HP Pavilion 501, Configuration And Administration Manual

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2 Managing the HP 501
The HP 501 is managed via its web-based management tool using Microsoft Internet
Explorer 8 or later or Mozilla Firefox 17 or later. You can access the HP 501 management tool
using either HTTP or HTTPS. Using HTTPS is more secure but you will see a security warning
until you purchase and install your own certificate. With HTTPS, it is acceptable to choose the
option that allows you to proceed through the security warning.
In a web browser, specify either: http://192.168.1.1 or https://192.168.1.1 . (By default,
HTTP access is disabled and any access from HTTP is automatically redirected to HTTPS.)
For information on launching the management tool for the first time, see the HP 501
802.11ac Wireless Client Bridge Quickstart .
Configuring web server settings
Select Management > Management tool to open the Configure web server
settings page.
You can configure the web server settings, change the user login name or password, and
manage the certificate file required for secure HTTP communication.
Web server configuration
Use this section to configure web access to the management tool.
HTTPS server status/HTTP server status
The HP 501 software includes HTTP and HTTPS functionality to enable communication with
your web browser. Unlike HTTP, HTTPS enables secure sessions using a digital certificate to
encrypt data exchanged between the HP 501 and your web browser. By default, HTTPS is
enabled and HTTP is disabled. When HTTP is disabled, requests from HTTP clients are
redirected to use HTTPS.
The HP 501 supports only one management session at a time via HTTP or HTTPS.