Using The Hp Web Browser Interface; Overview - HP ProCurve Series 4100GL Management And Configuration Manual

Using the HP Web Browser Interface

Overview

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Overview

The HP web browser interface built into the switch lets you easily access the
switch from a browser-based PC on your network. This lets you do the
following:
Optimize your network uptime by using the Alert Log and other diagnostic
■
tools
■ Make configuration changes to the switch
Maintain security by configuring usernames and passwords
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This chapter covers the following:
General features (page 5-3).
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■ Starting a web browser interface session (page 5-4)
■ Tasks for your first web browser interface session (page 5-7):
• Creating usernames and passwords in the web browser interface
(page 5-8)
• Selecting the fault detection configuration for the Alert Log operation
(page 5-23)
• Getting access to online help for the web browser interface (page
5-11)
Description of the web browser interface:
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• Overview window and tabs (page 5-15)
• Port Utilization and Status displays (page 5-16)
• Alert Log and Alert types (page 5-19)
• Setting the Fault Detection Policy (page 5-23)
If you want security beyond that achieved with user names and passwords,
you can disable access to the web browser interface. This is done by either
executing no web-management at the Command Prompt or changing the Web
Agent Enabled parameter setting to No (page 7-4).