### Domain Activation Wizard

The Domain Activation Wizard prepares a target domain for evaluation by installing any needed Guardian Agents and creating a new Domain Inventory.

There are several different ways to invoke the Domain Activation Wizard:

- Press Ctrl+Shift+A.
- Click the Activate button on the Main Toolbar.
- Select New > Domain from the File menu.
- Right-click inside the Domain Explorer and select Activate Domain from the pop-up context menu.

The Domain Activation Wizard contains the following data entry fields:

- The communication protocol - either http://, or https:// for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. Please note that Guardian does not use 128 bit SSL encryption for domain activation.
- The host name - the listen address of the target domain's Administration Server, for example, localhost, 66.248.193.194, or guardian-dev.bea.com
- The port number - the listen port for the target domain's Administration Server
- The username of an administrator account on the target domain
- The password of an administrator account on the target domain
- Whether to remember the username and password

If selected, the username and password are encrypted and stored on disk. Then, whenever you access the domain, the username and password are filled in automatically. Otherwise, you have to enter them. The following Guardian operations require login credentials:

- Evaluate a domain
- Inventory a domain
- Modify a domain
- Open an admin console
- Submit a support case

- Whether to use a proxy server to access the domain

If selected, you must select the name of the proxy server from the drop down list. If there are no proxy servers in the drop down list, click the Add Proxy Server link to add one. Please note that in order to use a proxy server, you must also manually deploy the Guardian Agent onto the target domain.

If a deactivated domain is selected and the Domain Explorer is active when you invoke the Domain Activation Wizard, the communication protocol, host name, and listen port fields will be filled in automatically with the values for the deactivated domain. You still must enter the username and password.

Once you have entered the required data, click the Finish button to activate the domain. A progress indicator tracks the progress as the domain is activated.

The successful completion of the Domain Activation Wizard results in:

- The domain is available for evaluation.
- Any needed Guardian Agents are installed on the domain.
- A new Domain Inventory editor is opened in the Document Pane.
- A domain node is added to the Domain Explorer, in the Target Domains folder. A Domain Inventory entry is also added to the domain node's Inventory History folder.
- The domain is added to the Active Domains Table.
- The domain is added to the Guardian Registry.
- A folder for the domain is added to the Guardian Workspace. The domain folder persists the Domain Inventories, Evaluation Summaries, and Case Creation Archives.

#### Related Tasks

- Activate Domain
- Deactivate Domain
- Evaluate Domain
- Inventory Domain
- Create Shortcut
- Submit Support Case

#### Related Reference

- Domain Explorer
- Active Domains Table
- Domain Inventory
- Evaluation Summary
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Main Toolbar
- Main Menu