Asus GigaX2024SX - Manual (Page 26)

3 Chapter : Configuring the Switch
erface
Web agent. Using a Web browser you
can configure the switch and view statistics to monitor network activity. The Web
al connection to the console port or via Telnet. For more information on
sing the CLI, refer to Chapter 4: “Command Line Interface.”
Prior to accessing the swi
r, be sure you have first
performedthe following tasks:
1. Configure the switch with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway
using an out-of-band serial connection, BOOTP or DHCP protocol. (See “Setting
an IP Address” on page 2-4.)
2. Set user names and passwords using an out-of-band serial connection. Access
to the Web agent is controlled by the same user names and passwords as the
onboard configuration program. (See “Setting Passwords” on page 2-4.)
3. After you enter a user name and password, you will have access to the system
configuration program.
Notes: 1. You are allowed three attempts to enter the correct password; on the
third failed attempt the current connection is terminated.
2. If you log into the Web interface as guest (Normal Exec level), you can view the
configuration settings or change the guest password. If you log in as “admin”
(Privileged Exec level), you can change the settings on any page.
3. If the path between your management station and this switch does not pass
through any device that uses the Spanning Tree Algorithm, then you can set the
switch port attached to your management station to fast forwarding (i.e., enable
Admin Edge Port) to improve the switch’s response time to management
commands issued through the web interface. See “Configuring Interface Settings”
on page 3-101
Using the Web Int
This switch provides an embedded HTTP
agent can be accessed by any computer on the network using a standard Web
browser (Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, or Netscape Navigator 6.2 or above).
Note: You can also use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage the switch
over a seri
u
tch from a Web browse
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