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When iWay Designer is installed, you can access its iWay Explorer as follows:

1. Start iWay Designer from the Windows Start menu by selecting Programs, iWay 6.0 Service Manager, tools, and iWay Designer.

   iWay Designer opens and the Projects tab displays in the top left pane.

   

   By default, a connection to the default base configuration of Service Manager on your local machine is defined with the name iWay. Different tabs connect at different ports. The tabs that connect at the Web Console port (9999 by default) require authentication.

   If you changed the default password, you need to update iWay Designer's connection information. The user IDs and passwords are discussed in Configuring iWay Components.

2. Right click the iWay connection in the upper left in the Projects tab.
3. Choose Properties and click the Connection tab.
4. Provide the correct password for the iway user and click OK.
5. In the top left pane, click the right arrow to display additional tabs.
6. Select the Explorer tab.

   iWay Explorer connects to Service Manager at the SOAP port (9000 by default). If it is not connected, right-click iWay and choose Connect.

7. Expand the folder beneath iWay to browse its default content.

   The default adapters depend on your environment.

8. Right-click the iWay connection and choose Properties.
9. Click Adapter Settings to view all installed adapters.
10. To show all adapters, click the top >> button. To show only a specific adapter, select it on the left and click the >.
11. Click OK to close the Properties window.
12. Under the Services and Events folders, you can click your adapter and choose Add Target to set up a connection.

The available adapters vary depending on which version of iWay you install and which files are in the iWay60\lib directory. If your adapter requires third party drivers or libraries, they must be in the lib directory or your adapter may not appear. See Preparing Adapters for information on required files.

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iWay Designer iWay Explorer connects to Service Manager or Servlet iBSP instances. You can change the default connection or add additional connections if you wish. To add a new connection

1. Right-click Repositories in the upper left of the Explorer tab.
2. Select New.

   You are prompted to name the configuration. A configuration specifies an instance of Service Manager or Servlet iBSP. You can choose any name you wish.

3. Name the configuration and click Next.

   You are prompted for the URL to access Service Manager. This is normally:

   http://hostname:9000

   where:

   hostname

   Is the hostname where iWay is installed.

   Note: If you changed the default SOAP port, substitute accordingly.

   You are prompted for connection information. This varies depending on whether you access Service Manager or Servlet iBSP.

   • For Service Manager, specify the URL for the Service Manager hostname and SOAP port, for example:

     http://hostname:9000

     where:

     hostname

          Is the hostname where iWay is installed.

     If you changed the default SOAP port, substitute accordingly.

   • For Servlet iBSP, specify the iBSP URL. This is the URL to access iBSP and depends upon the port on which your application server listens, for example:

     http://hostname:port/ibse/IBSEServlet

     where:

       hostname

          Is the hostname of the application server machine.

       port

          Is the HTTP port for your application server.

4. Specify the connection information and click Finish.

   The name of the configuration appears on the left under Repositories.

5. Right-click the configuration choose Properties.
6. Click Adapter Settings to view all installed adapters.
7. To show all adapters, click the top >> button. To show only a specific adapter, select it on the left and click the >.
8. Click OK to close the Properties window.
9. Select the configuration name.

   A connection is made.

10. Expand Services and Events to see available adapters.