Preferences Builtin Browser

Display options

By default, the Builtin browser opens with only the title bar, but no navigation bar.

With which functions the navigation bar is displayed, you also define in the Advanced browser settings:

1 Back
2 Forward
3 Home button to open home page
4 Refresh
5 Adress bar
6 Print

The title bar is always shown.

User Agent-String

With each page request, the Builtin browser transmits a 'User Agent' string, which is predefined by the WebKit2 engine. It contains information like Mozilla compatibility and operating system.

To transmit individual information, define an Advanced file entry:

  1. In the Scout Console, for the relevant devices, open Advanced device configuration > Advanced file entries.

  2. Define the following entry:

    File /setup/sessions.ini
    Section [BuiltinBrowserDefaults]
    Entry UserAgentString
    Value <name/version> <individual string>
    Example: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64)

    For further information, see Advanced file entries.

    Name and version must be included in the User Agent string.

DNS cache

– from eLux RP 6 2104 –

The DNS cache of the Builtin browser is set to 120 seconds by default. To configure the timeout value individually, define an environment variable in the Advanced device configuration:

  1. In the Scout Console, for the relevant devices, open Advanced device configuration > Environment.

  2. To define a new variable, click New.

  3. Enter the variable using the format:
    WEBKIT_DNS_CACHE_EXPIRE_TIMEOUT=<number of seconds>
    and confirm with OK.

    The new variable is shown in the list.

For further information, see Environment variables.

Clearing the browser cache