freeView IP 800 User’s Manual
5 Usage
5.1Prerequisites
The freeView IP 800 features an embedded operating system and applications offering a variety of standardized interfaces. This chapter will describe both these interfaces, and how to use them in detail. The interfaces are accessed using the TCP/IP protocol, thus they can be accessed though the Ethernet interface.
5.2HTTP/HTTPS
Full access is provided by the embedded web server. The freeView IP 800 can be managed using a standard web browser. The web interface can be accessed using the insecure HTTP protocol, or the encrypted HTTPS protocol. Whenever possible, use HTTPS for increased security.
5.3Telnet
A standard Telnet client can be used to access an arbitrary device connected to the freeView IP 800’s serial port via a terminal mode.
The primary interface of the freeView IP 800 is the HTTP interface. This is covered extensively in this chapter. Other interfaces are addressed in subtopics.
In order to use the Remote Console window of the managed host system, the browser has to support Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.1 or higher. If the browser does not have Java support (such as on a PDA), the web interface and be accessed and configure, but the remote console will be unavailable.
Important: It is recommended that the latest version of Sun’s JVM is installed.
For an insecure (HTTP) connection to the device, the following browsers are recommended:
•Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher on Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP
•Netscape Navigator 7.0 or Mozilla 1.6 on Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Linux and other
In order to access the remote host system using a securely encrypted connection, a browser that supports the HTTPS protocol is required. Strong security is only assured by using a key length of
Using the Internet Explorer, the current key length supported can be found under “Help”, “About Internet Explorer”. The dialog box contains a link that leads to information on how to upgrade the
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