HP (Hewlett-Packard) 2510G Switch User Manual


 
5-2
Using the Web Browser Interface
Overview
Overview
The Web browser interface built into the switch lets you easily access the
switch from a browser-based PC on your network. This lets you do the
following:
Optimize your network uptime by using the Alert Log and other diagnostic
tools
Make configuration changes to the switch
Maintain security by configuring usernames and passwords
This chapter covers the following:
General features (page 5-3).
Starting a Web browser interface session (page 5-4)
Tasks for your first Web browser interface session (page 5-7):
Creating usernames and passwords in the Web browser interface
(page 5-8)
Selecting the fault detection configuration for the Alert Log operation
(page 5-23)
Getting access to online help for the Web browser interface (page
5-11)
Description of the Web browser interface:
Overview window and tabs (page 5-16)
Port Utilization and Status displays (page 5-17)
Alert Log and Alert types (page 5-20)
Setting the Fault Detection Policy (page 5-23)
Note If you want security beyond that achieved with user names and passwords,
you can disable access to the Web browser interface. This is done by either
executing no web-management at the Command Prompt or changing the Web
Agent Enabled parameter setting to No (page 7-3).