Users Guide

Instrumentation Service 79
Managing Preferences: Home Page Configuration Options
The left pane of the Preferences home page (where the system tree is displayed on the Server
Administrator home page) displays all available configuration options in the system tree window. The
options displayed are based on the systems management software installed on the managed system.
See Figure 6-2 for available Preferences home page configuration options.
Figure 6-2. Preferences Home Page Configuration Options
General Settings
Clicking the General Settings object allows you to set user and secure port server (Web server)
preferences for selected Server Administrator functions. The General Settings object action window has
the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: User and Web Server.
User
Subtab: Properties
Under the User tab, you can set user preferences, such as the home page appearance and the default e-
mail address for the Email button.
Web Server
Subtabs: Properties | X.509 Certificate
Under the Web Server tab, you can:
• Set secure port server preferences. See "Secure Port Server and Security Setup" for instructions on
configuring your server preferences.
• Perform X.509 certificate management by generating a new X.509 certificate, reusing an existing X.509
certificate, or importing a root certificate or certificate chain from a Certification Authority (CA). For
more information about certificate management, see "X.509 Certificate Management."
Server Administrator
Clicking the Server Administrator object allows you to enable or disable access to users with User or
Power User privileges and to configure the SNMP root password. The Server Administrator object action
window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: Preferences
and Diagnostics.
General Settings
Server Administrator