4.2  Starting the Web Interface

It is not necessary to have the Director running on your machine in order to use SEA. In fact, WEBES need not be installed on the browser's machine at all. However, WEBES must be installed and the Director must be running on the target machine in order to connect to its SEA system. Therefore, before using the web interface, you must ensure the Director is started on the target machine.

For additional information about supported browsers and configuring your browser for SEA, refer to Appendix C.

Accessing the Web Interface

  1. Start the Director on the machine(s) you want to connect to (if they have not been started already). Refer to Section 1.7 for details.
  2. Start your web browser.
  3. Enter the URL of the target machine to connect to it.
http://hostname.domain.com:7902
http://localhost:7902
In some network configurations, the name localhost may not be recognized. Enter the machine's hostname or its IP address (such as http://14.77.189.23:7902) instead.
If you are using Internet Explorer, be sure to include the http://.
  1. Enter the profile name you want to use in the Logon window (Figure 4–1) and click the Logon button or press Enter. See Section 7.5 for more information on profiles.
Figure 4–1 Logon Window
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Although you must login to SEA, the logout process is automatic. Refer to Section 4.10 for a description of the automatic logout process.