Using Program Options

Table Of Contents

Using the Program Options

Changing the Date and Time Format

Changing how Long Report Data is Stored

Changing the Device State Colors or Icons

Stopping and Starting the Secure Web Server

Stopping and Starting the Web Server

Changing Clock/Regional Preferences

Using the Program Options

Changing the Date and Time Format

To change the date and time format:

Step 1 From the Cisco netManager console, select Configure > Program Options.

Step 2 Select the Regional section.

For each of the three date formats, select the one that best suits your needs.

Step 3 Click OK.

These formats can be seen in use on several of the reports available on the Reports view.

Changing how Long Report Data is Stored

Ping Active Monitor data is stored in the Cisco netManager database to populate the Performance reports available in the application.

Step 1 From the Cisco netManager console, select Configure > Program Options.

Step 2 In Program Options, select Report Data.

On the Report Data section, you can change the settings for raw data, hourly data, and daily data.

Step 3 Click OK to save the changes.

You can see how many rows in the database that the data takes up by viewing the numbers under the time settings.

Changing the Device State Colors or Icons

To change the device state colors or icons:

Step 1 From the Cisco netManager console, select Configure > Program Options.

Step 2 In Program Options, select Device States.

To change an existing icon or state, select the entry from the list and click Edit.

Step 3 Adjust the shape and color of the icon using the settings in the Device State Editor.

Step 4 Click OK to save changes.

If the default settings do not fit your needs, click Add to create a new device state, using the internal state and state time that you need.

Stopping and Starting the Secure Web Server

To stop and restart the secure web server:

Step 1 From the Cisco netManager console, select Configure > Program Options.

Step 2 In Program Options, select Web server.

Step 3 Select Use SSL access to start the server with SSL.

Step 4 Click OK.

You can change the port that the SSL server runs on by changing the port number next to the Enable SSL web server on port option.

Stopping and Starting the Web Server

To stop and restart the Web server:

Step 1 On the Cisco netManager console, select Configure > Program Options.

Step 2 On the Program Options dialog, select Web Server.

Select Enable web server on port: to start the server, then clear the option to stop the server.

Step 3 Click OK to save your changes.

You can change the port that the server runs on by changing the port number next to the Enable web server on port: option.

Changing Clock/Regional Preferences

To use a 24-hour clock instead of the default 12-hour clock:

Step 1 From the Cisco netManager console, select Configure > Program Options.

Step 2 Select the Regional section.

Step 3 Select the Use 24 hour clock option.

Step 4 Click OK.