Remote User Interface
The System Manager/Coordinator includes a remote user interface option allowing you to access the device remotely using Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Web browser on your computer. You simply enter the IP address of the System Manager/Coordina- tor on the address bar of the browser (for example, http://169.254.13.8). A dialog box then displays, asking you to specify a valid user name and password (Figure 8).
Figure 8: Specifying User Name and Password in Browser
Most operations available locally at the System Manager/Coordinator are also available when you log on remotely. The differences between the remote UI and the local UI include the following:
•The remote UI requires you to log in with a user name and password. You can also use the default Guest account, which does not require a password and provides
•You can disable remote system access; see Enabling (or Disabling) the Remote User Interface.
•You cannot disable the use of security on the remote UI.
•The remote UI
•The data refresh rate of the remote UI is between 5 and 10 seconds.
•The remote UI does not display the numeric keypad because you use the computer keyboard to enter values into parameter fields or the mouse to select from
•The remote UI does not use the Back Arrow or the Up/Down Arrow buttons; you use the browser’s Back button to display the previous screen and the scroll bar to move up and down the screen.
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