Administrating

After you have finished installing and configuring the MetaCommunications Image Portal, you can proceed to the optional “Customizing the Image Portal Web Server” on page 27 for information on customizing the appearance of Image Portal or you can Log in to Image Portal and perform the necessary Administrative tasks for preparing the system for use. Please refer to the Image Portal Administrative guide available in the Image Portal online Help system for more information. To access this guide, you will first need to log on to Image Portal as the Administrator.

Logging in to the Image Portal Web Client as the Administrator

1. Launch your web browser and type the URL of the Image Portal Web Server, and press Return (Mac) or Enter (PC). The Login page appears in the browser window.

NOTE: You may need to specify the 'metacomm' directory in the URL if a redirection page has not been set up in the root directory or the Image Portal Web Server has been embedded in a frame of another page.

NOTE: The default URL for the Image Portal Web Server is http://yourserver/metacomm.

2. Enter your user ID and password to log onto the web client and click LOGIN. The login ID for the Administrator is “Administrator”. The default password for the Administrator is “admin”, though this may have been changed when the database was first created or at any point thereafter. When logged in, the default search page will appear, allowing you to begin preparing the Image Portal for general use.

Note: To ensure the security of the system, please change your password as soon as possible. Instructions for doing so can be found in the Image Portal Administration User Guide available as online Help in the Image Portal.