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Access the Policy Server User Interface

Once you have installed the Policy Server, access it through a browser. Verify that the browser supports the Policy Server User Interface and the required Java version by entering the following URL: http://www.netegrity.com/UItest6.0

Note: The URL for the browser test is case–sensitive.

To access the Policy Server User Interface using Internet Explorer, access the Policy Server User Interface from Internet Explorer before completing the following procedure.

To reduce the time it takes to load the Policy Server User Interface, you can access it locally from your system.

To access the Policy Server User Interface

1. On the Status tab of the Policy Server Management Console, be sure that the Policy Server is running.

   Note: For more information about the Policy Server Management Console, see the Policy Server Management Guide.

2. Do one of the following:
   • Open your browser and enter the following URL: http://hostname:port/siteminder

     hostname

     Specifies the name of the Policy Server host system. The port is the port number of the web server. If you are using the default port (80) for HTTP requests, you do not need to enter a port.

     Example: http://www.myorg.org:80/siteminder

   • From the Start menu, select Programs, SiteMinder, SiteMinder Policy Server User Interface.

     The system opens your browser and displays the SiteMinder Administrator login page.

     Note: For a list of supported web browsers, go to the Technical Support site and search for the SiteMinder Platform Matrix for 6.0.

3. Click Administer Policy Server.

   Once the Administration applet has downloaded, the SiteMinder Administration window appears.

4. Grant permission for your browser to load files from CA.
5. In the User Name field, enter SiteMinder.

   This user name is the default super user for which you entered a password during the installation.

6. In the Password field, enter the password you defined when configuring the policy store.
7. If you have trouble logging into the Policy Server User Interface, reset the SiteMinder super user password by completing the following steps:
   1. Copy the smreg utility (smreg.exe) from the Policy Server installation kit to siteminder_home\bin.

      siteminder_home

      Specifies the Policy Server installation path.

   2. Run the following command:

      smreg -su super_user_password
      

      Important! Before running a SiteMinder utility or executable on Windows Server 2008, open the command line window with Administrator permissions. Open the command line window this way, even if your account has Administrator privileges. For more information, see the release notes for your SiteMinder component.

      super_user_password

      Specifies the password for the SiteMinder super user account.

      Note: Be sure that there is a space between -su and the password.

   3. Delete smreg.exe.

      Deleting smreg.exe prevents anyone from changing the super user password.

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Access the User Interface Locally