Launch Xinet Pilot (Windows)

Note: For instructions on installing Pilot, see Installing Xinet Pilot and Plug-ins on a Windows Client Machine.

To configure Pilot from Windows,

1.	Launch Xinet Pilot from the Windows Start menu.

2.	A help message points to the Pilot system tray icon and provides configuration instructions.This help message will display by default the first few times the application is launched.

3.	To configure, go to the Xinet Pilot icon in the system tray, right-click to display the menu, and select Preferences..

For more information about these menus, see Pilot Menu Options (Windows).

4.	In the Xinet URL field, type the IP address or FQDN of the Portal server, followed by /PORTAL/pilot.Your Xinet URL should similar to the example below.

Setting the URL associates this Pilot server site with the Pilot browser application.

5.	Optional - Change any of the following settings:

• Always trust self-signed certificates - Automatically except the public key certificate for your Pilot server.

• Open at Login - Pilot is automatically started when you restart your computer.

• Empty Cache - Clear cookies and other site and plug-in data.

6.

Click OK.

The login dialog box is displayed.

7.	Type your user name and password, and click Sign in.

Pilot Menu Options (Windows)

•	Show Browser - Shows the Pilot interface.

Tip:	You can also toggle visibility of the palette by left-clicking on the menu icon.

•	Hide Browser - Hides the Pilot interafce.

•	Preferences - Lets you specify the Xinet Administration server URL and other options.

•	About Pilot - Displays the current version of the browser application and copyright information.

•	Help - Displays the Help Page text, same text you see when you launch the browser application for the first time.

•	Quit - Quits the browser application to end the Pilot session completely.