Logging in to the TLC Console

Logging in from the Windows Start Menu

To log in to the TLC Console:

1. Select Start > Programs > Tripwire Log Center > Console.
2. In the TLC login dialog, enter the following values and click Login.

Username and Password. Enter one of the following:

a. The username (i.e. 'Administrator') and password entered for the default Administrator account in the Manager Service Credentials page of the TLC Manager Configuration Wizard (see Installing TLC Manager on your Primary Manager), or
b. The username and password for a TLC user account provided by your TLC Administrator.

Hostname/IP. The host name or IP address of your Primary Manager.

Port. The port on which the Primary Manager is listening (default = 8717).

Tip 

To view the Hostname/IP and Port fields, click More.

Logging in from a Command Line

To log in to the TLC Console from a command line, enter:

<TLC_install_directory>Tlc.AppConsole.exe -i <TLC_Manager> -u <user> -p <password>

where:

<TLC_install_directory> is the local installation directory for TLC Console,

<TLC_Manager> is the IP address of your Primary Manager, and

<user> and <password> are the username and password of a TLC user account.

Example:

c:\Program Files\Tripwire\Tripwire Log Center Console\Tlc.AppConsole.exe -i 192.168.0.10 -u administrator -p MyPassword

Tip 

To view all available command-line options, run the following command:

Tlc.AppConsole.exe -h