3-24
NOTE:
To access the EXTENDED-BOOTWARE menu, press
Ctrl
+
B
within four seconds at the
prompt "Press Ctrl+B to access EXTENDED-BOOTWARE MENU." If you do not press
Ctrl
+
B
at the prompt, the system starts to read and decompress program files. To enter the
EXTENDED-BOOT menu afterwards, you need to reboot the firewall.
Logging in to the firewall
You can use the following methods to access and manage the firewall. For more information about
logging in to the firewall, see the configuration guides and command references for the firewall.
•
Logging in from the Web interface
•
Logging in from the serial console port or micro USB console port
•
Logging in from the Web interface
IMPORTANT:
After accessing the Web interface with the default account, modify the password of the default
account or create a new administrator account and delete the default account as a best practice.
At the first login from the Web interface, you can use the default account or use an account created
from the CLI.
The default Web interface login information is as follows:
•
Username
—admin
•
Password
—admin
•
IP address of the management Ethernet port (MGMT)
—192.168.0.1/24
To log in to the firewall from the Web interface by using the default account:
1.
Use an Ethernet cable to connect a PC to the management Ethernet port on the firewall.
2.
Configure an IP address in subnet 192.168.0.0/24 for the PC. Make sure the PC and the firewall
are reachable to each other.
The PC must use a different IP address than the management Ethernet port.
3.
Start a browser, enter
192.168.0.1
in the address bar, and press
Enter
.
4.
Enter the default username
admin
and password
admin
and then click
Login
.
Logging in from the serial console port or micro USB console
port
To log in from the serial console port or micro USB console port, see "
environment and configuring terminal parameters
Logging in through Telnet
1.
Connect your PC to the serial console port or micro USB console port on the firewall, and
enable the Telnet function in system view by using the
telnet server enable
command.
2.
Enter VTY user line view, and configure the authentication mode, user role, and common
properties in VTY user line view.