Chapter 24 User And Access Management Configuration - Juniper JUNOS OS 10.4 - FOR EX REV 1 Manual

CHAPTER 24
User and Access Management
Configuration
Configuring Management Access for the EX Series Switch (J-Web Procedure)
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Configuring Management Access for the EX Series Switch (J-Web
Procedure) on page 487
Generating SSL Certificates to Be Used for Secure Web Access on page 490
Configuring MS-CHAPv2 to Provide Password-Change Support (CLI
Procedure) on page 491
Managing Users (J-Web Procedure) on page 491
You can manage an EX Series switch remotely through the J-Web interface. To
communicate with the switch, the J-Web interface uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol
(HTTP). HTTP allows easy Web access but no encryption. The data that is transmitted
between the Web browser and the switch by means of HTTP is vulnerable to interception
and attack. To enable secure Web access the switch supports HTTP over Secure Sockets
Layer (HTTPS). You can enable HTTP or HTTPS access on specific interfaces and ports
as needed.
Navigate to the Secure Access Configuration page by selecting
>
Properties Management Access
on interfaces for managing the EX Series switch through the J-Web interface. You can
also install SSL certificates and enable Junos XML management protocol over SSL with
the Secure Access page.
Click to modify the configuration. Enter information into the Management Access
1. Edit
Configuration page as described in Table 98 on page 488.
To verify that Web access is enabled correctly, connect to the switch using the
2.
appropriate method:
For HTTP access—In your Web browser, type
For HTTPS access—In your Web browser, type
For SSL Junos XML management protocol access—To use this option, you must
have a Junos XML management protocol client such as Junos Scope. For information
about how to log into Junos Scope, see the Junos Scope Software User Guide.
. On this page, you can enable HTTP and HTTPS access
http://URL
https://URL
Configure > System
or http://IP address .
or .
https://IP address
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