Introduction
The Urchin Administration Interface is a browser-based command center from which you can control virtually everything related to running Urchin, including setting up Profiles, scheduling log processing events, managing Users and Groups, configuring Filters, and much more.
To get started, login to your Urchin system using a browser. If the default port was used during installation, then the URL should be http://your.server.com:9999/, replacing 'your.server.com' with the actual name of the system Urchin is running on. Alternatively, http://localhost:9999/ can be used if you are directly on the system. On Windows platforms, there is an 'Urchin Administration' shortcut in the Start menu. The default password for the 'admin' account is 'urchin'. Be sure to change this to a more secure password.
Controls
After logging into the system and proceeding through the startup wizard, you will see the administration screen with a menu on the leftside navigation. The three primary buttons are 'View Reports', 'Configuration', and 'Preferences'. Click on the 'Configuration' button to begin configuring Urchin.
This menu provides access to all of the critical configuration controls. Click on the arrows to expand a particular section. The darkened color indicates which control is currently being displayed. When first clicking on one of the configuration sections, a list of existing entries may be shown with appropriate 'edit' buttons next to each entry.
Clicking on the 'Edit' button next to a particular entry will allow you to modify the configuration for the entry. To add new entries, click the 'Add' button in the upper right shown in the above figure. After clicking 'Edit' on a particular entry, the set of configuration screens available for that entry is shown using tabs across the top to select the particular configuration subject.
Click on a particular tab to access the configuration settings under the tab. After changing any settings, be sure to click the 'Update' button provided at the bottom of each screen.
Once you have a long list of entries in a particular area, there are some additional controls that make it easier to find those entries. The Next/Previous buttons are located just above and below the list of entries for scrolling through the entries. The number shown can also increase how many entries are shown at one time
Shown in the above image, the + - Filter option can help you quickly find a particular entry. Simply enter all or part of the entry's name and press return.
Details about each section are provided further in this manual and by clicking the 'Help' link provided at the bottom of each admin screen. Definitions about each configuration parameter are generally found by clicking the 'Help' link.
