AirWorks AWK-3131A
Using Other Consoles
5-2
Configuration by Telnet and SSH Consoles
You may use Telnet or SSH client to access the AWK-1137C and manage the console over a network. To access
the AWK-1137C’s functions over the network from a PC host that is connected to the same LAN as the
AWK-1137C, you need to make sure that the PC host and the AWK-1137C are on the same logical subnet. To
do this, check your PC host’s IP address and subnet mask.
NOTE
The AWK-1137C’s default IP address is
192.168.127.253
and the default subnet mask is
255.255.255.0
(for
a Class C network). If you do not set these values properly, please check the network settings of your PC host
and then change the IP address to 192.168.127.xxx and subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.
Follow the steps below to access the console utility via Telnet or SSH client.
1.
From Windows Desktop, run
Start
Run
, and then use Telnet to access the AWK-1137C’s IP address from
the Windows Run window (you may also issue the telnet command from the MS-DOS prompt).
2.
When using SSH client (e.g., PuTTY), please run the client program (e.g., putty.exe) and then input the
AWK-1137C’s IP address, specifying
22
for the SSH connection port.
3.
The Console login screen will appear. Please refer to the previous paragraph “RS-232 Console Configuration”
and for login and administration.
Configuration by Web Browser with HTTPS/SSL
To secure your HTTP access, the AWK-1137C supports HTTPS/SSL encryption for all HTTP traffic. Perform the
following steps to access the AWK-1137C’s web browser interface via HTTPS/SSL.
1.
Open your web browser and type https://<AWK-1137C’s IP address> in the address field. Press
Enter
to
establish the connection.
2.
Warning messages will pop out to warn users that the security certificate was issued by a company they
have not chosen to trust.
