36 MergePoint 5224/5240 Service Processor Manager User Guide
Prerequisites for Using the Web Manager
This section describes the required browsers, preparation and browser plug-ins needed for different
types of access.The prerequisites described in this section must be complete before anyone can
access the Web Manager. If you have questions about any of the following prerequisites, contact
your site’s system or network administrator:
• The IP address of the MergePoint 5224/5240 appliance must be known. Entering the IP
address of the MergePoint 5224/5240 appliance into the address field of one of the supported
browsers listed in Table 3.1 is the first step required to access the Web Manager.
When DHCP is enabled, a target device’s IP address may or may not be fixed. When the
address is not fixed, anyone wanting to access the MergePoint 5224/5240 appliance must find
out the currently assigned IP address each time. If DHCP is enabled and you do not know how
to find out the current IP address of the MergePoint 5224/5240 appliance, contact your system
administrator for help.
• A user account must be defined on the Web Manager. By default, the admin user has an
account on the Web Manager. Any administrator can add regular user accounts to access target
devices using the Web Manager.
For accessing the Web Manager, you can use any type of workstation that has access to the network
where the MergePoint 5224/5240 Service Processor Manager is installed and any browser (such as
Internet Explorer 5.5 or above, Netscape 6.0 or above, Mozilla or Firefox) with a Java 2 plug-in.
Requirements for Java Plug-In Availability
The Web Manager launches Java applets in the following situations:
• When establishing console access to the MergePoint 5224/5240 appliance and to SPs and other
target devices.
• When establishing an SSH tunnel to a target device when a user enables the
DirectCommand feature.
• When displaying sensor data.
Table 3.1: Supported Browser and JRE Versions
Browser Version JRE Version
Firefox 1.0.7 JRE 1.5.0_01
Internet Explorer 6.0 JRE 1.5.0_02
Mozilla 1.7 JRE 1.5.0_01
Netscape 7.1 JRE 1.5.0_02