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NXA-ENET24 - Software Management Guide
Web Interface
Overview
This switch provides an embedded HTTP Web agent. Using a Web browser you can configure the switch and
view statistics to monitor network activity. The Web agent can be accessed by any computer on the network
using a standard Web browser (Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, or Netscape Navigator 6.2 or above).
Prior to accessing the switch from a Web browser, be sure you have first performed the following tasks:
1. Configure the switch with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using an out-of-band
serial connection, BOOTP or DHCP protocol (see the Setting an IP Address section on page 13).
2. Set user names and passwords using an out-of-band serial connection. Access to the Web agent is
controlled by the same user names and passwords as the onboard configuration program. (See the
Configuring User Accounts section on page 55.)
3. After you enter a user name and password, you will have access to the system configuration program.
Navigating the Web Browser Interface
To access the Web-browser interface you must first enter a user name and password. The administrator has
Read/Write access to all configuration parameters and statistics.
The default user name and password for the administrator is “Admin” and 1988 respectively.
You can also use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage the switch over a
serial connection to the console port or via Telnet. For more information on using the
CLI, refer to Chapter 4: “Command Line Interface.”
• You are allowed three attempts to enter the correct password; on the third failed attempt the
current connection is terminated.
• If you log into the web interface as guest (Normal Exec level), you can view the configuration
settings or change the guest password. If you log in as “Admin” (Privileged Exec level), you
can change the settings on any page.
• If the path between your management station and this switch does not pass through any
device that uses the Spanning Tree Algorithm, then you can set the switch port attached to
your management station to fast forwarding (i.e., enable Admin Edge Port) to improve the
switch’s response time to management commands issued through the web interface. See the
Configuring Interface Settings section on page 120.