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CHAPTER 1 Getting Started
Getting Started
This section provides an introduction to the Web-based configuration utility, and
covers the following topics:
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Starting the Web-based Configuration Utility
Interface Naming Conventions
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Window Navigation
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Configuring with Menu Command Line Interface
There are two ways to configure the device: through the graphical user interface
and through the menu command line interface .
Starting the Web-based Configuration Utility
This section describes how to navigate the Web-based switch configuration
utility . If you are using a pop-up blocker, make sure it is disabled .
The following browsers are supported:
•
Firefox (versions 16 and latest)
IE version (versions 9, 10)
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Browser Restrictions
If you are using IPv6 interfaces on your management station, use the IPv6 global
address and not the IPv6 link local address to access the device from your browser .
Launching the Configuration Utility
To open the Web-based configuration utility, do the following:
STEP 1 Open a Web browser .
STEP 2 Enter the IP address of the device you are configuring in the address bar
on the browser, and then press Enter .
NOTE
When the device is using the factory default IP address of 192 . 1 68 . 1 .251,
its power LED flashes continuously . When the device is using a DHCP
assigned IP address or an administrator-configured static IP address, the
power LED is on solid .
Logging In
The default username is admin and the default password is admin
to log in to the Web-based GUI:
STEP 1 Open the GUI . The Login page is displayed .
STEP 2 Enter the username/password . The password can contain up to 64
ASCII characters .
Logging Out
By default, the application logs out after ten minutes of inactivity . U nless the
Running Configuration is copied to the Startup Configuration, rebooting the
device will remove all changes made since the last time the file was saved . Save
the Running Configuration to the Startup Configuration before logging off to
preserve any changes you made during this session .
Go to Configuration File Copy page to save your configuration . Save the Running
Configuration file by copying it to the Startup Configuration file .
To log out, click Logout in the top right corner of any page . The system logs out
of the device .
Interface Naming Conventions
When a timeout occurs or you intentionally log out of the system, a message
appears and the Login page appears, with a message indicating the logged-
out state .
To configure the device through the menu CLI, do the following:
1 . Log on to the device through telnet .
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