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Register the Administrative UI

You register the Administrative UI with a Policy Server to begin managing your environment.

Follow these steps:

1. Complete one of the following steps:
   • Windows:
     • (Recommended) Use the Administrative UI shortcut to open the Administrative UI. Using the shortcut registers the Administrative UI over SSL. If you do not have access to the shortcut, open a web browser and go to the following location:

       https://host:8443/iam/siteminder/adminui

       Note: A self–signed certificate that is valid for ten years is created and used for the connection. The certificate is created with an RSA 2048 key strength.

     • Open a web browser and go to the following location:

       http://host:8080/iam/siteminder/adminui

   • UNIX:
     • (Recommended) Open a web browser and go to the following location to register the Administrative UI over SSL:

       https://host:8443/iam/siteminder/adminui

     • Open a browser and go to the following location:

       http://host:8080/iam/siteminder/adminui

       Note: If the host system does not have a web browser, you can remotely access the login screen.

     host

     Specifies the fully qualified Administrative UI host system name.

     The SiteMinder Administrative UI login screen appears.

2. Enter the following value in the User Name field:

   siteminder
   

3. Type the SiteMinder superuser account password in the Password field.

   Note: If your superuser account password contains one or more dollar‑sign ($) characters, replace each instance of the dollar-sign character with $DOLLAR$ in the Password field. For example, if the SiteMinder superuser account password is $password, enter $DOLLAR$password in the Password field.

4. Type the fully qualified Policy Server host name in the Server field.

   Consider the following items:

   • You can enter a valid IPv4 address or IPv6 address.
   • If you do not specify a port, the registration defaults to 44442, which is the default Policy Server authentication port.

   The Administrative UI opens and is registered with the Policy Server.

More information:

Registration Not on File Error Appears

Stop the Application Server

If you used the stand-alone option to install the Administrative UI, the following procedure applies. If you installed the Administrative UI to an existing application server infrastructure, see Installing the Administrative UI to an Existing Application Server.

To stop the application server

1. From the Administrative UI host, do one of the following:
   • Windows—Open the Microsoft Services console.
   • UNIX—Navigate to install_home/CA/siteminder/adminui/bin

     administrative_ui_install.

     Specifies the Administrative UI installation path.

2. Do one of the following:
   • Windows—Stop the SiteMinder Administrative UI service.
   • UNIX—Type shutdown.sh and press Enter.

   The application server is stopped.

More information:

Installing the Administrative UI to an Existing Application Server

Stop the Application Server

Administrator Credentials

By default, the Administrative UI uses the policy store as its source for SiteMinder administrator credentials. You can configure the Administrative UI to use an external store, for example, a corporate directory.

Note: For more information about configuring an external administrator user store, see the Policy Server Configuration Guide.

More information:

How to Configure an External Administrator Store