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).