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Configuration Guide of XGS-5240-Series

Switch(config)#ip http server

Step 2: Run HTTP protocol on the host.

Open the Web browser on the host and type the IP address of the switch, or run directly the

HTTP protocol on the Windows. For example, the IP address of the switch is “10.1.128.251”;

Fig 1-10 Run HTTP Protocol

When accessing a switch with IPv6 address, it is recommended to use the Firefox browser with

1.5 or later version. For example, if the IPv6 address of the switch is 3ffe:506:1:2::3. Input the IPv6

address of the switch is http://[3ffe:506:1:2::3] and the address should draw together with the square

brackets.

Step 3: Login to the switch.

otherwise the switch will reject HTTP access. This is a method to protect the switch from

unauthorized access. As a result, when Telnet is enabled for configuring and managing the switch,

username and password for authorized Telnet users must be configured with the following command:

username <username> privilege <privilege> [password (0|7) <password>]. To open the local

authentication style with the following command: authentication line web login local. Privilege

option must exist and just is 15. Assume an authorized user in the switch has a username of “admin”,

and password of “admin”, the configuration procedure should like the following: