484CHAPTER A: CHANGING 3WXM PREFERENCES

Changing Tools

You can change the Telnet and Web browser applications that start from

Options

the 3WXM Tools menu. The default Telnet application is Microsoft Telnet

 

Client. The default Web browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer.

To change tools options:

1Select Tools > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.

2Click the Tools tab.

3To change the Telnet executable file or location used by 3WXM, type the path of the executable file in the Telnet Executable box.

The default Telnet executable file is C:\WINDOWS\system32\telnet.exe. You can also click Browse to navigate the computer filesystem.

4To change the Web browser executable file or location used by 3WXM, type the path of the executable file in the Browser Executable box.

The default Web browser executable file is C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe.

You can also click Browse to navigate the computer filesystem.

5Click Close to close the Preferences dialog box, or click another tab to continue making changes.

Changing

By default, 3WXM does not accept self-signed certificates from WX

Certificate

switches or from the monitoring service. You can change this option in

Management

the Preferences dialog box. (For more information about certificate

Options

handling, see “Managing Certificates” on page 369 and “Certificate

 

Check” on page 495.)

To change certificate management options:

1Select Tools > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.

2Click the Certificate Handling tab.

3To automatically accept self-signed certificates, select Always accept self-signed certificates.

To clear this option, clear Always accept self-signed certificates. By default, this option is disabled. The 3WXM client accepts a certificate only if the certificate is signed by a certificate authority (CA).

4Click Close to close the Preferences dialog box, or click another tab to continue making changes.

Page 484
Image 484
3Com 3CRWX120695A WXR100, 3CRWXR10095A manual Changing Tools, Check on, Click the Certificate Handling tab