Connecting to AX Server

Connect your AX Client installation to AX Server to access your organization’s Analytics Exchange audit data.

Authenticating

Analytics Exchange authentication can be configured to:

• authenticate with your Windows username and password when you access Analytics Exchange applications
• automatically grant you access to Analytics Exchange applications based on your Windows credentials through a process know as silent authentication

Connect to AX Server

1. Start AX Client.
2. If the Server page of the Options dialog box appears, enter the Server Address provided by your administrator and click OK.

   Use the server host name rather than the IP address:

   

   Note

   The Options dialog box is only displayed if you did not enter the server address for AX Server during AX Client installation. In the dialog box, leave the Port number at the default value of 443 unless otherwise instructed.

3. If you are required to enter your account information, the Connect view is displayed. Enter your Username and Password and click Sign in.

   User account	Credential format
   Default domain account	username
   Non-default domain account	domain\username
   Local Windows account where AX Server is installed	computerName\username

   If you cannot connect to AX Server, or if there are error messages, ensure that you have entered the correct server address and port. If problems continue, contact your Analytics Exchange administrator.