### Starting the Admin Console

When the Application Server was installed, you chose a port number for the server, or used the default port of 4848. You also specified a user name and master password.

To start the Administration Console, in a web browser type:

    http://hostname:port

For example:

    http://kindness.sun.com:4848

If the Administration Console is running on the machine on which the Application Server was installed, specify `localhost` for the host name.

On Windows, start the Application Server Admin Console from the Start menu.

The installation program creates the default administrative domain (named `domain1`) with the default port number `4848`, as well as an instance separate from the domain administration server (DAS). After installation, additional administration domains can be created. Each domain has its own domain administration server, which has a unique port number. When specifying the URL for the Admin Console, be sure to use the port number for the domain to be administered.