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Using the Web Browser Interface
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:
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Optimize your network uptime by using the Alert Log and other diagnostic
tools
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Make configuration changes to the switch
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Maintain security by configuring usernames and passwords
This chapter covers the following:
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General features (page 4-2).
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System requirements for using the web browser interface (page 4-3)
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Starting a web browser interface session (page 4-4)
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Tasks for your first web browser interface session (page 4-6):
•
Creating usernames and passwords in the web browser interface
(page 4-7)
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Description of the web browser interface:
•
Overview window and tabs (page 4-11)
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Port Utilization and Status displays (page 4-12)
•
Alert Log and Alert types (page 4-15)
N o t e
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 5-36) .