Internet Applications Settings

Using the Internet Applications Settings , you can specify the settings for opening different types of Internet-related files and locations.

Note: To use the functionality available on the Internet Applications pane, you should have Parallels Tools installed in the virtual machine and the Isolate Mac from Windows option disabled in the Security pane .

You can specify different Internet applications for opening each of the following types of web pages:

• Web pages . Web pages accessible through the HTTP and HTTPS protocols.
• E-mail . Links in the mailto format.
• Newsgroups . Links in the news. format.
• FTP . Locations accessible through the FTP protocol.
• RSS . RSS feeds.
• Remote access . Locations accessible through the Telnet and Secure Shell ( SSH ) protocols.

To set applications for opening these types of web pages and links:

1. Click the box next to the type name.
2. Choose the appropriate Internet application from the list.

   Note: This list contains Internet applications installed in Mac OS X and your virtual machine.

For more information on sharing web applications, refer to Sharing Web Applications .

If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from further unauthorized changes, click the Lock icon at the bottom of the window. The next time someone wants to change the settings on any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration, an administrator's password will be required.