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Chapter3 Getting Started with CMS
Accessing CMS
Accessing CMS
This section assumes the following:
•You know the IP address and password of the command switch or a specific switch. This information
is either:
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Assigned to the switch by following the setup program, as described in the release notes.
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Changed on the switch by following the information in the “Assigning Switch Information”
section on page 4-2 and “Preventing Unauthorized Access to Your Swit ch” section on page7-1.
Considerations for assigning IP addresses and passwords to a co mm and s wit ch a nd cl uster
members are described in the “IP Addresses” section on page 6-16 and the “Passwords” section
on page 6-17.
•You know your access privilege level to the switch.
•You have referred to the rele ase notes f or syst em requir ements an d ha ve f ollo wed the pr ocedur es for
installing the required Java plug-ins and configuring your browser.
Caution Copies of the CMS pages you display are saved in your browser memory cache until you exit the browser
session. A password is not required to redisplay these pages, including the Cisco Systems Access page.
You can access the CLI by clicking Monitor the r outer - HTM L access to the co mmand line interfa ce
from a cached copy of the Cisco Systems Access page. To prevent unauthorized access to CMS and the
CLI, exit your browser to end the browser session.
Note If you have configured the Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus (TACACS+) or
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) feature on the switch, you can still access the
switch through CMS. For information about how inconsistent authentication configurations in switch
clusters can affect access through CMS, see the “TACACS+ and RADIUS” section on page 6- 18.
To access CMS, follow these steps:
Step 1 Enter the switch IP address and your privilege level in the browser Location field (Netscape
Communicator) or Address field (Microsoft Internet Explorer). For example:
http://10.1.126.45:184/level/14/
where 10.1.126.45 is the switch IP address, 184 is the HTTP port, and level/14 is the privilege level.
You do not need to enter the HTTP port if the switch is using HTTP port 80 (the default) or enter the
privilege level if you have read-write access to the switch (privilege level is 15). For information about
the HTTP port, see the “HTTP Access to CMS” section on page3- 29. For information about privilege
levels, see the “Access Modes in CMS” section on page3-29.
Step 2 When prompted for a username and password, enter only the switch enable password. CMS prompts you
a second time for a username and password. Enter only the enable password again.
If you configure a local username and password, make sure you ena ble it by usin g t he ip htt p
authentication global configuration command. Enter your user na me a nd passwo rd w hen p rompt ed .
Step 3 Click Web Console.
If you access CMS from a standalone or member switch, Device Manager a ppea rs. I f you a ccess CM S
from a command switch, you can display the Front Panel and Topology views.