Logging in to the TLC Console

Authentication Type

The method by which TLC will authenticate your user account, as configured in the Authentication tab of the Manager properties dialog in the TLC Console. For more information about authentication methods, see Working with Managers.

Notes: If the Authentication tab has yet to be configured by your TLC administrator, the only available authentication type will be Internal.

If you select Single sign-on, the Username and Password fields will be disabled.

Username and Password

Enter one of the following:

The username (i.e. 'Administrator') and password entered for the default Administrator account in the Manager Service Credentials page of the TLC ManagerTripwire Log Center Manager is the core software in your TLC environment. TLC Manager collects and processes log messages from a wide variety of systems and devices. Configuration Wizard (see Installing TLC Manager on your Primary Manager), or

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 ManagerEach TLC environmentConsists of all TLC software, Managers, Log Sources, Monitored Assets, Collectors, and data in your TLC installation. has a single Primary Manager that controls: 1. The storing of log messages in the Audit LoggerThe TLC Console1. Tripwire Log Center Console is the software for the TLC graphic user interface (GUI), or 2. The Tripwire Log Center GUI. Through the TLC Console, you can configure TLC, oversee your TLC environment, and manage log and event data. component in which you can work with the log messages collected by TLC. File Store and Events in Event1. Either a log message that a Manager has standardized (i.e. normalized) for use by TLC (a.k.a. Normalized Messages), or an event or vulnerability imported from a scanner. 2. An 'event message' collected from a Log Source.-Management Databases, 2. The configuration settings for your TLC environment, and 3. User access and license management for TLC..

Port

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

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