6.3 Accessing the Administration tab

Once you are a User Application Administrator (or other permitted user), you can access the Administration tab of the Identity Manager user interface when you need to manage the Identity Manager user application. You just need a supported Web browser.

For a list of supported Web browsers, see the Novell Identity Manager: Installation Guide.

NOTE:To use the Identity Manager user interface, make sure your Web browser has JavaScript enabled.

To access the Administration tab:

In your Web browser, go to the URL for the Identity Manager user interface (as configured at your site). For example:
```
http://myappserver:8080/IDM
```
The guest welcome page of the user interface displays:
Click the Login link in the page header.

The user interface prompts you for a user name and password:
Enter the user name and password of a User Application Administrator (or a user with some Administration tab permissions), then click Login.

Once you’re logged in, you see the appropriate user-interface content for that user. For example:

By default, you are on the Identity Self-Service tab.
Click the Administration tab.

The Administration tab displays a menu of the administration actions you can perform. Each choice shows a corresponding page of settings and controls. By default, you see the Page Admin page:

For more general information about accessing and working in the Identity Manager user interface, see the Identity Manager User Application: User Guide.