Remote Management Interface; Overview - HP MSL6000 Series User Manual

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Remote Management Interface

Many of the same operations performed from the front panel can also be performed remotely using
the Remote Management Interface. Sections in this chapter include:
• Overview, page 79
• Accessing the Remote Management
• Using Menu
• Changing the Remote Management Interface

Overview

The Remote Management Interface lets you monitor and control your automated tape library from
any terminal connected to your network or via the World Wide Web. The Remote Management
Interface hosts a dedicated, protected Internet site that displays a graphical representation of your
library.
After establishing a connection to the library, open any Web browser and enter the IP address of
the library.
NOTE: Be sure that proxy server settings in your browser are disabled
This internet site can be accessed using either Microsoft Internet Explorer (3.0 or higher) or
Netscape (3.0 or higher). The Remote Management Interface shows the overall status of the library
at a glance, and presents a control panel for making adjustments and viewing details down to the
cartridge level.
To use the Remote Management Interface, you must have the following available:
• A 10 BaseT Ethernet Network
• An available IP address (either Internet or local)
• A host computer with COM port (initial setup and alternative maintenance procedures only)
• A computer with a Web browser installed that has access to your network
Two configurations for the Remote Management Interface are available:
• World Wide Accessible.
• Local Area Network
To configure the Remote Management Interface you must set the IP addresses. (For information on
setting IP addresses, see
Buttons, page 82
"Configuring the Network
Interface, page 80
Passwords, page 88
Settings" on page 47.)
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