Starting IBM Director Console

This topic describes how to start IBM Director Console.

Complete the following steps to start IBM Director Console:
  1. Perform one of the following actions:
    Operating system Instructions
    For Linux From a command prompt, type the following command and press Enter:
    twgcon
    For Windows Click Start > Programs > IBM Director Console.
  2. In the IBM Director Login window, type the name of the management server in the IBM Director Server field.
  3. In the User ID field, type one of the following strings:
    Operating system Instructions
    For Linux UserID
    For Windows ComputerName\UserID
    where:
    • UserID is a valid IBM Director user ID.
    • ComputerName is either the local computer name or the domain, depending on whether the IBM Director service account has domain or local privileges
  4. In the Password field, type the password that corresponds to the user ID.
  5. If you want to use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to encrypt data communications between IBM Director Console and IBM Director Server, select the Use SSL check box.
    Note: SSL console connections must be enabled. This is the default option.
  6. Click OK to start IBM Director Console.

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