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  • localhost
  • 127.0.0.1
  • Computer name (for example john-pc)
  • Full computer name (for example john-pc.company, in case your computer is part of a domain)
  • All available IP addresses (for example 172.16.1.150) ¹

Ports

To avoid conflicts with other web applications on the same machine, the Web Manager uses the following ports by default:

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  • In the insallation folder of BMS Platform 2018 (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\NETxAutomation\BMS.Platform.2018), open the folder WebManager\global_config
  • Open the file config.xml in a notepad



  • The file should look similar to this

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Ports

If you want to access the Web Manager or Visualization on different ports, just change them accordingly

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Certificate

As mentioned in the basic setup above, the Web Manager uses an automatically generated certificate by default in order to access the Web Manager using https.
However, if you want to use a custom certificate for the web manager, for example when accessing the Web Manager externally, change the configuration as follows:

  • Remove the start and end of the comment ("<!–" and "-->" in the certificate section) so that it looks like this:

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  • Use "storename" and "subject" to point to the certificate you want to use from your local machine's certificate store.

Help

How do I find out my IP address(es)?

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  • Press and hold the windows key, then press the "pause" key => the system configuration opens, note the computer name and full computer name
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How do I find out all URLs the Web Manager is listening on?

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