Logging in to Manager

You can open Manager by browsing to the Start Menu shortcut (Start > All Programs > ArcGIS > ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework > ArcGIS Server Manager). Alternatively, you can just enter Manager's URL in a web browser. The URL for Manager is http://<Web server name>/ArcGIS/Manager/login.aspx.

When you open Manager, you will be prompted to log in. You must use an account that is

• A member of the agsadmin group on the server object manager (SOM) machine
• A member of the agsusers group on any machines to which you will make an ArcGIS Server local connection.
• A member of the Administrators group on the Web server machine (only required if you will be using Manager to create Web applications)

You will notice that the name of the ArcGIS Server machine cannot be changed in the login screen. This is because Manager is directly associated with one instance of ArcGIS Server. When you run the Web Applications Post Install, you specify the instance name and the GIS server associated with that instance. You can only use Manager to log in to that one GIS server. Specifically, the GIS server is the machine running the SOM component of ArcGIS Server.

Securing your login credentials

When you log in to Manager with the default shortcut, the name and password are sent to the server in clear text. For working with Manager outside your local machine, it's recommended that you run Manager using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), which encrypts all communication between Manager and the server.

Learn more about setting up SSL.

If you run Manager under SSL, be sure to change the Manager shortcut to use https instead of http. To do this, right-click the shortcut, click Properties, then modify the target URL so that it begins with "https".