Using the Web Interface
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Instruction Manual - NXA-ENET8-POE+
Using the Web Interface
Overview
The NXA-ENET8-POE+ 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 9, Mozilla Firefox 39, or Google Chrome 44, or more recent versions).
NOTE:
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 the CLI Reference Guide.
Connecting to the Web Interface
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
Initial Switch Configuration
section in the
CLI Reference Guide
.)
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 on-board configuration program. (See the
3.
After you enter a user name and password, you will have access to the system configuration program.
NOTE:
You are allowed three attempts to enter the correct password; on the third failed attempt the current connection is terminated.
NOTE:
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.
NOTE:
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
for more information.
NOTE:
Users are automatically logged off of the HTTP server or HTTPS server if no input is detected for 600 seconds.
NOTE:
Connection to the web interface is not supported for HTTPS using an IPv6 link local address.
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." The
administrator has full access privileges to configure any parameters in the web interface. The default user name and password for
guest access is "guest." The guest only has read access for most configuration parameters. Refer to the
section on page 144 for more details.
Dashboard
When your web browser connects with the switch's web agent, the Dashboard is displayed as shown below. The Dashboard displays
the main menu on the left side of the screen. Switch Information, CPU Utilization, Switch Events, Memory Utilization, Recent 5 Event
Information, Port Utilization, Dynamic Address Count, and LLDP Remote Device Port List are displayed on the right side. The main
menu links are used to navigate to other menus, and display configuration parameters and statistics.
NOTE:
You can open a connection to the vendor's web site by clicking the AMX logo.
FIG. 20
Dashboard