Users Guide

Internet Explorer
To edit the exception list in Internet Explorer:
1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click Tools > Internet Options > Connections.
3. In the Local Area Network (LAN) settings section, click LAN Settings.
The Local Area Network (LAN) settings dialog box is displayed.
4. In the Local Area Network (LAN) settings dialog box, go to the Proxy server section. Select the Use a proxy server for
your LAN option.
The Advanced option is enabled.
5. Click Advanced.
6. In the Exceptions section, add the addresses for CMCs and iDRACs on the management network as a semicolon-separated
list. You can use DNS names and wildcards in your entries.
Mozilla FireFox
To edit the exception list in Mozilla Firefox version 3.0:
1. Start Mozilla Firefox.
2. Click Tools > Options (for systems running Windows) or click Edit > Preferences (for systems running Linux).
3. Click Advanced and then click the Network tab.
4. Click Settings.
5. Select the Manual Proxy Configuration.
6. In the No Proxy for field, type the addresses for CMCs and iDRACs on the management network as a comma-separated
list. You can use DNS names and wildcards in your entries.
Microsoft Phishing Filter
If the Microsoft Phishing Filter is enabled in Internet Explorer 7 on your management system, and your CMC does not have
Internet access, accessing CMC may be delayed by a few seconds. This delay can happen if you are using the browser or
another interface such as remote RACADM. Follow these steps to disable the phishing filter:
1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click Tools > Phishing Filter, and then click Phishing Filter Settings.
3. Select the Disable Phishing Filter check box and click OK.
Certificate Revocation List Fetching
If your CMC has no access to the Internet, disable the certificate revocation list (CRL) fetching feature in Internet Explorer.
This feature tests whether a server such as the CMC Web server uses a certificate that is on a list of revoked certificates
retrieved from the Internet. If the Internet is not accessible, this feature can cause a delay of several seconds when you access
the CMC using the browser or a command line interface such as remote RACADM.
To disable CRL fetching:
1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click Tools > Internet Options and then click Advanced.
3. Scroll to the Security section, clear the Check for publisher’s certificate revocation check box, and click OK.
Downloading Files From CMC With Internet Explorer
When you use Internet Explorer to download files from CMC you may experience problems when the Do not save encrypted
pages to disk option is not enabled.
To enable the Do not save encrypted pages to disk option:
1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click Tools > Internet Options > Advanced.
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