Remote web server management

Use this page to configure a remote IBM® HTTP Server web server.

To view the administrative console page for Remote web server management, click Servers > Server Types > Web Servers > web_server_name > Remote web server management.

Note: For a WebSphere® Application Server Network Deployment configuration, click System Administration > Nodes > Add node to create a new, unmanaged node. Then click Servers > Web Servers > New to create a web server using the newly-created unmanaged node.

Web servers

Information Description
Port Indicates the port to access the administration server (default is 8008).

[IBM i] The HTTP administration server port is 2001 on IBM i.
Use SSL Specifies if the port is secure.
User ID Specifies a user ID in the <install_dir>/conf/admin.passwd file. Create this with the htpasswd script file, located in the <install_dir>/bin directory.
Password Specifies a password in the <install_dir>/conf/admin.passwd file. Create this with the htpasswd script file, located in the <install_dir>/bin directory.

[IBM i]On IBM i, there is no htpasswd script in the <install_dir>/bin directory. The HTTP administrator is typically created as an IBM i SECOFR profile.