When you log into WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express for the first time, the program prompts you to change the default login passwords and create a participant. The following sections describe these procedures.
With the Welcome page displayed, use the following procedure to log into WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express.
The system supports two types of users: Admin and Guest. Users with Admin access have full control to all WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express features. Users with Guest access have the following limitations:
Admin and Guest users have separate passwords for their login. Following a successful first-time login with the admin/admin user name and password, new passwords are requested. This task is performed from the Initialize Passwords page. When valid Admin and Guest passwords are supplied, they will be encrypted and stored for use in validating all future logins of both Admin and Guest users. No system functionality can be accessed until valid encrypted passwords exist for both Admin and Guest users.
When you log into WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express for the first time, the program automatically opens the Create Participant page, enabling you to create the first participant with whom WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express can communicate. (If this is not your first time logging in, you must manually access the Create Participants page. To do that, see Configuring participants..)
To create the first participant:
Parameter | Description |
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Participant Name |
Enter the name of this participant without any spaces. |
Document Receipt Protocol |
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HTTP |
Check if you will be using the HTTP protocol (non-secure). |
HTTPS |
Check if you will be using the HTTPS protocol (secure using SSL). |
User Alerts |
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Enabled |
Click whether you want to enable (Yes) or disable (No) user alerts. If you click Yes, the system uses the remaining parameters to route alerts to the users you specify. |
E-Mail Host |
Enter the e-mail host or server that will be used. You must enter a value here if User Alerts is enabled. Example: mail.mycompany.com |
Authentication Name |
Enter the user name required to connect to the mail server on the e-mail host. If authentication is not required to relay mail, leave this field blank. |
Authentication Password |
Enter the password corresponding to the user name specified for the mail server on the e-mail host. |
E-Mail Recipients |
Enter the e-mail addresses of all recipients who will be receiving e-mail from WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express. Separate each e-mail address with a comma. At least one e-mail recipient is required if User Alerts is enabled. Example: johndoe@mycompany.com,maryf@mycompany.com |
Capabilities |
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Protocol HTTP |
Indicates whether "raw" documents (i.e. non-AS2 packaged content) can be sent (Can Send) or received (Can Receive). If you do not select Can Send, all documents dropped in the Send directory will be moved to the Error directory when transmitting the document. If Can Receive is not selected, documents which are received without AS2 packaging are placed in the rec_err directory for the participant. |
Protocol - AS2 |
Indicates whether AS2-packaged documents can be sent (Can Send) or received (Can Receive). If you do not select Can Send, all documents dropped in the send directory will be moved to the appropriate error directory when transmitting the document. If you do not select Can Receive, documents which are received without AS2 packaging are placed in the appropriate rec_err directory for the participant. |
AS2 Participant ID |
The AS2 ID, which is required by the AS2 packaging standard. If any documents are to be AS2 packaged for transmission, then this value must be supplied. In other words, an AS2 Participant ID is required if any AS2 capabilities are enabled. |
Content Type |
If Can Send and/or Can Receive is selected, then the Content Type must be specified. Check the content type that is to be sent (Can Send) and received (Can Receive). If Binary is checked, enter a binary content type. For example, octet-stream. |
After you create your first participant, you can perform WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express activities. The remaining sections in this guide describe how to perform these tasks. When you finish, click the Logout link at the top-right area of the current window (see Understanding the user interface).