Oxygen XML Web Author includes a user-friendly Administration
Page that helps you to configure your instance of the Oxygen XML Web Author. You can use this page to configure your License,
Plugins, Frameworks, and
Proxy settings. You need to enable the Administration
Page before you can access it, but once you do, you can access it from a link on
the Dashboard page.
Enabling the Administration Page
To enable the
Administration
Page, follow these steps:
- Configure Tomcat to use a security Realm element. Refer to the Tomcat Documentation for more information.
- Edit the tomcat-users.xml file from your Tomcat installation and
configure a user for the admin role.
- Your Administration Page is now enabled. To access it, go to the following URL:
http://example.com:8080/oxygen-webapp/app/admin.html
where
http://example.com:8080/oxygen-webapp is the URL of your instance
of the Oxygen XML Web Author.
- You will be prompted for authentication credentials and you will enter those configured
in the steps above.
Accessing the Administration Page
You can easily access the
Administration page from a link on the
Dashboard page.
Figure: Administration Page Link
How to Hide the Administration Page Link
You can hide the
Administration Page link from regular users by disabling the
Show a link to the Administration Page option that is available in
the
Settings section of the
Administration Page.
Figure: Show Administration Page Link Option
Types of Settings in the Administration Page
You can click on any of the listed types of settings to access configurable options for
each type. The
Administration Page allows you to configure settings
for the following:
- License - Allows you to configure a license server
connection.
- Plugins - Allows you to add and configure plugins for your Oxygen XML Web Author.
- Frameworks - Allows you to add or remove frameworks for your
Oxygen XML Web Author.
- Proxy - Allows you to configure the proxy settings for your Oxygen XML Web Author.