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ManualsBrandsDell ManualsSoftwareOpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.2

1. Click

Preferences on the global navigation bar.

2. Click

General Settings, and the Web Server tab.

3. Set options as necessary in the Server Preferences window:

Session Timeout Sets the time limit for a session to remain active. Select Enable to set a time-out if there is

no user interaction for a specified time in minutes. After a session time-out, the user must

Disable to disable the Server Administrator session time-

out feature.

HTTPS Port 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 may prevent

other applications or browsers from accessing Server Administrator on the managed

system.

IP Address to

Bind to

Specifies the IP address(es) for the managed system that Server Administrator binds to

when starting a session. Select

All to bind to all IP addresses applicable for the system.

Select Specific to bind to a specific IP address.

NOTE: A user with administrator privileges cannot use Server Administrator when

logged into the system remotely.

NOTE: Changing the IP Address to Bind to value to a value other than

All may prevent

other applications or browsers from remotely accessing Server Administrator on the

managed system.

Mail To: Allows to set the default mail address for e-mail(s) from OMSA GUI.

SMTP Server

name and DNS

Suffix for SMTP

Server

Specifies the 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 the organization in the appropriate fields.

NOTE: For security reasons, the organization may not allow e-mails to be sent

through the SMTP server to outside accounts.

Command Log

Size

Specifies the largest file size in MB for the command log file.

Support Link Specifies the web address for the business entity that provides support for the managed

system.

Custom Delimiter 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 ,.

SSL Encryption Allows the Administrator or the Power User to set the encryption levels for sessions

between a web browser and the Server Administrator web server. Select Auto Negotiable

for auto selections of encryption level based on web browser settings. Select 128–bit or

higher for 128 bit or higher encryption levels.

NOTE: Change of encryption level requires restart of the Server Administrator web

server.