Freedom9 IP 100 - Manual (Page 26)

5 Usage
5.1 Prerequisites
The freeView IP 100 features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety
of standardized interfaces. This chapter will describe both these interfaces, and how to use them
in detail. The interfaces are accessed using the TCP/IP protocol, thus they can be accessed
though the Ethernet interface.
5.2 HTTP/HTTPS
Full access is provided by the embedded web server. The freeView IP 100 can be managed
using a standard web browser. The web interface can be accessed using the insecure HTTP
protocol, or the encrypted HTTPS protocol. Whenever possible, use HTTPS for increased
security.
Telnet
A standard Telnet client can be used to access an arbitrary device connected to the freeView IP
100’s serial port via a terminal mode.
The primary interface of the freeView IP 100 is the HTTP interface. This is covered extensively in
this chapter. Other interfaces are addressed in subtopics.
In order to use the Remote Console window of the managed host system, the browser has to
support Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.1 or higher. If the browser does not have
Java support (such as on a PDA), the web interface and be accessed and configure, but the
remote console will be unavailable.
Important: It is recommended that the latest version of Sun’s JVM is installed.
For an insecure (HTTP) connection to the device, the following browsers are recommended:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher on Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows
2000 and Windows XP
• Netscape Navigator 7.0 or Mozilla 1.6 on Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, Linux and other UNIX-like Operating Systems
In order to access the remote host system using a securely encrypted connection, a browser that
supports the HTTPS protocol is required. Strong security is only assured by using a key length of
128-bit. Some older browsers do not support 128-bit encryption.
Using the Internet Explorer, the current key length supported can be found under “Help”, “About
Internet Explorer”. The dialog box contains a link that leads to information on how to upgrade the
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