Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Installation
- Handling Challenger

  | · Introduction · User Interface · Restarting · Log Files · Status · Maintenance · Threads

- Virtual Servers
- Configuration Examples
- Modules
- Filesystems
- RXML Tags
- Graphics
- Proxy
- Databases
- Miscellaneous Modules
- Security Considerations
- Scripting
- Frontpage
- Upgrading
- Third Party Extensions
- Portability
- Reporting Bugs
- Appendix

Introduction

The Configuration Interface
Challenger's configuration interface is accessed through its own port and protocol. The user will be prompted for a user name and password before gaining access to it.

When you install the server with the `install` script you get to choose which port and protocol the configuration interface should use.

The settings for the configuration interface can be changed in Global Variables/Configuration interface...

Configuration Port
The configuration interface will usually run on a non-standard port. If you need to access it from outside your local network you might have to reconfigure your firewall to allow accesses to that port. If you have forgotten the port you can find it in the debug log, usually `logs/debug/default.1`.

Server Protocol
You can choose to use either the HTTP or HTTPS protocol for the configuration interface. The default and recommended is HTTPS which gives an encrypted connection. Using HTTP is a potential security hazard, since the administrator's username and password will be sent in clear text. To be able to use HTTPS you must have the full version of Challenger, with SSL and encryption.

Certificate
When you install the configuration server with the HTTPS protocol, it will use a test certificate. This is not secure, since the certificate is the same in all Roxen Challenger distributions. You should get a real certificate as soon as possible. The HTTPS page explains how to get a real certificate.

User Name and Password
When you connect to the configuration server for the first time you will be asked to set a user name and a password. This will become the user name and password required to access the configuration interface. They can be changed by the Security/Change password and/or username... action.