Web browser restrictions while using
Device Manager - Storage Navigator
When logged in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator, do not use web browser menus, shortcuts, or other browser options as described here.
- If you use Back, Next, or web browser shortcut keys such as F5 and Esc, you will be logged out of Device Manager - Storage Navigator. Any settings you made during the session will be lost.
- Do not use the
button, the
Close option in the
File menu, or the AltF4 shortcut to close the web browser. To close
Device Manager - Storage Navigator, click
Logout or
in the
Device Manager - Storage Navigator menu.
- Do not change the web browser settings such as in Internet Explorer. If you do so and see unexpected results, close the web browser and log in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator again.
- Do not disable Adobe Flash Player because Adobe Flash Player is necessary for Device Manager - Storage Navigator and works as an add-on to a web browser. If you use Internet Explorer, do not change the settings in .
- Do not use the following web browser functions: character encoding, text size, the zoom function, the CtrlF (search), CtrlA (select all).
- Use only the Tab key to move the focus to the Adobe Flash Player window. If you use ShiftTab to move the focus in reverse, the focus may not move from the web browser to the Adobe Flash Player.
- If you click a link that is blank or one for which a hyphen is displayed, nothing happens.
- In Internet Explorer, the window closes automatically when you click
Logout at the upper right corner of the
Device Manager - Storage Navigator main window.
In Google Chrome, the window does not close when you logout.
When you display an HTML format report saved in your local file system in a Web browser to which Adobe Flash Player version 23 or later is applied, add the folder containing the HTML format report to Trusted Location Settings.
If a path to the folder where the report is stored is a Windows UNC path, perform either of the following beforehand:
- Copy the report to a folder in the local drive.
- Register the folder containing the report to a network drive.
Procedure:
In Internet Explorer and Firefox:
- Open Adobe Flash Player Settings Manager.
- On the Advanced tab, click Trusted Location Settings under Developer Tools. The Trusted Location Settings dialog box opens.
- Click Add. The Add Site dialog box opens.
- Click Add Folder. Select the folder that contains the HTML format report, and then click OK.
- In the Add Site dialog box, click Confirm.
- In the Trusted Location Settings dialog box, click Close.
- Close Adobe Flash Player Settings Manager.
In Google Chrome:
- Open Adobe Flash Player Settings Manager.
- On the Global Security Settings panel, select Add locations from the drop-down list box.
- Enter a path to the folder containing the HTML format report in the Trust this location text box. Do not use Browse for files or Browse for folder because they do not work correctly.
- Click Confirm.
- Close Adobe Flash Player Settings Manager.
