# Default Configuration

Use this panel after WebSphere® MQ has been installed, to create, view or alter your default configuration. The Default Configuration is a special setup that enables you to quickly and easily explore WebSphere MQ with the Postcard, API Exerciser, and WebSphere MQ Explorer.

Note that all the fields on this panel are for display only, you cannot alter them directly. To make alterations, press one of the buttons.

Remote administration
  The Allow and Prevent buttons take immediate effect, setting the queue manager shown.
Default Cluster Membership
  If the configuration is joined to a cluster, the cluster name will appear in Cluster Name, the Repository Location will be either This computer or A remote computer, and, if it is on a remote computer, the Repository Computer Name or Repository IP Address will show what computer it is on.
  If the Name appears as None, the configuration is not joined to a cluster. To join the default cluster, press the Join Default Cluster button that will start the default configuration wizard at the appropriate point.
Set up Default Configuration
  If the default configuration has not been set up, click this button to start the wizard. The panels in the wizard are explained here:
  - Default Queue Manager Configuration
  - Join Default Cluster
  - Local Repository
  - Remote Repository
  Note:
  1. You will not be able to create the default configuration after you have created any queue managers. If this is the case and you want to create the default configuration, first delete all existing queue managers.
  2. If you choose not to create the default configuration, you can create your own queue manager and use it from the Postcard or API Exerciser.
  3. The default configuration cluster is not a typical one because it has only one repository, and it might have only one queue manager.

Parent topic: Default Configuration wizard