Permission/Multiple access to Alfresco Explorer?

[spiritz]

Hello everyone,
I'm newbie to Alfresco.

I've been installed it for a week and have been trying to use it. But I still confusing with it too. - -"
I've some questions for Alfresco.
- Is the Alfresco provide many user from many computer access to Alfresco Explorer at the same time? (I can access it from my pc but cannot access to Alfresco Explorer from my co-worker pc)

- Is the Alfresco need to configure for host permission that can access to it? (I'm log out and close my browser then try to use my co-worker pc to access it but it cannot access to Alfresco Explorer.) note: my co-worker pc can ping to alfresco server.

Sorry for my english and thank you in advance.

Best Regards,
Nisumcee M.

[abhashree]

Hi spiritz,

During installation of Alfresco don't use localhost as the host name .
Give the IP address of the system so that whenever you want to access alfresco from other's system you can access by  hitting the url

http://IP of hostort number/alfresco-alfresco explorer
http://IP of hostort number/share-alfresco share
You can access alfresco until the server runs.

[spiritz]

Many thanks abhashree for your answer 

How can I edit it if I not want to install a new one?
I've edit in "alfresco-global.properties" that change value of "web.application.context.url" from "http://127.0.0.1:8080/alfresco" to "http://<my ip address>:8080/alfresco" and restart my alfresco server. I founded it does'nt work again.

I can access to "http://<my ip address>:8080/alfresco" from my pc (noted: I've installed alfresco server on VMWare with another ip address with my pc) but I can't access to it from my co-worker pc.

I still confising about the permission for accessing to Alfresco Explorer ? Why my pc can access to it but not work with my co-worker pc.

abhashree, Can you access to Alfresco Explorer with every pc on the network with default configuration?

Regards,
Nisumcee M.

[spiritz]

when request from my co-worker pc, I founded this :

ERROR
The requested URL could not be retrieved
..
..
Connection to <ip adress> failed.
..
..

[abhashree]

HI
You can change the url of alfresco from localhsot to IP address of your system by going to tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/web-extension/share-config-custom.xml.sample
rename the share-config-custom.xml.sample to share-config-custom.xml
and add following

<alfresco-config>

   <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="Remote">
      <remote>
         <endpoint>
            <id>alfresco-noauth</id>
            <name>Alfresco - unauthenticated access</name>
            <description>Access to Alfresco Repository WebScripts that do not require authentication</description>
            <connector-id>alfresco</connector-id>
            <endpoint-url>http://Ip of system:8080/alfresco/s</endpoint-url>
            <identity>none</identity>
         </endpoint>

         <endpoint>
            <id>alfresco</id>
            <name>Alfresco - user access</name>
            <description>Access to Alfresco Repository WebScripts that require user authentication</description>
            <connector-id>alfresco</connector-id>
            <endpoint-url>http://ip of system:8080/alfresco/s</endpoint-url>
            <identity>user</identity>
         </endpoint>

         <endpoint>
            <id>alfresco-feed</id>
            <name>Alfresco Feed</name>
            <description>Alfresco Feed - supports basic HTTP authentication via the EndPointProxyServlet</description>
            <connector-id>http</connector-id>
            <endpoint-url>http://IP of the system:8080/alfresco/s</endpoint-url>
            <basic-auth>true</basic-auth>
            <identity>user</identity>
         </endpoint>
      </remote>
   </config>

</alfresco-config>

Try this out .
I think using this you can access the url of alfresco from other systems in the same network.

[abhashree]

HI
You can change the url of alfresco from localhsot to IP address of your system by going to tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/web-extension/share-config-custom.xml.sample
rename the share-config-custom.xml.sample to share-config-custom.xml
and add following

<alfresco-config>

   <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="Remote">
      <remote>
         <endpoint>
            <id>alfresco-noauth</id>
            <name>Alfresco - unauthenticated access</name>
            <description>Access to Alfresco Repository WebScripts that do not require authentication</description>
            <connector-id>alfresco</connector-id>
            <endpoint-url>http://Ip of system:8080/alfresco/s</endpoint-url>
            <identity>none</identity>
         </endpoint>

         <endpoint>
            <id>alfresco</id>
            <name>Alfresco - user access</name>
            <description>Access to Alfresco Repository WebScripts that require user authentication</description>
            <connector-id>alfresco</connector-id>
            <endpoint-url>http://ip of system:8080/alfresco/s</endpoint-url>
            <identity>user</identity>
         </endpoint>

         <endpoint>
            <id>alfresco-feed</id>
            <name>Alfresco Feed</name>
            <description>Alfresco Feed - supports basic HTTP authentication via the EndPointProxyServlet</description>
            <connector-id>http</connector-id>
            <endpoint-url>http://IP of the system:8080/alfresco/s</endpoint-url>
            <basic-auth>true</basic-auth>
            <identity>user</identity>
         </endpoint>
      </remote>
   </config>

</alfresco-config>

Try this out .
I think using this you can access the url of alfresco from other systems in the same network.

[spiritz]

Thank you very much, abhashree. I'll try it. 

[spiritz]

I've done it with your suggestion and it's work as well…

so, thank you so much for your kindly supported.

But my co-worker pc still cannot access to the Alfresco Explorer… I think it may be my network problem.

Thank you again.

^^ Regards,
Nisumcee M.