Logging in and out of an IBM App Connect Dashboard

Log in to an IBM® App Connect Dashboard by creating a new account, or by logging in with an existing account, and enable multiple users on the same dashboard. Log out of an IBM App Connect Dashboard by selecting log out from the Help menu.

1. Start the IBM App Connect Dashboard in a web browser by using the following method:
   • From a web browser, enter the URL for the web user interface into a web browser, in the following form:

     protocol://hostname:port

     • protocol is either http or https.
     • hostname is the host that contains the work directory that you created by running the Dashboard command, as described in Starting an IBM App Connect Dashboard by using the Dashboard command.
     • port is the port on which the dashboard listens for requests. The default value is 7700.
   For example, if the dashboard is running on your local workstation on port 7700, you can enter the following URL:

   https://localhost:7700

   A web browser window opens, and the logon screen for IBM App Connect Dashboard is displayed.

Log in to the IBM App Connect Dashboard by creating a new account, as described in Step 2, or by logging in with an existing account, as described in Step 3. Multiple users can log in to the same dashboard at the same time by completing either of these steps.

2. Log in to the IBM App Connect Dashboard by creating a new account, by completing the following steps:
   1. Click Create a new account. The Save password dialog is displayed.
   2. In the Username field, type a value for the new username that you want to create.
   3. In the Password field, type a value for a password for the new username that you created.
   4. In the Confirm password field, type the value of the password that you created.
   5. Click Create and log in.
   The IBM App Connect Dashboard is opened, and the Dashboard view is displayed.
3. Log in to the IBM App Connect Dashboard by logging in to an existing account, by completing the following steps:
   1. In the Username field, type the username for an existing account.
   2. In the Password field, type the password for the username that you entered.
   3. Click Login.
   The IBM App Connect Dashboard is opened, and the Dashboard view is displayed.

When you finish working on the IBM App Connect Dashboard, you can log out by completing step 4

4. Optional: Log out of the IBM App Connect Dashboard by clicking Log out from the Help menu. The dashboard closes, and the logon screen is displayed.