Configure the console

You can configure the appearance and behavior of your console by setting preferences in the Configure Console dialog box for the following areas:

• Number of levels of expansion for maps
• Map background color
• Download of node and service information at startup
• Number of WMI instances to be retrieved
• Location of results views
• Data presentation properties
• Message browser properties
• Notification properties

To configure console properties

1. Open the Configure Console dialog box if it is not already open.
   1. In the Scope pane, right-click the name of the root node to open the shortcut menu.
   2. Select Properties to open the Configure Console dialog box.
2. Specify your preferences in the tabs.
3. Click Apply to apply your settings without closing the dialog box.
4. Click OK to confirm your choices and close the dialog box.

Changes take effect immediately and apply to all the consoles available to the user making the changes.

Related Topics:

• Specify console General properties
• Specify console Data Presentation properties
• Specify console Message Browser properties
• Specify console Notification properties