Logging in to XperienCentral
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Logging in to XperienCentral
Once you have successfully installed XperienCentral, you can start it and log in. To log in to XperienCentral, navigate to the following URL:
<xperiencentral-server>/web/edit
where <xperiencentral-server> is the name of the server on which XperienCentral is running. You will then see the XperienCentral login screen:
The very first time that a new XperienCentral installation is logged in to, most likely by the main application manager or a developer, use the following username/password combination:
Username: Administrator
Password: Administrator
After successfully logging in, you will be prompted to change the password for the user who logged in. After doing so as described below, you can proceed with configuring XperienCentral and creating new users and assigning roles. Direct all your backend users to the following URL to log in to XperienCentral:
<xperiencentral-server>/web/edit
where <xperiencentral-server> is the name of the server on which XperienCentral is running. The first time all new users log in to XperienCentral they must change their password:
Enter your current password in the "Current password" field.
Enter your new password in the "New Password" field. For security reasons, users must create a strong password. A strong password has all of the following characteristics:
Is at least 12 characters long.
Contains a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters.
No string of letters spells out a word that appears in the dictionary of the language of the user.
Contains one or more numbers, but the numbers do not represent anything associated with the user such as their birth date, age, house address, and so forth.
Contains one or more special characters. A special character is anything that is not a letter or a number or a space.
Does not contain any string of letters that spell their first or last name, their company name, their job description, nickname, or any other word that could be associated with them personally.
When you type the new password into the field, the "Password Strength" field indicates the strength of your password using different colors. The following colors are used to indicate the password's strength:Red — The password is extremely weak (not accepted).
Yellow — The password is moderately weak (not accepted).
Blue — The password is good.
Green — The password is strong.
Confirm your new password in the "Retype new password" field.
Select the language to use for the XperienCentral GUI from the Language drop-down list.
Click [Login].
After a user has logged in to XperienCentral for the first time, they will no longer see the GUI language choice on the Login screen. Hereafter, users can select their GUI language on the Personal Settings tab in My Settings.
Logging in to the XperienCentral Setup Tool
To log in to the XperienCentral Setup Tool, navigate to the following URL:
<xperiencentral-server>/web/setup
where <xperiencentral-server> is the name of the server on which XperienCentral is running. The password is the same as the one used to log in to the Workspace.
Logging in to the XperienCentral Administrative Pages
The XperienCentral Administrative Pages are used to monitor an XperienCentral installation. See Administrative Pages for complete information.
The following applies to XperienCentral versions 10.13.0 and higher.
Navigating Directly to the XperienCentral Login Page
In all cases when not using backend container authentication, when a user navigates to .../web/edit, they will be redirected to the login screen if they are not already logged in. If they are already logged in, navigating to .../web/edit will take them directly to the XperienCentral Workspace, bypassing the login screen. If a user wants to navigate directly to the login screen, in order to switch users for example, use the following URL:
<xperiencentral-server>/web/login
where <xperiencentral-server> is the name of the server on which XperienCentral is running.