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Prerequisites
n Verify that the physical or virtual machines from which you are accessing VCM have a supported
version of Internet Explorer installed. For supported platforms, see the VCM Installation Guide.
n Configure the Internet Explorer Pop-up Blocker settings to add your Collector to your list of allowed
Web sites, or disable Pop-up Blocker. Click Internet Explorer and select Tools > Pop-up Blocker > Pop-
up Blocker Settings and then add the path for your Collector in the allowable address field.
Procedure
1. To connect to VCM from a physical or virtual machine on your network, open Internet Explorer and
type http://<name-or-IP-address-of-Collector-machine>/VCM.
2. Type your user network credentials.
3. (Optional) Select Automatically log on using this role to have VCM log you in.
4. Click Log On.
Your VCM user account can have multiple roles. If you selected the Automatically log on using this role
option, VCM will automatically log you on as the User Role displayed on the Logon screen. To change
roles, you must use the Logoff button in the top right corner of the Console. This action will return you to
the Logon screen so that you can use the drop-down menu to select a different role.
Getting Familiar with the Portal
The VCM Web Console provides access to all VCM features to manage your environment.
The Web Console uses a browser-based interface to run from any Windows machine that has access to the
server on which VCM is installed. The Windows machine must be running Internet Explorer or Mozilla
Firefox with the Internet Explorer tab plug-in installed.
The Web Console includes several major areas and controls.
Figure 1–1. VCM Portal
Getting Started with VCM
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