Before you can start using OpenEdge Explorer, you have to set it up.

Follow these steps to set up OpenEdge Explorer:

Step

Action
1

Launch the Web browser of your choice.
2

Enter the URL for OpenEdge Explorer using this syntax:

http://host-name:port-number

Note: The default port number for the WebServer for OpenEdge Explorer is 9090.

The Authentication page opens.
3

In the Username field, enter admin. This is the username of the Admin user.
4

In the Password field, enter admin. This is the default password of the Admin user.
5

Click Login. The Configuration page opens.
6

In the Admin password section, change the default password of the Admin user.
7

Ensure that the Autostart OpenEdge Explorer check box is selected. This will start OpenEdge Explorer the next time the AdminServer starts.
8

Click Submit, and then click Submit. The Initial Configuration Completed page opens.
9

Click Start Using OpenEdge Explorer. The OpenEdge Explorer page opens.
Note: If you use OpenEdge Management, you follow a similar procedure to set it up.

After you set up OpenEdge Explorer, you can access it using a Web browser. For example, in Windows or UNIX, you can launch OpenEdge Explorer by entering the following URL in a Web browser:

http://localhost:9090

In Windows, you can also launch OpenEdge Explorer by clicking Start > All Programs > Progress > OpenEdge 11.6 > OpenEdge Explorer.