How To Allow Pop-ups in Google Chrome Browser for WisFIRS Public Lands

How to Allow Pop-ups in Google Chrome Browser

And Opening PDFs

Two ways to allow pop-ups for WisFIRS in Google Chrome:

First Method: Responding to the alert

1. When you try to open a feature that launches a pop-up,

Chrome may display an alert in the top right top corner of the

browser.

2. Click on the alert. The alert notes that the pop-up was blocked. Select “Always allow…” and

“Done.”

Close all Chrome browser windows and reopen WisFIRS in a new Chrome

window.

Second Method: Customizing Google Chrome

1. Open the Google Chrome browser.

2. Go to Customize Google Chrome by selecting the ellipsis

(3 vertical dots) in the top right of the browser. Then

Choose “Settings.”

3. Depending on your version, either go to Advanced and then “Privacy and Security.” Or, in

Google Chrome 87.x, go directly to “Privacy and Security.”

4. Select “Site Settings”

5. Scroll down to “Content” and then “Pop-ups and redirects.”

6. In the “Allow” section, click the “Add” button.

7. Internal Users (DNR): Enter the following addresses in the textbox:

a. Add both http://intranetapps.dnr.wi.gov/wisfirspublic/wisfirs.aspx and

https://intranetapps.dnr.wi.gov/wisfirspublic/wisfirs.aspx

b. If you are a potential WisFIRS tester, also add both

http://uatintranetapps.dnr.wi.gov/wisfirspublic/wisfirs.aspx and

https://uatintranetapps.dnr.wi.gov/wisfirspublic/wisfirs.aspx

External Users: Enter the following addresses in the textbox:

c. Add both http://dnrx.wisconsin.gov/wisfirspublic/wisfirs.aspx and

https://dnrx.wisconsin.gov/wisfirspublic/wisfirs.aspx

Opening PDFs:

In addition, PDF files will download in Chrome just

like any other file. In the bottom left of the

window, select the arrow on the download. Then

choose the "Always open in Adobe Reader." This

option which will open the file in a separate Adobe

Reader window.

Close all Chrome browser windows and reopen WisFIRS in a new Chrome

window.

If you are experiencing problems with WisFIRS, Report a Defect:

In the upper right corner of the WisFIRS application, click on “Report a Defect.”

Or, contact the DNRForestryTechSupport.