To access Information Console, double-click the icon on a Windows desktop or open a browser and enter the following URL:
http://localhost:8700/iportal
To provide access to Information Console from another system, use the Windows Firewall advanced settings to open the port 8700 to TCP inbound traffic.
To access Information Console from another system, open a browser manually and enter a URL similar to the following one, where servername is the name of the machine where you installed Information Console:
http://servername:8700/iportal
Log in to Information Console using the following default volume administrator credentials:
Username: Administrator
Leave the password blank
Then, choose Log In.
To log in to Information Console using a volume other than the default volume, type <volume name>\username. For example, type sales_volume\Administrator to log in as Administrator to a volume named sales_volume.
Information Console appears, as shown in Figure 3‑2.
Figure 3‑2 Viewing Information Console
About Information Console functionality
Information Console provides end-user access to dashboards, files, folders, and gadgets. This access includes sharing items that the user owns, and submitting jobs. For more information about this functionality, see Using Information Console.
The system administrator uses iHub Administration to add users and user groups, and to configure access to BIRT iHub shared application services and volume items such as dashboards, files, folders, and gadgets.
Accessing user administration
To administer Information Console users and user groups, choose Administrator—iHub Administration, as shown in Figure 3‑3. This choice appears if the user has the requisite privileges.
Figure 3‑3 Accessing iHub Administration
iHub Administration appears, as shown in Figure 3‑4.
Figure 3‑4 Viewing iHub Administration
How to disable user administration
To disable user administration functionality completely in this web application for security reasons, perform the following tasks:
1 Delete the following folder from the installation environment:
Listing 3‑1 Administration context path in Information Console web.xml
<context-param>
<param-name>MC_CONTEXT</param-name>
<param-value>/acadmin</param-value>
</context-param>
For more information about BIRT iHub Visualization Platform user administration tools, see Managing Volumes and Users.
Managing a volume
A user who has administrative privileges has access to the Manage Volume tools in Information Console. For more information about the volume management tools, see Managing Volumes and Users.
Username: Administrator
