User guide

4: Freeway Interactive Menu
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4.1.3 Network Access
If the Freeway IP address and subnet mask are set up correctly, you can access the Free-
way Interactive Menu over the network by means of Telnet, rlogin, or ssh (secure shell)
from a computer system located on the same subnet. If you want to access the Freeway
from a system on a different subnet, you must insure that the gateway router address is
set up correctly in the Freeway boot parameters.
From a command window on your system, type the appropriate command along with
the Freeway name or IP address as in the following example:
> telnet 192.168.1.45
Once the connection to the Freeway is made, the login prompt will appear in your com-
mand window.
4.1.4 Web Browser
If you have enabled web support on the Freeway server, you may access the Freeway
Interactive Menu using a standard web browser. As in Section 4.1.3, the Freeway IP
address, subnet mask, and gateway router address (if applicable) must be set up cor-
rectly in order for you to access the Freeway.
To prevent plaintext passwords from being sent across the network, the Freeway server
does not allow insecure HTTP access. To access the Freeway menus, always use the
Secure HTTP protocol, that is, use “https://” at the beginning of the URL in the Address
field of your browser as in the following example:
https://192.168.1.45/
Once the connection to the Freeway is made, the username and password fields will
appear in your browser window. For security reasons, access to the FreeBSD shell is not
allowed through the web browser interface.