ii
Knowing access requirements and standards of your organization ································································ 33
Identifying security policies and restrictions for monitoring ·············································································· 34
Identifying the integration requirements and opportunities ······················································································· 34
Translating requirements into actions ··························································································································· 35
3 Exploring the IMC interface ··································································································································· 38
Logging in to IMC ·························································································································································· 38
Exploring the IMC home page ····································································································································· 38
Basic operations on the IMC home page ··········································································································· 39
Alarm, performance and resource widgets ········································································································ 42
Customizing spaces and system-defined widgets ······························································································ 57
Customizing RSS widgets ····································································································································· 59
Device status through status bar ·························································································································· 59
Alarm sound settings ············································································································································· 60
Navigating IMC functions ···································································································································· 62
Quick Start ····························································································································································· 72
Floating menus of the navigation tree ················································································································· 72
Navigating IMC using breadcrumb trails ···················································································································· 73
Online help system ························································································································································· 74
System-wide help ··················································································································································· 75
Context sensitive help ··········································································································································· 76
Global search ································································································································································· 76
Performing a basic device search ······················································································································· 76
Performing a basic user search ··························································································································· 77
Performing a general search ································································································································ 77
Performing an advanced search for a device ···································································································· 78
Performing an advanced search for an interface ······························································································ 79
Performing an advanced search for a user ········································································································ 81
Personalizing the IMC Web interface ························································································································· 81
My Favorites ·························································································································································· 81
Theme ····································································································································································· 83
Display tiling ··································································································································································· 83
Configuring a view ··············································································································································· 84
Configuring widgets ·············································································································································· 90
Wizard Center ····························································································································································· 112
Quick Start ··························································································································································· 113
Support third-party device ·································································································································· 113
Task Management ························································································································································ 114
Accessing Task Management····························································································································· 114
Message history ··················································································································································· 116
Message options ················································································································································· 116
Logging out of IMC ······················································································································································ 117
Web desktop management ········································································································································· 117
Entering the Web desktop ·································································································································· 117
Viewing the Web desktop ·································································································································· 117
Viewing user login data on the Web desktop ································································································· 119
Personalizing the Web desktop ························································································································· 119
Managing applications ······································································································································ 120
Logging out of the Web desktop ······················································································································· 121
4 Configuring IMC for use ····································································································································· 122
Securing IMC and access to managed resources ···································································································· 122
Resource management: managing network resources with global settings ·························································· 122
Device access templates ····································································································································· 123
Configuring vendor and device information ···································································································· 141
