Open the Administration Console

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Users with Site Administrator access can open the Administration Console.

On the machine where you are using the Administration Console, set up the display:

Also, disable or remove any pop-up blocking software. Pop-up blocking software prevents the display of the Administration Console.

  1. Ensure that you have Site Administrator access.

  2. Start the Administration Console:

    • Access the following Web address in your browser:

      https://host_name:8002/adminconsole

      ...where host_name is the fully-qualified WebSphere Commerce Web server host name. The host name may be a virtual host name on the Web server

      1. Ensure you have started WebSphere Commerce within WebSphere Commerce development environment.

      2. Access the following Web address in your browser:

        https://host_name/webapp/wcs/admin/servlet/ToolsLogon?XMLFile=adminconsole.AdminConsoleLogon

        ...where host_name is the fully-qualified WebSphere Commerce development environment Web server host name. The host name may be a virtual host name on the Web server.

  3. Log onto the Administration Console, as follows:

    1. From the Logon page, type your Administration Console logon user name and password.

      The default user name and password are both wcsadmin.

    2. Click Log On. If you are authorized to work with more than one store or language, the Administration Console Site/Store Selection page displays. If you are authorized to work with a single store and language, the Administration Console home page displays. Tasks that you are authorized to perform display in the Administration Console home page.

    3. From the Administration Console Site/Store Selection page, select the Site or Store radio buttons.

    4. If you selected Site, then Click OK and the Site Administration Console home page displays. If you selected Store, then you can choose the store name and language from the Name and Language drop-down lists. Then Click OK to display the Administration Console home page.

 

Related Concepts

Administration Console
Authorization
Store publish process

 

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