3-1Chapter 3: Configuring the SwitchUsing the Web InterfaceThis switch provides an embedded HTTP Web agent. Using a Web browser you canconfigure the switch and view statistics to monitor network activity. The Web agentcan 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 aserial connection to the console port or via Telnet. For more information on usingthe CLI, refer to Chapter 4: “Command Line Interface.”Prior to accessing the switch from a Web browser, be sure you have first performedthe following tasks:1. Configure the switch with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gatewayusing 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. Accessto the Web agent is controlled by the same user names and passwords as theonboard configuration program. (See “Setting Passwords” on page 2-4.)3. After you enter a user name and password, you will have access to the systemconfiguration program.Notes: 1. You are allowed three attempts to enter the correct password; on the thirdfailed attempt the current connection is terminated.2. If you log into the Web interface as guest (Normal Exec level), you can viewthe 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 passthrough any device that uses the Spanning Tree Algorithm, then you can setthe switch port attached to your management station to fast forwarding (i.e.,enable Admin Edge Port) to improve the switch’s response time tomanagement commands issued through the web interface. See “ConfiguringInterface Settings” on page 3-130.
