# Getting started - Login

This section describes how to get started with the Enterprise Manager .NET SDK. To help you better understand how to implement the available methods, a code sample and a readme file that describes the code are located in the <Enterprise Manager\_Installation\_Folder>/clients/dotnet folder.

To be able to use the Enterprise Manager .NET SDK:

1. Create a project that references the AemRestClient.dll and Newtonsoft.Json.dll files

2. Create the AemRestClient object using one of the following constructors:

   1. `public AemRestClient(ICredentials credentials, string url = "https://localhost/attunityenterprisemanager", bool verifyCertificate = true);`
      * credentials – See below.
      * url – The URL to the Qlik Enterprise Manager server. The URL must begin with "`https`".
      * verifyCertificate – See below.
   2. `public AemRestClient(ICredentials credentials, string host, int port, string urlSuffix = "attunityenterprisemanager", bool verifyCertificate = true);`
      * credentials – See below.
      * host – The machine on which Enterprise Manager is installed.
      * port – The Enterprise Manager server port (usually 443).
      * urlSuffix – The part of the Enterprise Manager URL that follows the host and port (usually `attunityenterprisemanager`).
      * verifyCertificate – See below.

Information note

When `verifyCertificate` is set to true there must be a valid certificate on the Enterprise Manager machine. When set to false, the Enterprise Manager client will not validate the server certificate.

Example 1: [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/enterprise-manager/Content/EnterpriseManager/EnterpriseManager_APIGuide/NetAPI/how_to.htm)Connecting to Enterprise Manager using Active Directory

Information noteThis login method requires you to be in possession of a Personal Access Token generated in Enterprise Manager. You need to log in to Enterprise Manager using SAML and then generate a token as described in [Setting up API authentication](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/enterprise-manager/May2025/Content/EnterpriseManager/Main/Installation/Logging_into_AEM.htm).

`var credentials = new NetworkCredential` `{` `UserName = "USERNAME",` `Password = "PASSWORD",` `Domain = "DOMAIN"` `};`

`_client = new AemRestClient(credentials, "localhost", 443, false);`

Example 2: Connecting to Enterprise Manager using OpenID Connect

Information noteThis login method requires you to be in possession of a Personal Access Token generated in Enterprise Manager. For details, see [Setting up OpenID Connect authentication](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/enterprise-manager/May2025/Content/EnterpriseManager/Main/Installation/Logging_into_AEM.htm)

`var credentials = new NetworkCredential` `{` `UserName = "api-token",` `Password = "EUni+sUn3dNxnDysRNYJctyhWxu8uzbYMXVqJLxqwtxnTsWu4D..."` `};`

`_client = new AemRestClient(credentials, "localhost", 443, false);`

Example 3: Connecting to Enterprise Manager using a JWT

Information noteThis login method requires you to be in possession of a JWT. For details, see [Logging in to Enterprise Manager with a JWT token via the API](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/enterprise-manager/May2025/Content/EnterpriseManager/Main/Installation/Logging_into_AEM.htm#Logging).

`var credentials = new NetworkCredential` `{` `UserName = "jwt",` `Password = "your-jwt-token"` `};`

`_client = new AemRestClient(credentials, "localhost", 443, false);`

Example 4: Using client methods to Get/Set data on Qlik Enterprise Manager

After creating credentials and a client object, you can call the client methods to get/set data from Enterprise Manager using the public APIs.

Syntax:

` _client.GetServerList()
         ` ` _client.GetServerDetails(serverName)
         ` ` _client.ExportTask(serverName, taskName);
         `