User`s manual

38 Asanté IntraCore 36000 Series
Chapter 3: Configuring Global Settings
The switch’s HTTP web agent allows you to configure switch parameters, monitor port connections and
display statistics using a standard web browser such as Internet Explorer 5, Netscape 6, Apple Safari 1.2,
Mozilla Firefox 0.8 or later, using Windows Me/2000/XP, Mac OS X 10.3 or Linex. The recommended screen
resolution is 1024 x 768 or higher. You can access the switch’s web management interface from any
computer attached to the network.
Note: The screen captures used in this manual are based on the IC36480, but are all the same for the
IC36240 except for the port count.
Before accessing the switch from a web browser, be sure you have first performed the 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 Section 2.4 Setting an IP Address.)
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
Section 2.3 Setting a Password in chapter 2.)
3. After you enter a user name and password, you will have access to the system configuration program.
Note: You are allowed three attempts to enter the correct password; after the third attempt, the current
connection is terminated.
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.
When you manage the switch using the web interface the home page, as shown below, provides the main
menu on the left side of the screen and the screen information on the right.