Installation guide

Switch Web UI Access and Image Upgrades
The content of this chapter is segregated amongst the following:
• Accessing the Switch Web UI
• Switch Password Recovery
• Upgrading the Switch Image
• Auto Installation
• AP-4131 Access Point to Access Port Conversion
2.1 Accessing the Switch Web UI
2.1.1 Web UI Requirements
The switch Web UI is accessed using Internet Explorer version 5.5 (or later) and SUN JRE (Java Runtime
Environment) 1.5 (or later). Refer to the Sun Microsystems Web site for information on downloading JRE.
To prepare Internet Explorer to run the Web UI:
1. Open IE’s Tools > Internet Options panel and select the Advanced tab.
2. Uncheck the following checkboxes:
• Use HTTP 1.1
• Java console enabled (requires restart)
• Java logging enabled
• JIT compiler for virtual enabled (requires restart).
2.1.2 Connecting to the Switch Web UI
To display the Web UI, launch a Web browser on a computer with the capability of accessing the switch.
NOTE: To successfully access the switch Web UI through a firewall, UDP port 161 must
be open in order for the switch’s SNMP backend to function.
NOTE: Ensure you have HTTP connectivity to the switch, as HTTP is a required to launch
the switch Web UI from a browser.