What Is The Gui; Accessing The Router Via The Gui; Browser And Pc Setup - Allied Telesis AR410 User Manual

What is the GUI?

The GUI (Graphical User Interface) is a web-based device management tool,
designed to make it easier to configure and monitor the router. The GUI
provides an alternative to the CLI (Command Line Interface). Its purpose is to
make complicated tasks simpler and regularly performed tasks quicker.
The GUI relies on an HTTP server that runs on the router, and a web browser
on the host PC. When you use the GUI to configure the router, the GUI sends
commands to the router and the router sends the results back to your browser,
all via HTTP.
The tasks you may perform using the GUI are not as comprehensive as the
command set available on the CLI, but for some protocols, a few clicks of the
mouse will perform many commands. A great example of this is the ease with
which you can configure an ISDN link.
The GUI is stored on the router in the form of an embedded resource file, with
file extension . Resource files are model-specific, with the model and
rsc
version encoded in the file name.

Accessing the Router via the GUI

To use the GUI to configure the router, you use a web browser to open a
connection to the router's HTTP server. Therefore, you need a PC, a web
browser and the router. Supported browsers and operating systems, and the
settings you need on your PC and browser, are detailed in the following
section. Router setup is detailed in "Establishing a Connection to the Router" on
page 26.

Browser and PC Setup

The GUI requires a web browser installed on a PC. Table 3 shows supported
combinations of operating system and browser.
Table 3: Supported browsers and operating systems
IE 5.0
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP
JavaScript must be enabled. To enable JavaScript in Internet Explorer:
1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options
2. Select the Security tab
3. Click on the Custom Level button
4. Under the Scripting section, ensure that "Active scripting" is enabled.
IE 5.5 IE 6.0 NS 6.2.2 NS 6.2.3