9.2 Configure a telnet or SSH client for the browser on Windows

Configure the telnet command provided by the operating system for an NNMi user's Web browser. This procedure must be performed for each computer and Web browser from which an NNMi user needs to run the Actions > Node Access > Telnet... (from client) menu item.

Configure a third-party SSH command for an NNMi user's Web browser. This procedure must be performed for each computer and Web browser from which an NNMi user needs to run the Actions > Node Access > Secure Shell... (from client) menu item.

To complete any of the procedures in this section, you must have administrative privileges on the computer. The specific steps depend on the version (32-bit or 64-bit) of the browser and the operating system.

To determine the version of Internet Explorer, click Help, and then About Internet Explorer. If the version information does not include the text 64-bit Edition, this Internet Explorer is 32-bit.

Firefox is available only in a 32-bit version.

The following table identifies the procedure to use for each browser and operating system combination.

Table 9‒1: Matrix of telnet and SSH configuration procedures on Windows

Web browser	Windows operating system architecture	Applicable procedures
Internet Explorer 32-bit	32-bit	9.2.1 Windows operating system-provided telnet client 9.2.2 Third-party telnet client (standard Windows) 9.2.4 Third-party SSH client (standard Windows and Windows on Windows)
	64-bit Windows 7	9.2.2 Third-party telnet client (standard Windows) 9.2.4 Third-party SSH client (standard Windows and Windows on Windows)
	64-bit other than Windows 7	9.2.3 Third-party telnet client (Windows on Windows) 9.2.4 Third-party SSH client (standard Windows and Windows on Windows)
Internet Explorer 64-bit	64-bit	9.2.1 Windows operating system-provided telnet client 9.2.2 Third-party telnet client (standard Windows) 9.2.4 Third-party SSH client (standard Windows and Windows on Windows)
Firefox	32-bit	9.2.1 Windows operating system-provided telnet client 9.2.2 Third-party telnet client (standard Windows) 9.2.4 Third-party SSH client (standard Windows and Windows on Windows)
	64-bit Windows 7	9.2.2 Third-party telnet client (standard Windows) 9.2.4 Third-party SSH client (standard Windows and Windows on Windows)
	64-bit other than Windows 7	9.2.3 Third-party telnet client (Windows on Windows) 9.2.4 Third-party SSH client (standard Windows and Windows on Windows)

Many of the tasks in this section involve editing the Windows registry. As an alternative to editing the registry directly, you can create a .reg file that can be run on each user's system. For example .reg files, see 9.4 Example files for changing the Windows registry.

For details about the tasks described in this section, see the following Microsoft articles:

• Installing the Microsoft-provided telnet client:

  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771275%28WS.10%29.aspx

• Introduction to the Windows registry:

  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986

• Backing up and restoring the Windows registry:

  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

Organization of this section

• 9.2.1 Windows operating system-provided telnet client

• 9.2.2 Third-party telnet client (standard Windows)

• 9.2.3 Third-party telnet client (Windows on Windows)

• 9.2.4 Third-party SSH client (standard Windows and Windows on Windows)

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