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The admin interface URL '''http://*:8998/''' needs to have that wildcard "*" replaced by a precise location if we are to access the [[MX_Administrative_Interface|admin interface]] to change [[Cumulus.ini|settings]], view our weather data, or edit various [[ | The admin interface URL '''http://*:8998/''' needs to have that wildcard "*" replaced by a precise location if we are to access the [[MX_Administrative_Interface|admin interface]] to change [[Cumulus.ini|settings]], view our weather data, or edit various [[:Category:Cumulus_Files|Cumulus files]] (extreme records or log files). | ||
The missing part of the URL depends on how your local network is set up. | The missing part of the URL depends on how your local network is set up. | ||
*If you are accessing the admin interface on the same device as that running MX then the "*" can be replaced by "localhost", i.e. '''http://localhost:8998/''' will be used to load the admin interface into your browser. | *If you are accessing the admin interface on the same device as that running MX then the "*" can be replaced by "localhost", i.e. '''http://localhost:8998/''' will be used to load the admin interface into your browser. | ||
** (Note "localhost" will work even if you host your own database server or own web server, each of these uses a different port number to ensure the correct server is loaded) | |||
*In the more general case when you want to access the admin interface from anywhere on your local wired and wireless interface, then the "*" needs to be replaced by a string of 4 numbers representing what is called a IPv4 address (w.x.y.z) of the device you have installed MX on. | *In the more general case when you want to access the admin interface from anywhere on your local wired and wireless interface, then the "*" needs to be replaced by a string of 4 numbers representing what is called a IPv4 address (w.x.y.z) of the device you have installed MX on. | ||