ADSelfService Plus can be started either in the system account (when run as service) or in user account (when run as application).
When ADSelfService Plus is installed as a Service
Option to install ADSelfService Plus as a service is available in the installation wizard.
To start ADSelfService Plus in the system account, select Start --> Programs --> ADSelfService Plus--> Start ADSelfService Plus
To start ADSelfService Plus in the user account, double-click the ADSelfService Plus desktop icon.
When ADSelfService Plus is not installed as a Service
In this case, ADSelfService Plus can only be started in the user account. To start the product, select Start --> Programs --> ADSelfService Plus --> Start ADSelfService Plus
On starting the ADSelfService Plus, the client is automatically launched in the default browser.
When ADSelfService Plus is started in Windows XP / Windows 2003 machines with firewall enabled, Windows may pop up security alerts asking whether to block or unblock the following programs as shown in the images below:
mysqld-nt - Database server.
Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition binary - Java.
You should Unblock these programs to start ADSelfService Plus
Fig: MySQL Alert
Fig: Java Alert
Launching ADSelfService Plus Client
To launch the ADSelfService Plus client, open a Web browser and type http://hostname:8888 in the address bar. Here the hostname refers to the DNS name of the machine where ADSelfService Plus is running.
Specify the user name and password as admin (for first time users) in the respective fields and click Login. If you have changed the password, you should use the changed password to login.
To stop ADSelfService Plus, select Start --> Programs --> ADSelfService Plus--> Stop ADSelfService Plus