After you installed the Openfire server, and you started it you cant either click on the “Launch Admin”
Or you can either on the WHS go to http://localhost:9090 or http://127.0.0.1:9090 but make sure that you have either disabled the advance security on Internet Explorer or have another browser installed such as Firefox. If you are using any computer on the network go to http://whs:9090 or the IP assigned to the WHS in you network for example http://192.168.1.2:9090.
When you go to the above address the setup will start and you would have to select you language, then click the Continue button.
On this step of the configuration you can change the domain and ports however as it automatically gets the server name most people can leave that as it is, click on the Continue button.
Now you can configure the database settings, you can pick the easy way and choose the Embedded Database or if you have got a Wordpress instance of a forum running on your WHS then you would have a MySQL database and this is a Standard database connection in the Openfire Server world. If you want to run a MySQL database keep checking this site as we will be uploading a guide. But it is better running Openfire on a Standard database connection as there is more feature open to you.
You have to choose which external database (Standard database connection) once you select the database type then you will have to type in all the details such as the username and password. Then click on the Continue button once you are finish completing the details, it may take up to 1 minute if you have everything correct.
On the Profile settings since the WHS can’t run Active Directory natively then select the Default option.
You will now need to setup an administrator account, try not to use the same password as your WHS administrator. Enter an email address it could be admin@whs.local if you do not want or trust the software but I used my real email address and have not gain any unwanted emails. Once you complete this you can click the Continue button.
If you prefer to use hard to remember passwords then write them down and put that book or whatever in a safe.
Once you finished with the Admin account the setup/configure is complete and you can login to the administrator console.
