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Assuming that the Member State ECaccess gateway (see
section 2.2) runs on the server
ëcaccess.meteo.ms", users connect to the application by
pointing their Web browser at "http://ecaccess.meteo.ms:9080/" and
will be redirected to the login page. Note that the default HTTP
port number used for ECaccess is 9080.
By giving an ECMWF user identifier and a passcode, the user is
authenticated and routed to a personal page; a user context is
maintained for the subsequent operations from his browser. Users
have the ability to request everything available from their
account, until the time allocation expires or the "logout" option
from the Äccount" menu is selected.
Users connecting for the first time to the login page of the Web
server will receive a security alert from their browser. This is
normal; users have to accept the HTTP/S plugin certificate as a
trusted certificate to allow the encryption of communications.
The procedure to trust the certificate depends on the
browser:
- If using Internet Explorer, you will receive a security alert.
You will be given an option to view the certificate. Select it, and
then select the ïnstall certificate" option. Follow the
instructions to install the certificate. Once you have returned to
the security alert box, select the Äccept" option.
- If using Firefox or Mozilla, you will receive a security alert.
Follow the instructions in the alert box to accept the certificate
as certified. In the last dialogue box you will be given an option
to accept this certificate for all your sessions. Select it.
Once this procedure is complete, your future connections to the
HTTP/S plugin will not produce any security alerts.
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