HP Manager Software manual Chapter C Changing 3WXM Services Preferences

484CHAPTER C: CHANGING 3WXM SERVICES PREFERENCES

By default, the 3WXM client does not accept self-signed certificates, even from 3WXM Services. Instead, when 3WXM Services or another device presents a self-signed certificate to the 3WXM client, the Certificate Check dialog box appears on the client. This dialog box displays the certificate information.

The options you select in this dialog box apply to all HTTPS connections with the 3WXM client. For example, the 3WXM client also checks the validity of certificates presented by WX switches, and the settings you select in this dialog affect those connections too.

Completing the To complete the connection, use the following procedure. connection

1Select one or both of the following options, within 60 seconds after the Certificate Check dialog is displayed:

„Always accept self-signed certificates. — Use this option to configure the 3WXM client to always accept a self-signed certificate from the 3WXM monitoring service and from WX switches.

„Install this certificate to validate future connections. — Use this option to accept the certificate and consider the certificate to be valid for future connections.

When you use this option, the Certificate Check dialog box is not shown again for the certificate, even if the certificate becomes out of date.

2Click Accept.

To reject the certificate and refuse the connection, click Reject. The 3WXM ends the connection.

The Certificate Check dialog box is redisplayed each time the 3WXM client attempts to establish a connection with 3WXM Services.