To administer a local broker by using the IBM® Integration Toolkit or IBM Integration Explorer, you must connect to the broker.
In the IBM Integration Toolkit, local brokers are automatically connected. You must manually connect to remote brokers. In the IBM Integration Explorer you can choose to disconnect from both local and remote brokers. You can also choose to automatically reconnect to a broker when you start the IBM Integration Explorer.
To connect to a broker in the IBM Integration Explorer:
You can now view properties and configure your broker by using the IBM Integration Toolkit or the IBM Integration Explorer.