To use the VMP Administrator, you must first log into it.
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Open the VMP Administrator.
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Select Start > All Programs > VMP > VMP Administrator.
The VMP Login dialog appears. The appearance of this dialog depends on the login options that have been
configured. By default, the dialog asks you to type your
VMP login name and password:
If the Allow any Active Directory user to login configuration option has been set to
true, radio buttons enable you to specify whether to use Active Directory
or VMP credentials to log in:
If the Allow current logged domain user to login option has been set to
true, a checkbox appears that enables you to use Windows authentication to log in:
If both of the above options have been set to true, both options are available on the
login screen:
See Configuring VMP for Active Directory for more information
on configuring the VMP Server for use with
Active Directory, and see VMP Administrator Configuration Options for more information on
the options shown here.
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If the Credentials type radio buttons are available, select one of the following:
Credentials Type |
Description |
Active Directory |
Select this option to log in using your Active Directory credentials. |
VMP system |
Select this option to log in using your VMP
system credentials if you have been authorized
to do so.
See Adding Users Manually for details on
setting the Enable PC Admin Console Access option to
authorize user access to the VMP Administrator.
|
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Alternatively, if the Use Windows authentication checkbox is available, select it
to use your Windows authentication credentials to log into the
VMP Server.
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If you are not using Windows authentication, type the Login and Password, and click
OK.
If you are the system administrator and are logging into the
VMP Administrator for the first time:
- If the Credentials type radio buttons are available, select VMP system.
- In the Login field, type admin.
- In the Password field, type the administrative password that you supplied in the Security Options
dialog box during installation. See Installing the VMP Server for more details.
Note: To exit the VMP Administrator, select Exit from the
File menu.