Starting DSS Management Console on Windows
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Once you have installed WSO2 Data Services Server (See Installing DSS on Windows from Binary Distribution and Source Distribution), follow the instructions below to access DSS Management Console on Windows.
Step 1. Access DSS Management Console (Web Interface)
With WSO2 DSS properly installed, you can access its Management Console (web interface) by opening a Web browser and typing in the Host Name or IP address of the server.
Accessing DSS from Local Machine
1. You can connect to the DSS Web Interface from the computer where it is installed. Open a Web browser and access the following URL:
https://localhost:9443/carbon
2. The WSO2 DSS homepage opens.
Accessing DSS from Internet/LAN
To connect to the DSS Web Interface from any computer connected to Internet/LAN, follow the instructions below.
1. Open a Web browser and access the real IP of WSO2 DSS. Typically, it is same as the IP address of the computer. Example:
https://10.100.3.63:9443/carbon
Info:
By default, WSO2 Data Services Server has two listeners as HTTP and HTTPS. The HTTP listener opens on port 9763, while the HTTPS listener opens on port 9443. The administrator functions are exposed only via the HTTPS port.
2. WSO2 DSS homepage opens.
Notice
It is possible that the Internet browser will display an "insecure connection" message, requiring your confirmation of being aware of the risks.
The WSO2 DSS Management Console is based on HTTPS protocol, which is a combination of HTTP and SSL protocols. This protocol is generally used to encrypt the traffic from the client to server for security reasons. The certificate it works with is used for encryption only, and does not prove the server identity. So when the users try to access the WSO2 DSS Management Console, a warning of untrusted connection is usually displayed. In order to continue working with this certificate, some steps should be taken to "accept" the certificate before access to the site is permitted. In case Mozilla Firefox browser is used, this usually occurs only on the first access to the server. Then the certificate is stored in the browser database marked as trusted. In case of some other browsers are used, insecure connection warning may be displayed every time server is accessed.
This scenario is suitable for testing purposes, or for running the program on the company's internal networks. But in case there is a need to provide an interface to the outside world, a company should obtain a certificate signed by a well-known CA. The role of a CA is to verify that the server accessed actually has the name it is accessed by, and that this server actually belongs to the given organization.
Step 2. Login to DSS Management Console (Web Interface)
Once you have established a connection to the WSO2 DSS, you will be prompted for a "Username" and "Password". Type in default "admin" as the "Username" and "admin" as the "Password". Click on "Sign-in."
You are now logged in to the WSO2 DSS Management Console and the Home page opens.
From here, you can deploy data services, configure, manage and monitor the Data Services Server and more.