To connect to an AIS Server, use the + button in the toolbar to add a new connection.

Enter a name for the connection, the AIS Url and valid user name and press the Connect button.
Note the trailing v2/ in the example above, which stands for Version 2 of the AIS.

A successful connection will close the connection dialog box and show the connection in the drop-down list box with the user name within brackets to indicate that the connection is active.

The Submit and Get Columns buttons will also become available once a connection is active.

To add more connections, for example to different E1 environments, use the + button again. To delete a connection use the rubbish bin to the right of the + button and to connect to an existing connection use the connect button to its left.

A failed connection will display an error message on the bottom of the dialog.

There are two reasons for connection failure.

• Invalid AIS Base Url. To verify the Url, copy it to a browser’s address bar and append it with defaultconfig. This should return the AIS Server Capabilities (the return is a json file which might cause the browser to prompt wheather to open it).
• Invalid user name or password. This will typically result in a Forbidden error.