# User Guide

# Tasks

## Activate Domain

A domain is considered active when it is capable of being evaluated. Activating a domain prepares it for evaluation by installing any needed Guardian Agents and creating a new Domain Inventory.

You use the Domain Activation Wizard to activate a domain. 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 prompts you for:

- 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 login credentials - the username and password of an administrator account on the target domain
- The credentials' persistence - an option to remember the username and password for future evaluations and other Guardian domain operations
- The proxy connection - an option to use a proxy server to access the target domain

To use a proxy connection, you must first manually deploy the Guardian Agent onto the target domain. Then you must add the proxy server to the Domain Activation Wizard's proxy server drop down list. Then check the Enable proxy connection checkbox, and select the proxy server from the drop down list.

Once started, the Domain Activation Wizard connects to the Administration Server to install Guardian Agents on the domain's servers. It also creates a Domain Inventory and adds the domain to the Domain Explorer and the Active Domain Table. Once complete, the domain is considered active and ready for evaluation.

#### Related Concepts

- Domain
- Evaluation
- Guardian Agent
- Domain Inventory
- Security & Privacy

#### Related Tasks

- Deactivate Domain

#### Related Reference

- Domain Activation Wizard
- Domain Explorer
- Manually Deploy Guardian Agent
- Add Proxy Servers
- Active Domain Table
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Main Toolbar
- Main Menu