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Getting Started
Setting Up OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer for the First Time : Starting OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer
 

Starting OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer

Whenever you start OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer in the browser window, you provide the applicable URL in the address or location field and then log on.
The URL you enter is http://host:port, where the host is the name of a machine OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer is installed on, and port is the Web server port (by default, this port is 9090).
Ensure that you start the AdminServer before starting OpenEdge Management. You can start or stop the AdminServer using:
proadsv -start
proadsv -stop
To start OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer:
1. Be sure that the AdminServer is running on the machine where you want to start OpenEdge Management or OpenEdge Explorer.
2. Choose one:
*Open a Web browser, and enter the URL http://host:port in the address or location field.
*From the Windows Desktop on your local host, select Start > Programs (or All Programs) > Progress > OpenEdge > Management Console to start OpenEdge Management/OpenEdge Explorer. If you have only OpenEdge Explorer installed, select Start > Programs (or All Programs) > Progress > OpenEdge > OpenEdge Explorer.
The logon window appears and requires you to enter your user name and password, as described in Entering the default user name and password. .
* Entering the default user name and password