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484 CHAPTER A: CHANGING 3WXM PREFERENCES
Changing Tools
Options
You can change the Telnet and Web browser applications that start from
the 3WXM Tools menu. The default Telnet application is Microsoft Telnet
Client. The default Web browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer.
To change tools options:
1 Select Tools > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.
2 Click the Tools tab.
3 To 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.
4 To 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.
5 Click Close to close the Preferences dialog box, or click another tab to
continue making changes.
Changing
Certificate
Management
Options
By default, 3WXM does not accept self-signed certificates from WX
switches or from the monitoring service. You can change this option in
the Preferences dialog box. (For more information about certificate
handling, see “Managing Certificates” on page 369 and “Certificate
Check” on page 495.)
To change certificate management options:
1 Select Tools > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box appears.
2 Click the Certificate Handling tab.
3 To 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).
4 Click Close to close the Preferences dialog box, or click another tab to
continue making changes.