Using the Web Administration Interface 
You can monitor and manage both the SAP Web Dispatcher and the Internet Communication Manager (ICM) from the browser.
The functions and structure are similar to transaction SMICM for the ICM in AS ABAP (see Using the ICM Monitor). You cannot use transaction SMICM to administrate the Web dispatcher because the Web dispatcher is an infrastructure component usually in the DMZ and cannot be accessed from the application server.
You do not need the SAP GUI to access the Web administration interface, and you do not have to be logged on to the computer on which the Web dispatcher or ICM is running.
Integration
You can monitor and manage the Web Dispatcher and the ICM also using Command line Programs.
For information about processing requests using the Web Dispatcher and ICM see Processing Administration Requests.
Prerequisites
To manage the Web dispatcher and ICM from the browser, the Web administration interface must be set up. The procedure is described in Setting Up the Web Administration Interface.
If the ICM / Web Dispatcher was installed using SAPInst, the Web administration interface is already set up. If you click on the ICM / Web Dispatcher from the MMC, you have to identify yourself. If you install it using SAPInst, Web administration user webadm is created by default. The password is the master password assigned in the installation.
Recommendation
SAP recommends you change the password after the installation. You do this in the Area Menu under Admin Handler.
Features
Enter the URL http(s)://host:admin_port/sap/admin in the browser. Here the host is the computer on which the Web dispatcher or ICM is running and admin_port is the administration port configured with icm/HTTP/admin_<xx>.
Recommendation
For security reasons you should use HTTPS for the administration. If you use HTTP the administrator passwords are transferred unencrypted and can therefore be listened to. It is best to work with client certificates.
When you have logged on you will see the administration and monitoring interface.
When you have logged on you will see the administration and monitoring interface. The only difference in this area between the administration interfaces for the ICM and Web Dispatcher are the headings.
Web Administration Interface: Initial Screen
On the left is the menu for the individual areas, on the right is the detail area. You can find further information in the following sections:
X.509 Certificate
You can access the Web administration interface using the client certificate. For more information see Using the Web Admin Interface with Certificate X.509.