Just as with ArcGIS Server in the last chapter, there are multiple methods available to connect to and access Portal administrative tasks. We will first discuss the two standard ways Esri provides. Later in this chapter, in Administering through the Portal REST Administrative Directory section, we will discuss other windows into Portal administrative functions.
The standard Portal web interface (https://www.yourdomain.com/portal) is how most users will interact with Portal; it is also how you can access it for a portion of your administrative duties. How you access the Portal web interface depends on your configuration and whether you are accessing Portal externally through the Web Adaptor or on the internal network, bypassing the Web Adaptor. If the former, then the URL you use will look like the following:
https://<FQDN>/<webadaptor/home/
In our case, it would be like this: