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Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide

Mirth® Connect Administrator Overview

The Mirth® Connect Administrator is used to develop and manage all channels and can be run anywhere in relation to the Mirth® Connect server. The Mirth® Connect Administrator consists of menus and view panels that change depending on the task (for example, Dashboard, Channel, Edit Channel, Settings). Note: You no longer need to use Java Web Start. NextGen Healthcare has released a new Administrator Launcher that you can use instead. See Administrator Launcher Overview. Download the Administrator Launcher You must download the Administrator Launcher to use it to open the Administrator. Launch the Administrator After you download the Administrator Launcher, you can log on to the Mirth® Connect Administrator. Log On Use the Mirth® Connect Login window to authenticate yourself and log on to the Administrator. Logging on for the First Time When you log on to Mirth® Connect for the first time, you are required to set up your user account. Parent topic: Getting Started with Mirth Connect

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Dashboard View

The Dashboard is the default view you will see after logging on to the Mirth® Connect Administrator. The Dashboard gives you an overall view of all of your deployed channels. It also enables you to start or stop specific channels and connectors. Image of the Dashboard view in the Administrator To access the Dashboard view from a different location, select the Dashboard link in the Task panel in the upper-left side of the window: An image of the Task panel in the Administrator Dashboard Table Server Log Connection Log Global Maps Dashboard Tasks Filter By Channel Name or Tag Parent topic: Monitor Views

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Launch the Administrator

After you download the Administrator Launcher, you can perform the following steps to launch and log on to the Mirth® Connect Administrator. Using the Server Manager: On Windows/Linux, you can launch the Mirth® Connect Administrator using the Administrator button in the bottom-left corner of the Mirth® Connect Server Manager - Server page. Using the launch web page: Open a web browser and navigate to your launch page. This is usually http://localhost:8080 or https://localhost:8443, though you may need to edit the IP or port depending on your settings. Select Download Administrator Launcher to download the installer file. Image showing log on from the launch web page. The Access Secure Site button takes you to the Web Dashboard Sign In page. Parent topic: Mirth Connect Administrator Overview Related concepts The Web Dashboard

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Server Tab

The Server tab enables you to enter details about your ports, server memory, log levels, and view log files. The following fields are available on the Server page. Function Description Web Start Port Accesses the launch page for the Mirth® Connect Administrator. Default: 8080 Administrator Port This port is used by the Mirth Connect Administrator to communicate with the Mirth® Connect Server. Default: 8443 Server Memory (mb) The server's maximum available memory (Java max heap size). By default this is 256 MB, but for large production instances you will typically want to increase this value. Main Log Level Database Log Level Channel Log Level These fields enables you to select the applicable log level from the drop-down menus. Available options include: ERROR WARN INFO DEBUG TRACE Depending on the log level, messages of the selected level or lower will pass into that level's log when the system logs a certain-level message. Refresh Select this button to update the most recent list of l

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From the Dashboard

Select the Dashboard link in the Mirth Connect task panel on the upper-left side of the window. Select a channel where the messages you would like to view reside. Select the View Messages task in the left task list or double-click the channel in the Dashboard Table. For additional information, see Dashboard Table: Parent topic: Navigation

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Server Dashboard

The Server Dashboard provides a deeper look into a single server by displaying detailed information about the server’s configuration, channels, and flow of messages. On the Server Dashboard, you will normally see the following: Inbound Sources panel Server Information panel Outbound Destinations panel Date picker Number Panel / Feature Name Description Inbound Sources Each inbound source represents a Channel Group from Mirth Connect. Example: In the image, above, four channels that exist in a "Hospital A" group in Mirth® Connect appear in this dashboard as a single inbound source named Hospital A. Any channels in the Default Group in Mirth® Connect will appear as individual inbound sources. Tip: It is recommended that you organize channels in Mirth® Connect into Channel Groups. Please see the Mirth® Connect by NextGen Healthcare User Guide for more information about Channel Groups. Server Information The Server Information panel shows detailed information about the server including: On

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