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Accessing ActiveTransfer New User Interface
After you install ActiveTransfer, ensure that you adhere to the following criteria to access the webMethods ActiveTransfer new user interface.
*Type http://<host>:9100 or https://<host>:9102 (where, host is the host name or IP address on which ActiveTransfer Server is running and 9100 and 9102 are the default ports) on a web browser to access the webMethods ActiveTransfer 10.3 new user interface.
If you want to change the default port, do the following:
1. Navigate to the following installation directory location: Integration Server_directory \profiles\IS_default\configuration\com.softwareag.platform.config.propsloader
2. Open the following files:
*com.softwareag.catalina.connector.http.pid-ActiveTransfer.properties
*com.softwareag.catalina.connector.https.pid-ActiveTransfer.properties
3. Update the port number in the port property.
4. Restart Integration Server.
*The users accessing the webMethods ActiveTransfer new user should be part of one of the following user groups in Integration Server:
*MFTAdministrators
*MFTMonitoringUsers
These groups are available in Integration Server when ActiveTransfer is started for the first time after installation. The 'Administrator' user, who is created by default when you install Integration Server, will also have access to new ActiveTransfer user interface.
*Users in Integration Server and as well as My webMethods Server can be configured to access webMethods ActiveTransfer new user interface. You can use one of the following ways to set up the users based on whether the users are available on Integration Server or My webMethods Server:
*Add the users who require access to the webMethods ActiveTransfer user interface to one of the following groups in Integration Server:
*MFTAdministrators
*MFTMonitoringUsers
You can configure these groups on the Integration Server administration page. For details, see webMethods Integration Server Administrator’s Guide. These groups are available in Integration Server when ActiveTransfer is started for the first time after installation. The 'Administrator' user, who is created by default when you install Integration Server will also have access to the ActiveTransfer user interface.
*If the users are configured in My webMethods Server or central users, add the users who require access to the webMethods ActiveTransfer new user interface to one of the following roles in My webMethods Server:
*MFTAdministrators
*MFTMonitoringUsers
You can configure these groups on the My webMethods Server administration page. For more details, see Administering My webMethods Server.
Note:
The users who are part of the administrator groups or roles will have complete access to all the screens in the ActiveTransfer new user interface, where as the monitoring users will have access to only to the Log screens. If the same user name is configured in Integration Server and as well as My webMethods Server, the user configuration in Integration Server is given preference.
*webMethods ActiveTransfer new user interface connects to the Integration Server that hosts ActiveTransfer Server for exchanging data. ActiveTransfer Server user interface automatically detects the Integration Server host and port that it needs to connect to. In case you want to specify a different host and port, you can configure the following parameters in the and restart IS:
1. Open properties.cnf file located in the Integration Server_directory \instances\instance_name\packages\WmMFT\config directory.
2. Update the following parameters:
*mft.isserver.host: Defines the Integration Server host. Specify the IP address or host name of the machine where ActiveTransfer Server is running. If you do not specify a host name, then 'localhost' is used.
*mft.isserver.port: Defines the Integration Server port. Specify the port in the following format: <Protocol>@<Port>. For example, Protocol is either HTTP or HTTPS and Port is 5555. The default protocol is HTTP. If you do not specify a port number, then the primary Integration Server port is used.
3. Restart Integration Server.
For more information about the properties supported by ActiveTransfer, see webMethods Integration Server Administrator’s Guide.