This topic provides information on the ALE Administrative
Console, which allows you to administer the Application Level Events
(ALE) server.
The ALE Administrative Console is installed with WebSphere® Premises Server and can
be accessed by entering the following URL into a browser: http://localhost:portnumber/ale/admin,
where localhost and portnumber are
the hostname and port number of the computer hosting WebSphere Premises Server.
The ALE Administrative Console contains the following
pages:
- Server Requests
- Allows you to submit commands to the ALE server and view responses.
Submit commands by attaching a predefined XML file to the request.
The XML file should conform with the XML and SOAP Bindings defined
in Part II of EPCglobal's ALE 1.1 Specification.
- Readers
- Allows you to view all readers known to the system. This includes
base readers, composite readers, and reader simulators.
- Reports
- Allows you to view incoming ECReports from the ALE server. To
receive reports, start the TCP Callback and make a subscription, for
example, through the Server Requests page, to a defined ECSpec using
the appropriate notification URI, such as tcp://hostname:port.
- Reader Simulators
- Allows you to create reader simulators and associate them with
the desired tag simulators. ECSpecs may then be defined referencing
these simulators as logical readers. You may also import and export
reader simulator configurations.
- Tag Simulators
- Allows you to create simulated EPC Class 1, Gen 2 tags. These
may then be added to the fields of reader simulators. You may also
import and export tag simulator configurations.