NEC- entering data and error shows enter any character

NEC- entering data and error shows enter any character


NEC entering data and error shows “enter any characters” and wont update

  1. Use internet explorer mode in edge 


Enabling Internet Explorer Mode in Microsoft Edge

This article covers how to enable Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge and enable a button to reload a page in Internet Explorer mode.

1. Open Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right. 

microsoft edge

2. Select Settings. 

settings and more menu



3. Select Default browser. 

edge settings

4. Click on the drop-down menu next to Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode (IE mode) and select Allow. 

allow sites to be reloaded in IE mode

5. Click Restart to restart Microsoft Edge. 

restart microsoft edge

6. Return to the three dots menu (settings and more) and select Settings. Then select Appearance. 

settings menu

  1. Click on three dots menu (settings and more).
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select Appearance.

7. Click the slider next to Internet Explorer mode (IE mode) button. 

add IE mode button to toolbar

8. Click on the IE mode button to load a webpage in Internet Explorer mode. 

Now enter the IP address of the phone System and log in 

enable IE mode for a webpage

9. You will see a confirmation that the page is now open in IE mode. Make sure that the option to open the page in Compatibility View is selected. Optionally, you can enable the feature to always open this page in IE mode. 

You may get an "unsupported browser" error if you do not enable Compatibility View.

page is open in IE mode

  1. Make sure that Open this page in Compatibility View is enabled.
  2. Optionally, you can also enable Open this page in Internet Explorer mode next time if you frequently need to use IE mode with this site.
  3. Click Done if you make any changes.
  4. Click the x to close this pop-up.

10. Need to exit IE mode for a webpage? Click on the IE mode button again. 

exit IE mode