Signing on with the WUI

In the WUI Welcome panel, select Begin Signon to open the WUI Signon panel.

If your Web browser supports multiple windows, the Signon panel is displayed in a new window. Enter the following information:
  • User:

    Type in your user ID.

  • Password:

    If security is enabled, type in your password or password phrase. Your password is not displayed. This field is displayed only if your Web User Interface is secured by an external security manager (ESM). If the ESM supports mixed case passwords, and this support is active, an icon is displayed next to the password field indicating that you can enter a password in mixed case. If the password you enter is between 1 and 8 characters, it is treated as a standard password. If the length is between 9 and 100 characters, it is treated as a password phrase.

  • New Password:

    If you want to change your password, type in your new password or password phrase. Your new password or password phrase is not displayed. This field is displayed only if your Web User Interface is secured by an ESM. You cannot use a 1- to 8-character password to change a password phrase. Similarly, you cannot use a 9- to 100-character password phrase to change a 1- to 8-character password.

    If you use multiple user interfaces for entering password phrases, you must ensure that you use only those characters supported by all interfaces. If you use RACF®, you can use the RACF installation exit for password phrases to limit the character set.

    Note: The minimum length of a password phrase can be controlled by the RACF password phrase exit ICHPWX11. When ICHPWX11 is present and allows it, the password phrase can be between 9 and 100 characters. When ICHPWX11 is not present, the password phrase must be between 14 and 100 characters.
  • Verify New Password:

    Type in your new password or password phrase again when changing your password. Note your password is not displayed. This field is displayed only if your Web User Interface is secured by an ESM.

  • Group:

    Type in the name of a group as defined in the ESM that is used as the name of the Web User Interface user group profile. The user ID must be connected to the group in the ESM, otherwise the value is ignored.

    This field is displayed only if your Web User Interface is secured by an ESM and the Web User Interface system parameter SIGNONPANEL(ENHANCED), the default value, is specified.

    If JavaScript is active, this field might be pre-filled with the previously used value.

  • Reconnect:

    Select the check box if you already have an active session running on this server but want to terminate the existing session and sign on again.

  • Signon button

    Select this button when you have filled in the appropriate fields to sign on.

  • Clear button

    Select this button to clear all the fields on the Signon panel.

If you select the Signon button and you do not have an active session running on this server, your requested display (normally your home menu) is displayed.

If you are already signed on to this server but have not selected the Reconnect box, the sign-on process fails with a message warning you that you are already signed on. The Signon panel is redisplayed for you to try again.

If you have an active session running on this server and have selected the Reconnect check box, the active session is stopped and a new session is created. Your requested display (normally your home menu) is displayed.

If your Web User Interface is not secured by an external security manager, the Password, New Password, and Verify New Password fields are not displayed on the Signon panel.