Remote Web server management

Remote Web server management

Use this page to configure a remote IBM HTTP Server Web server.
To view the console page for Remote Web server management, click Servers > Web Servers > Web_server_name > Remote Web server management.
For a WAS ND configuration, click System administration > Nodes > Add Node to create a new, unmanaged node. Then click Servers > Web Servers > New to create a Web server using the newly-created unmanaged node.

Configuration tab

Web servers

Port Indicates the port to access the administration server (default is 8008).
Use SSL Specifies if the port is secure.
User ID Specifies a user ID in the <install_dir>/conf/admin.passwd file. Create this with the htpasswd script file, located in the <install_dir>/bin directory.
Password Specifies a password in the <install_dir>/conf/admin.passwd file. Create this with the htpasswd script file, located in the <install_dir>/bin directory.

Related tasks

Communicating with Web servers
Setting up a remote Web server

Related Reference

Reference topic

Port	Indicates the port to access the administration server (default is 8008).
Use SSL	Specifies if the port is secure.
User ID	Specifies a user ID in the <install_dir>/conf/admin.passwd file. Create this with the htpasswd script file, located in the <install_dir>/bin directory.
Password	Specifies a password in the <install_dir>/conf/admin.passwd file. Create this with the htpasswd script file, located in the <install_dir>/bin directory.