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Configuring Management Console to Use an Alternate Port

You can run Management Console on a port other than the default (80).

To configure Management Console to run on an alternate port:
  1. During installation, set the port to the value you want. If the system is already installed, you can change two settings in <bf-install>/Apache/conf/httpd.conf. For example, if myHost is your local machine and you want to run on port 81:
    • Listen 81
    • ServerName myHost:81
    See also the comments in the httpd.conf file.
    Important: Do not use port 8080; it is the default port for Apache Tomcat.
  2. Start the console and log in as root (or a user name with administrative privileges)
  3. Go to Administration > Settings . Change the following settings. The example is continued from step 1.
    • Console URL: set to the URL and port that Management Console runs on. In this example it is http://myHost:81. Do not use a trailing slash.
    • QuickReport URL: set to http://myHost:8080/quickReport. Do not use a trailing slash. The Management Console uses this URL to navigate to the Quick Report pages.
  4. Stop and then start the engine.