Using Online Banking with Safari 5

Information on how to configure your browser settings to use Online Banking with browser version Safari 5.

How to register for Online Banking

Settings you will need to configure for Safari 5
You’ll need to configure these settings to use Online Banking with Safari 5
> JavaScript
> cookies
> download the latest version of Safari
Enabling JavaScript in your browser
JavaScript must be enabled in your browser before you can login and use Online Banking functionality.
Step one—getting ready
  • select 'Safari' from the menu bar
  • select ‘Preferences...' from the dropdown list (see figure 1).
Step two—checking JavaScript is enabled
  • click on the ‘Security’ tab (see figure 2)
  • in the ‘Security’ panel, make sure that ‘Enable JavaScript’, ‘Enable Java’ and ‘Enable plug-ins’ are ticked (see figure 2)
  • un-tick ‘Block Pop-Up Windows’
  • close ‘Preferences’ dialogue box.
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Enabling cookies in your browser
We use session cookies for security. Each time you perform a transaction or view a new page on our secure server, a message is sent to the server to authenticate the request.
These session cookies are
  • not permanently stored on your computer
  • deleted when you log out of Online Banking.
You need to enable cookies in your browser to use Online Banking.
Step one—getting ready
  • select 'Safari' from the menu bar
  • select 'Preferences...' from the dropdown list (see figure 3).
Step two—checking session cookies are turned on
  • click on the 'Security' tab
  • in the ‘Security’ panel, select ‘Accept cookies: only from sites you navigate to’ (see figure 4)
  • close 'Preferences' dialog box.
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Final steps
Once you have finished configuring your browser settings, please close and then re-open your browser.
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