
11. USING THE WEB INTERFACE
This chapter is a brief introduction to the web. You can manage your switch through a Web browser and
Internet connection. This is referred to as Web-based management. To access the switch, the Web
browser must support:
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HTML version 4.0, or later
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HTTP version 1.1, or later
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JavaScript(TM) version 1.2, or later
This section explains how to access the switch Web-based management panels to configure and
manage the switch.
It is important to note that there are equivalent functions in the Web interface as in the terminal interface
(that is, there are usually the same menus to accomplish a task). For example, when you log in, there is a
Main Menu with the same functions available, and so on. To terminate the Web login session, close the
web browser.
There are several differences between the Web and terminal interfaces. For example, on the Web
interface the entire forwarding database can be displayed, and the terminal interface only displays 10
entries starting at specified addresses.
11.1 Configuring for Web Access
To enable Web access to the switch:
1.
Configure the switch for in-band connectivity.
2.
Enable HTTP Web mode. For layer 2, see 'ip http server' command.
11.1.1 Web Page Layout
A Web interface panel for the switch Web page consists of three frames (Figure 12).
Frame 1
, across the top, displays a led panel of the switch.
Frame 2
, at the middle displays tab and sub-menu of categorized figuration command.
Frame 3
, the bottom frame, displays the currently selected device configuration status or the user
configurable information that you have selected from the tree view of Frame 2, or both.