Turn on the Java Console

This procedure describes how to turn on the Java Console and enable its debugging and logging options.

  1. Open the Control Panel:
    Option Description
    For 32-bit Windows
    1. From the Start menu, open the Control Panel.
    2. Search for and double-click Java.
    For 64-bit Windows
    • For a 32-bit browser: Open “C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\bin\javacpl.exe"
    • For a 64-bit browser: Open “C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin\javacpl.exe”
    For Linux Run the following command in a terminal: 
    $JAVA_HOME/bin/ControlPanel
    Note: Requires X Windows System to be installed.
  2. Click the Advanced tab.
  3. Expand the Debugging section.
  4. Check the following options:
    • Enable tracing
    • Enable logging
    • Show applet lifecycle exceptions
  5. Expand the Java console section.
  6. Select Show console.
  7. Click OK to close the dialog box.
  8. Make sure that all instances of your browser are closed.