Installation guide

Navigating the Administration Console 8

Logging On and Logging Off for System Managers

The messaging system requires system managers to have valid credentials to log on to the Administration Console. The

procedures in this help system assume that you have already logged on using system manager credentials.

If you plan to remotely access the Administration Console using the Internet, the messaging system server must be

connected to a network with a secure connection to the Internet. The messaging system server should not be

connected to the Internet or a Wide Area Network (WAN) without a firewall. If access to the messaging system using

remote locations through a WAN is necessary, it should be allowed only through a secure Virtual Private Network (VPN)

such as PPTP, L2TP, or IPSec.

To log on as system manager

NOTE

YOU CANNOT ACCESS THE ADMINISTRATION CONSOLE USING A MONITOR AND USB KEYBOARD CONNECTED TO THE MESSAGING SYSTEM

BOARD. YOU MUST LOG ON TO THE ADMINISTRATION CONSOLE USING A NETWORK CONNECTION.

1. If the messaging system software is not running, start it.

See Shutting Down and Restarting the Messaging System Software.

2. On a workstation attached to the same network as the messaging system, open a Web Browser window.

3. On the Browser window, click File > Open.

4. Type the IP address of the messaging system server followed by /admin, then press ENTER. For example:

http://10.3.0.1/admin

Where 10.3.0.1 is the IP address of a messaging system server.

5. Type a system manager ID in the User field:

• If this is a new system, use $sandy$nec.

• If this is an existing system, type your personal ID.

6. In the Password field, type the appropriate security code:

• If this is a new system, leave the Password field blank.

• If this is an existing system, type your password.

7. Select a language from the language list.

8. Click Log On.

The Administration Console Main Menu appears.

To log off of the messaging system

• Click Logoff on the taskbar of any Administration Console page.