Administration Console is a combination of iManager and a device manager. It has been customized for Access Manager so that it can manage the Access Manager components.
Important points that you must know:
You cannot use Administration Console to log in to other eDirectory trees and manage them.
Do not download and add iManager plug-ins to this customized version. It may result in destroying the Access Manager schema, which can prevent you from managing Access Manager components. This can also prevent communication among the modules.
Do not start multiple sessions of Administration Console on the same machine through the same browser. Browsers share session information and this can cause unpredictable issues in Administration Console. However, you can start different sessions with different brands of browsers.
Do not apply Group Policy Object (GPO) settings to your browser while accessing Administration Console because the GPO settings might not allow some contents to display.
Perform the following steps to log in to Administration Console:
Enable browser pop-ups.
On Administration Console, ensure that ports 8080 and 8443 are open.
For information, see Configuring the Linux Administration Console Firewall and Configuring the Windows Administration Console Firewall.
From a client machine external to your Administration Console server, launch a browser and specify the Administration Console URL.
Use the IP address established when you installed Administration Console. It includes the application /nps and the following ports:
8080 (HTTP) or 8443 (HTTPs): When only Administration Console is installed on the machine.
2080 (HTTP) and 2443 (HTTPs): When Identity Server is installed on the same machine.
For example, if the IP address of your Administration Console is 10.10.10.50, specify the following as URL:
http://10.10.10.50:8080/nps
Click OK to accept the certificate.
You can select either the permanent or temporary session certificate option.
On the Login page, specify the administrator name and password that you defined during Administration Console installation.
Click Login. Access Manager Dashboard opens.
For more information about this view or about configuring Administration Console, see Configuring the Default View in the NetIQ Access Manager 4.4 Administration Guide.
IMPORTANT:All configuration and management tasks in the Access Manager documentation assume that you know how to log in to Administration Console.
Continue with one of the following:
Before configuring the system, you need to install other Access Manager components. You need to install at least one Identity Server and one Access Gateway. It is recommended to next install Identity Server. See Section 3.0, Installing Identity Server.
If your Administration Console server has multiple interface cards, see Enabling Administration Console for Multiple Network Interface Cards.
NOTE:You can provide fault tolerance for the configuration store on Administration Console by installing secondary versions of the console. See High Availability and Fault Tolerance
in the NetIQ Access Manager 4.4 Administration Guide.