Web administration

One or more Directory Servers can be administered through the Web administration console. The Web administration console allows you to:

• Add or change the list of Directory Servers that can be administered.
• Administer a Directory Server using the Web administration tool.
• Change Web administration console attributes.

To use the Web administration console, do the following:

1. If this is the first time that you are using Directory Server Web administration, you need to first set up Web administration (see Set up Web administration for the first time) and then continue with the next step.
2. Log in to the Directory Server Web administration by doing one of the following:
   • From iSeries Navigator, select your server and click Network > Servers > TCP/IP, right click IBM Directory Server, and click Server Administration.
   • From the iSeries Tasks page (http://your_server:2001) click IBM Directory Server.
3. If you want to administer a Directory Server, do the following:
   1. Select the Directory Server that you want to administer in the LDAP Hostname field.
   2. Enter the administrator login DN that you use to bind to the directory server.
   3. Enter the administrator password.
   4. Click Login. The IBM Directory Server Web Administration Tool page is displayed. For more information about the IBM Directory Server Web Administration Tool page, see Web administration tool.
4. If you want to add or change the list of Directory Servers that can be administered, or change the Web administration console attributes, do the following:
   1. Select the Console Admin in the LDAP Hostname field.
   2. Enter the console administrator login.
   3. Enter the console administrator password.
   4. Click Login. The IBM Directory Server Web Administration Tool page is displayed. For more information about the IBM Directory Server Web Administration Tool page, see Web administration tool.
   5. Click Console administration and then select one of the following:
      • Change console administrator login to change the name of the console administrator login.
      • Change console administrator password to change the console administrator's password.
      • Manage console servers to change which Directory Servers can be administered by the Web administration console.
      • Manage console properties to change the properties of the Web administration console.