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What you should know

The WebTerm simple user interface allows you to concentrate on the most important WebTerm function - searching for terminology.

You can then carry out straightforward searches without having to concern yourself with the multiplicity of options offered by WebTerm.

How you use the various WebTerm user interfaces is explained in the following sections:

Starting and using the standard user interface - see here

Starting and using the simple user interface - see here

Starting and using WebTerm on a PDA - see here

Starting and using the administrator user interface (administrators only) - see "WebTerm Administration Guide".

What you need here

In order that you can work with WebTerm, your computer must meet the following requirements:

Internet connection

Browser: Internet Explorer 5.5 - 6, Netscape Navigator 7x, Mozilla Firefox 1 or Mozilla 1.4

The correct fonts for displaying non-Western character sets (e.g. Asian, Eastern European or Arabic languages) must be installed

To start WebTerm and log in, you require the following information:

URL of WebTerm

User name and password

You can obtain that information from your administrator.

 

Starting WebTerm without logging in Your administrator can set up WebTerm so that you can start it without logging in by one of the following methods: Direct access without logging in - you start WebTerm by entering a special URL. Starting from a portal with Single Sign-On - with the Single Sign-On option, you do not have to log into WebTerm separately if you have already logged in at that portal. Please refer to the section "Starting WebTerm without logging in" for more detailed information.

Starting WebTerm and logging in

You start WebTerm from a browser and identify yourself as an authorised user by entering your user name and password. Your log-in details determine whether you are an administrator or user and what your permissions are (see here):

1 Start your browser.

2 As the web address, enter the URL given to you by your administrator.

WebTerm then displays the following window:

Fig. 4-1: To log in you require a user name and password

3 Enter your user name and password respectively in the User and Password boxes.

4 From the Dialog language drop-down list, select the language in which you want the user interface to be displayed.

5 Confirm your entries by clicking the Login button.

Log-in details are case sensitive Remember that the WebTerm log-in is case-sensitive. Make sure that you enter the details precisely as specified.

WebTerm displays the simple user interface and you can start working with WebTerm immediately (see the section "The WebTerm simple interface").

Logging out of WebTerm

You must log out when you have finished working with WebTerm or want to take a long break. This is necessary to allow as many users as possible use WebTerm as the number of connections may be limited. Logging out also prevents unauthorised users working in WebTerm with your user name and making changes in your name.

How to log out of WebTerm:

1 To log out, click the Log out button on the toolbar.

WebTerm logs you out and shows the Login window again. You can log in again in this window when you want to resume your work.

Automatic log-out WebTerm automatically logs you out if your session is inactive for longer than a specified period of time. If that happens, you have to log in again to continue working in WebTerm.

 

If you started WebTerm without logging in Your administrator can set up WebTerm so that you can start it without logging in. The options that you have after logging out in that case are detailed in the following section.