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Step 4: Select an Access Method and Complete Setup
16 Avidia System Configuration and Management User Manual
Accessing the Web Interface
Using the Avidia Web interface requires:
• a PC running Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT, or a Solaris workstation
• an Ethernet card installed in one of the expansion slots
• Netscape
®
Version 4.5 or newer (recommended) or Internet Explorer
®
Version 4.0 or
newer
• an Ethernet cable (straight-through if connecting the computer to a hub, cross-over if
connecting the computer directly to the Avidia system); see your Hardware Installation
Manual for cabling pinouts.
To access the Web interface:
1 Select one of the following methods of accessing the Web interface, then follow the
instructions to complete setup:
• Connect locally, using a PC connected to the Avidia system Fast Ethernet port.
Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the PC Ethernet port and the other end of the
cable to the Fast Ethernet port on the back of the Avidia chassis. Refer to your system
Hardware Installation Manual to locate the Fast Ethernet port on the back of the Avidia
chassis.
• Connect remotely, using a PC on the same network.
2 If you have not already done so, plug the PC into a wall outlet then turn on the PC and
monitor.
3 Check the Ethernet card or adapter to make sure the link light is on, which confirms that
the Ethernet link is up.