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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 Switch” section on page 6-1.
Considerations for assigning IP addresses and passwords to a comm and sw itch and c lust er
members are described in the “IP Addresses” section on page5-15 and “Passwords ” section on
page 5-16.
•You know your access privilege level to the switch.
•You have referred to the release notes for system requirements and have followed the procedures for
installing the required Java plug-ins and configuring your browser.
Caution Copies of the CMS pages you display are saved in your brow ser memo ry ca che unt il you e xit t he
browser session. A password is not required to redisplay these pages, inc ludin g th e Cisco Sys tems
Access page. You can access the CLI by clicking Monitor the router - HTML access to the
command line interface from a cached copy of the Cisco Systems Ac ce ss pag e. To prevent
unauthorized access to CMS and the CLI, exit your browser to end the browser se ssion.
To access CMS, follow these steps:
Step 1 Enter the switch IP address and your privilege level in th e br ow ser Loca tion 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 page 3-31. For information about privilege
levels, see the “Access Modes in CMS” section on page 3-31.
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 yo u enabl e i t by using the ip http
authentication global configuration command. Enter your use rnam e a nd passw ord whe n pro mp ted.
Step 3 Click Web Console.
If you access CMS from a standalone or member switch, Device Man ager app ears. If you acc ess CM S
from a command switch, you can display the Front Panel and Topology views.