Thanks - it was a cookie problem but I'm not sure what caused it or how it was fixed. I had IE set to block 3rd party cookies, and when I disabled this (temporarily) I was able to see the link and configure IIP. I later went back to blocking 3rd party cookies and I can still see the link to the admin panel.
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