Using The Document Viewer Agent Web Console - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

56.3.2 Using the Document Viewer Agent Web Console

Like the WebAccess Agent, the Document Viewer Agent also has a Web console.
"Enabling the Document Viewer Agent Web Console" on page 956
"Viewing the Document Viewer Agent Web Console" on page 956
Enabling the Document Viewer Agent Web Console
Because the Document Viewer Agent is currently configured using switches in its startup file, you
must activate the switches that pertain to its Web console.
1 Use an ASCII text editor to edit the Document Viewer Agent startup file (
The default location of the startup file depends on the platform where the Document Viewer
Agent is running:
NetWare:
Linux:
Windows:
2 Scroll down to the HTTP monitoring section.
3 Remove the comment character (;) from the /http startup switch to enable HTTP for the
Document Viewer Agent.
4 If the default HTTP port of 7439 is already in use on the server, remove the comment marker
from the /httpport switch and provide a unique port number.
5 If you want to secure the Document Viewer Agent Web console by requiring a username and
password to access it, remove the comment characters from the /httpuser and /httppw switches,
then provide a username and password.
6 Save the
7 Restart the WebAccess Agent to put the new settings into effect.
Each time you update the WebAccess software, the existing
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Viewing the Document Viewer Agent Web Console
1 In a Web browser, enter the following URL:
http://server_address:port_number
where server_address is the Web server's IP address or DNS hostname and port_number is
7439 or whatever port number you have specified in the Viewer Agent startup file.
2 If you provided a username and password in the startup file, enter the username and password
when prompted.
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file, then exit the text editor.
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. Therefore, after updating the WebAccess software, you need to rename the modified
file back to or repeat the editing changes in the updated
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