To log in using the GUI
1. Open a view that requires a server connection, for example, select > or > .
2. If you do not currently have a server connection established, the Specify Server Connection dialog box displays. Proceed to step 4.
If you currently have a server connection established, the Select Server Connection dialog box displays. Proceed to step 3.
3. Do one of the following:
◦ To use an existing server connection, select a server connection from the list.
To save the selected server connection as the default connection for the component displayed, enable the check box, and click OK.
◦ To establish a new server connection, click New. The Specify Server Connection dialog box displays. Proceed to step 4.
4. In the Host Name field, type the name of the Windchill RV&S server you want to connect to, for example, abcBusiness_nt, or the numerical IP address, for example 1.2.34.56.
5. In the Port Number field, type the port number.
6. To accept the server information, click OK. The Enter Credentials dialog box displays.
7. In the User Name field, type your user name. Your user name displays by default in the User Name field.
8. In the Password field, type your password.
9. To accept the user information, click OK. The Windchill RV&S client establishes a connection with the server.
In the lower right corner of the GUI, an icon indicates the status of the server (
) for the active view. Next to the server icon, the server connection displays your user name, server, and port number, for example,
developer@abcfinancial:7001.
| Floating views display server connection information in the title bar. |
