3com 3CRWX120695A WXR100 User Manual

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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.

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.