Chapter 1 Managing Gs Device From The Gui - Cisco GSS-4492R-K9 Administration Manual

Logging Into the Primary GSSM Graphical User Interface
Logging Into the Primary GSSM Graphical User
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After you configure and enable your primary GSSM, you may access the GUI.
The primary GSSM uses secure HTTP (HTTPS) to communicate with web
clients.
When you first log in to the primary GSSM GUI, use the system default
administrative account and password. After you access the primary GSSM GUI,
create and maintain additional user accounts and passwords using the user
administration features of the primary GSSM. See
Managing User Accounts, for more information about creating user accounts.
To log in to the primary GSSM GUI, perform the following steps:
Open your preferred Internet web browser application, such as Internet
1.
Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
Enter the secure HTTP address of your GSSM in the address field. For
2.
example, if your primary GSSM is named gssm1.example.com, enter the
following to display the primary GSSM login dialog box and to access the
GUI:
https://gssm1.example.com
If you cannot locate the primary GSSM DNS name, be aware that the GSS
Note
network uses secure connections and that the address of the GSSM
includes https:// (HTTP over SSL) instead of the more common http://.
Click Yes at the prompt to accept (trust) and install the signed certificate from
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Cisco Systems.
To avoid approving the signed certificate every time you log in to the primary
GSSM, accept the certificate from Cisco Systems, Inc. For instructions on
trusting certificates from a particular owner or website, refer to the online
help included with your browser.
Install the signed certificate as follows:
4.
If you are using Internet Explorer—In the Security Alert dialog box,
–
click View Certificate, choose the Install Certificate option, and follow
the prompts of the Certificate Manager Import Wizard. Proceed to Step 5.
Chapter 1 Managing GSS Devices from the GUI
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