User Manual - TWO—Start-Up

TWO—Start-Up

Once installed, you can immediately log into the Ajax web interface.

Load Web Interface

Open Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox on the computer you've installed PRTG and enter the IP address of your own computer in the address bar. If you have set one of these browsers as standard browser, you can also double click on the PRTG Network Monitor icon on your desktop.

Desktop Icon

Confirm Certificate Warning

When loading the web interface, you will see a certificate warning.

Security Warning in Google Chrome Browser

Every browser shows this warning in a different layout. The certificate that comes with PRTG is not insecure, but simply unknown to the browser. In order to proceed to the login screen, please confirm the claimed "security risk". The steps to take are similar for every browser, yet different in detail.

Example

As an example how to confirm an unknown certificate, find below a description for the most common web browsers:

In Google Chrome 5, click on Proceed anyway every time you call the web interface.
In Mozilla Firefox 3, click on I Understand the Risks, Add Exception..., Get Certificate; leave the check mark for Permanently store this exception; and finally click on Confirm Security Exception. You only have to go through this procedure once for every Firefox browser and PRTG core server.
In Internet Explorer 8, click on Continue to this website (not recommended) every time you call the web interface. We recommend to not use Internet Explorer.

After loading the web interface, the login screen is shown:

PRTG Login Screen

Leave the default setting AJAX GUI (All features).
Click on Use default login to automatically fill in login name and password (both prtgadmin).

Click on the Login button to proceed to the PRTG web interface.

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