first uninstall any prior version of Notes you have, and then install the current package on your system.

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