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FireStorm ONE Installation Guide 39 BreakingPoint Systems Inc. ©2005-2016
6 Accessing the Control Center
This section covers:
• Accessing the Control Center
Accessing the Control Center
You can access the Control Center after you have configured the FireStorm ONE. When you access
the Control Center, the first page that launches is the BreakingPoint Systems main page. From the
main page, you can download the TCL shell, access Strike Center, view the online Help, find
BreakingPoint Systems contact information, and launch the Control Center user interface.
Note:
To access the Control Center, you must have a Web browser with Adobe Flash installed and
pop-ups enabled as well as the host address of the BPS Management Port.
Note:
BreakingPoint recommends clearing your cache and refreshing your browser after
upgrading or reverting to any release of the FireStorm ONE.
To access the Control Center:
1. Open a Web browser.
Note:
The browser must support Adobe Flash (Version 11.6.602.171 or higher) and have
JavaScript enabled.
2. Enter the host address for the BPS Management port in the
Address
bar.
Note:
The default host address is http://10.10.10.10; however, if the host address was changed
during the initial configuration, then you will use that address instead.
3. Click the
Start BreakingPoint Control Center
link located on the BreakingPoint Systems
main page. A new window will open and launch the Control Center login page.
4. Enter your login ID in the
Login ID
field.
Note:
Login IDs are case sensitive.
5. Enter your password in the
Password
field.
6. Click
Login
.
Note:
The system allows three invalid login attempts. If invalid login information is entered on
the fourth attempt, the login window will lock the user out. Users must clear their cache
and refresh the browser to unlock their accounts.