1.3 Launching the PlateSpin Forge Web Interface

Most of your interaction with the product takes place through the browser-based PlateSpin Forge Web Interface.

    The supported browsers are:

  • Google Chrome, version 34.0 and later

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 11.0 and later

  • Mozilla Firefox, version 29.0 and later

NOTE:JavaScript (Active Scripting) must be enabled in your browser.

To enable JavaScript:

  • Chrome:

    1. From the Chrome menu, select Settings, then scroll to and click Show advanced settings.

    2. Under Privacy, click Content Settings.

    3. Scroll to JavaScript, then select Allow all sites to run JavaScript.

    4. Click Done.

  • Firefox:

    1. In the Location bar, type about:config and press Enter.

    2. Click I’ll be careful, I promise!

    3. In the Search bar, type javascript.enabled, then press Enter.

    4. In the search results, view the value for the javascript.enabled parameter. If its value is false, right-click javascript.enabled and select Toggle to set its value to true.

  • Internet Explorer:

    1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options.

    2. Select Security, then click Custom level.

    3. Scroll to Scripting > Active scripting, then select Enable.

    4. Click Yes at the warning dialog box, then click OK.

    5. Click Apply > OK.

To launch the PlateSpin Forge Web Interface:

  1. Open a web browser and go to:

    http://<hostname|IP_address>/Forge

    NOTE:Replace <hostname | IP_address> with the hostname or the IP address of your Forge Management VM.

    If SSL is enabled, use https in the URL.

The first time you log into PlateSpin Forge, the browser redirects to the License Activation page.