Accessing The Web User Interface Using A Web Browser; Accessing The Web User Interface Using The Storage System Console - US Robotics USR8700 User Manual

to use a specific IP address, you might need to specify the IP address of the gateway in your network
before you can successfully access the Web User Interface using a Web browser. First access the Web
User Interface using the Storage System Console and then specify the gateway address (as described in
"Changing the Network Settings"
Using the Storage System Console, you can access the Web User Interface only from a computer in the
same subnet as the storage system, but you do not have to know the name or IP address of the storage
system or otherwise modify the network settings.
Note: The Storage System Console launches a Web browser, so the computer where you install the
Storage System Console must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or Firefox 1.06 or newer
installed as well.

Accessing the Web User Interface Using a Web browser

To access the Web User Interface using a Web browser:
1. From any computer in your network, run Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or Firefox 1.06 or newer, enter
the following in the address bar, and then press Enter:
http://storage_system
where storage_system is the name or IP address of the storage system.
Note: You can use the storage system name only if that name is registered with a DNS server on
your network.
When the login page appears, you can bookmark it so that you can quickly and easily access it the
next time.
2. Log in to the Web User Interface (as described in

Accessing the Web User Interface Using the Storage System Console

If you want to access the Web User Interface using the Storage System Console, you must install the
Storage System Console on each computer from which you plan to manage the storage system. You can
install the Storage System Console on any computer that runs one of the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server, or Advanced Server with Service Pack 2 or newer
To install the Storage System Console, follow the instructions in
Console" on page 16.
Running the Storage System Console
Once you have installed the Storage System Console, you can run it and access the Web User Interface:
on page 64.) and try to access it using a Web browser.
"Logging In to the Web User Interface"
Serial ATA 4-Drive NAS
"Step Three: Install the Storage System
Getting Started - 25
User Guide
on page 26).