Accessing Webview With Internet Explorer Version 7 - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850-48 Management Manual

Using WebView

Accessing WebView with Internet Explorer Version 7

When using Windows Internet Explorer Version 7 (IE7) browser software to access WebView with
HTTPS, the following certificate warning message is displayed:
Click on "Continue to this website (not recommended)" to continue the browser session. A certificate
error message, similar to the one shown below, will appear at the top of the WebView browser window.
At this point, you can decide to do one of the following:
•
Ignore the certificate error message and log into WebView. Note that by doing so, the certificate error
message will always appear at the top of every WebView browser window; or,
•
Follow the steps below to install the Alcatel-Lucent self-signed certificate in the Trusted Root Certifi-
cation Authorities store. Doing so will clear the certificate error message.
1
Click on the certificate error message. A "Certificate Invalid" popup window displays.
2
Click on "View Certificates" at the bottom of the "Certificate Invalid" popup window. A "Certifi-
cate Information" popup window displays.
3
Click on the "Install Certificate" button at the bottom of the "Certificate Information" window. This
step launches the Certificate Import Wizard.
4
Click the "Next" button to continue with the Certificate Import Wizard process. The "Certificate
Store" window displays.
5
Select "Place all certificates in the following store" and click on the "Browse" button. This will
display a list of certificate stores.
6
Select "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" from the list of stores and continue with the wizard
installation process. A "Security Warning" window will display containing a warning about installing
the certificate.
7
Click the "Yes" button in the "Security Warning" window to finish installing the certificate. After
the certificate is installed, the browser window no longer displays the certificate error message.
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Switch Management Guide
Configuring the Switch With WebView
September 2009 page 10-9