HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0 User Guide

• There must be no proxy servers between the browser and the CMS. Use the proxy bypass list in the
browser, or use no proxy at all.
• The browser must be configured to support automatic sign-in.
Procedure 2-1 Configuring the browser in Internet Explorer
1. In Internet Explorer, enable Integrated Windows Authentication under Tools→Internet
Options→Advanced tab.
2. The CMS must be in the Local Intranet or Trusted Sites zone, which can be configured under the
Tools→Internet Options→Security tab.
3. (Optional) If the CMS is in the Internet Explorer Local Intranet zone, select Automatic Logon only in
Intranet zone.
4. (Optional) If the CMS is in the Internet Explorer Trusted Sites zone, select Automatic logon with current
user name and password.
Configuring the browser in Firefox:
Firefox must be configured with a list of sites (for example, the CMS) where automatic sign-in can be
performed, and should be restricted to local intranet sites. This list can be configured by entering
about:config in the Firefox address bar. From the list of Preference Names, select
network.negotiate-auth.trusted-uris and either double-click or right-click, and select Modify. Here, you
can specify a comma-separated list of URLs or domains, enter the list of URLs used to access Systems Insight
Manager. For example:https://cms_fqdn, where cms_fqdn is the FQDN of the CMS.
Behavior
When automatic sign-in occurs, an intermediate sign-in page appears. If you click Cancel from this page,
the manual sign-in page appears. You might want to cancel automatic sign-in if any unexpected network or
domain errors occur. If any browser configuration errors are detected, automatic sign-in is cancelled and
the manual sign-in page appears along with the configuration error.
Failures encountered during automatic sign-in are logged as normal sign-in failures in both the audit log and
the event log. If automatic sign-in is not attempted, no failure is detected or logged by Systems Insight
Manager.
If automatic sign-in is configured, you can manually sign in to Systems Insight Manager.
• If automatic sign-in fails, the manual sign-in page appears This might occur if you are logged in to
the operating system using an account that is not an Systems Insight Manager account.
• If automatic sign-in is not attempted This might occur if the browser is not properly configured for
automatic sign-in, or the feature is disabled in Systems Insight Manager.
• If you click Sign Out from Systems Insight Manager This enables you to specify another user account
to use if you are signed in to the operating system with a different account.
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