User guide

ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide 15-3
Starting the EPICenter Client for the First Time
These permissions enable access to Extreme Networks switches through Telnet or
ExtremeWareVista.TheuseoftheRADIUSserveravoidstheneedtomaintainusernames,
passwords, and access permissions in each switch, and instead centralizes the
configuration in one location in the EPICenter server.
The EPICenter RADIUS Server
The EPICenter software incorporates a basic RADIUS server for user authentication.
RADIUS provides a standard way for the EPICenter software and Extreme Networks
switches to handle user authentication, permitting the unification of the Extreme
Networks CLI, ExtremeWare Vista, and EPICenter user authentication.
ExtremeWare versions4.1andlatersupporttheRADIUSserver forauthenticationand can
act as RADIUS clients.
Setting EPICenter Server Properties
The server properties interface allows an EPICenter administrator to modify a number of
parameters that affect server performance and function. These include communication
parameters such as polling intervals, time-outs, port usage, number of retries, setting
Scalability mode, and a number of other parameters.
Starting the EPICenter Client for the First Time
The two default users, admin and user, do notinitially have passwords.
It is strongly recommended that you log in the first time with the user name admin, and
immediately change the admin password. You can then add other users with Manager,
Monitor, or Administrator access.
To run the EPICenter client interface for the first time:
1 Launch your Web browser.
2 Enter the URL:
http://<host>:<port>/
In the URL, replace <host> with the name of the system where the EPICenter server is
running. Replace
<port> withtheTCP port numberthatyouassignedto the EPICenter
Web Server during installation.