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Logon and Browser Settings

To logon to Virtual System Administrator

  1. Use your browser to display the logon page of your VSA server.
  2. Enter your administrator name and password.

    Note: For initial logon, use the master administrator account name and password entered during installation.

  3. Check the Remember my username and domain (if any) on this computer checkbox to save the username and domain name to a cookie on the local computer so you don't have to re-enter each time you log in. The password is not stored.
  4. Click the logon icon .

Note: To prevent unauthorized access after making configuration changes, log off or close the session by terminating the browser application.

Enabling Browser Cookies and JavaScript

Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater must have cookies and JavaScript enabled in order to proceed.

To Enable Cookies in Internet Explorer 5

Cookies are enabled by default in Internet Explorer. However, if cookies are turned off, you may need to enable them.

  1. Click on the Tools menu.
  2. Select Internet Options.
  3. Switch to the Security tab.
  4. Click on Internet in the Select a Web content zone.
  5. Press the Custom Level button.
  6. Scroll down to the Cookies section.
  7. In Allow cookies that are stored on your computer, select the Enable radio button.
  8. In Allow per-session cookies, select the Enable radio button.
  9. Press OK.

To Enable Cookies in Internet Explorer 6

  1. Click on the Tools menu.
  2. Select Internet Options.
  3. Switch to the Privacy tab.
  4. Select a privacy setting no greater than Medium High (i.e. the setting must not be High nor Block All Cookies).
  5. Press OK.

To Enable JavaScript in Internet Explorer

  1. Click on the Tools menu.
  2. Select Internet Options.
  3. Switch to the Security tab.
  4. Click on Internet in the Select a Web content zone.
  5. Press the Custom Level button.
  6. Scroll down to the Scripting section.
  7. In Scripting of Java applets, enable the Custom, High safety, Low safety, or Medium safety radio button, depending on the security requirements of the machine running the script.
  8. Press OK.