When you start Secure Configuration Manager for the first time after installation, log in to the Windows console first. You must use the user account and password that you entered during installation to log on. After you set up the product and create other user and administrator accounts, you can use any of those accounts to log in to either console.
By default, Secure Configuration Manager uses Windows authentication for communication between the consoles and the database. When using Windows authentication, the database checks with the Windows domain controller to see if the user ID and password you used to log in to the console computer are allowed to use the database through Core Services.
You can also use SQL authentication. For more information, see Configuring SQL Authentication between the Database and the Consoles.
Start Secure Configuration Manager from the NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager program folder.
In the Core Services field, select the computer that hosts the Core Services that you want to use.
(Optional) To configure the Core Services that you are using, complete the following steps:
Click Configure.
Edit the appropriate fields.
Click OK.
Type the user name for your default Secure Configuration Manager administrator account in the User Name field. Type the password that you specified during installation in the Password field.
Click OK.
The Web console works in most browsers so your users can access Secure Configuration Manager from anywhere. The installation process supplies the URL address, including the Core Services port. For example, https://162.99.123.45:8044/scm.
For more information about supported browsers, see Web Console Requirements.