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Using Server Administrator 41

Perform the following steps to set up your secure port system preferences:

Click

Preferences

on the global navigation bar.

The

Preferences

home page appears.

Click

General Settings

, and the

Web Server

tab.

In the

Server Preferences

window, set options as necessary.

• The

Session Timeout

feature can set a limit on the amount of time that a Server Administrator

session can remain active. Select the

Enable

radio button to allow Server Administrator to time

out if there is no user interaction for a specified number of minutes. Users whose session times out

must log in again to continue. Select the

Disable

radio button to disable the Server Administrator

session timeout feature.

• The

HTTPS Port

field specifies the secure port for Server Administrator. The default secure port

for Server Administrator is 1311.

NOTE: Changing the port number to an invalid or in-use port number might prevent other applications or

browsers from accessing Server Administrator on the managed system. See the The Dell OpenManage

Installation and Security User's Guide for the list of default ports.

• The

IP Address to Bind to

field specifies the IP address(es) for the managed system that Server

Administrator binds to when starting a session. Select the

All

radio button to bind to all IP

addresses applicable for your system. Select the

Specific

radio button to bind to a specific IP address.

NOTE: Changing the IP Address to Bind to value to a value other than All may prevent other applications or

browsers from accessing Server Administrator on the managed system.

• The

SMTP Server name

and

DNS Suffix for SMTP Server

fields specify your company or

organization's Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and domain name server (DNS) suffix.

To enable Server Administrator to send e-mails, you must type the IP address and DNS suffix for

the SMTP Server for your company or organization in the appropriate fields.

NOTE: For security reasons, your company or organization might not allow e-mails to be sent through the

SMTP server to outside accounts.

• The

Command Log Size

field specifies the largest file size in MB for the command log file.

• The

Support Link

field specifies the URL for the business entity that provides support for your

managed system.

• The

Custom Delimiter

field specifies the character used to separate the data fields in the files

created using the

Export

button. The

;

character is the default delimiter. Other options are

, and

When you finish setting options in the

Server Preferences

window, click

Apply Changes