Managing the Orion Web Console
Logging in for the First Time as an
Administrator
When you launch the Orion Web Console, you are presented with a login view
requiring both a User Name and a Password.
To log in to the Orion Web Console:
1.
Launch the Orion Web Console using either of the following methods:
n Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds > Orion Web Console.
n Or launch a browser on your Server and enter http://ip_address or
http://hostname, where ip_address is the IP address of your Orion host
server, or where hostname is the domain name of your Server.
2.
Enter Admin as your User Name, and then click Login.
Note: Until you set a password, you can log in as Admin with no Password.
After your first login, you may want to change the Admin password. For more
information, see "Changing an Account Password."
Windows Authentication with Active Directory
As of Orion Platform version 2010.2, the Orion Web Console can authenticate Active
Directory users and users who are members of Active Directory security groups.
To enable Active Directory Windows authentication to the web console:
1.
Install and configure Active Directory on your local network.
Notes:
n
For more information about installing Active Directory on Windows Server
2003, see the Microsoft Support article "How To Create an Active Directory
Server in Windows Server 2003".
n
For more information about Active Directory on Windows Server 2008, see
the Microsoft TechNet article "Active Directory Services".
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