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5-12
C
HAPTER
5: M
ANAGING
THE
PS H
UB
Web Interface
You can manage the PS Hub using its web interface. You can access
the web interface:
■
Through the console port
■
Over the network
This section has information on accessing the web interface. For more
information on using the web interface, refer to Chapter 7
.
Through the Console
Port
You can access the web interface through the hub’s console port, using
a management station running
SLIP
(Serial Line Interface Protocol).
If your management station is running Windows ‘95, you must use the
3Com serial web utility that is supplied on the CD-ROM. This is a SLIP
driver that sets up SLIP access for web interface management. To install
and use the serial web utility, refer to
Appendix C
.
You need to use a null modem cable for connecting your management
station directly to the console port. This should be available from your
supplier. There are a variety of null modem cables that you can use. For
an example of one of these, refer to “Console Cable” on page A-4
.
Over the Network
You must have an IP stack on your management station, so that you
can manage over a TCP/IP network. An easy way to check this is that if
you have access to the Internet and can download web pages from it,
your management station has already got an IP stack.
Which Web
Browsers are
Supported?
For fully operational management, your web browser must support:
■
Java
■
Frames
■
HTML 3.2
Suitable web browsers are Netscape Navigator™ Version 3.0 or
Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 3.0.
Configuring Your Browser
Before you use your web browser to access the web interface, you
must make one small configuration change to it, so that it always
downloads the latest version of a page.