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10. Embedded Web Server

10.1 Overview

The interface contains an embedded web server (also known as an HTTP server), which allows users to access the drive’s internal data in a graphical manner with web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. In this way, the drive can be monitored, configured and controlled from across the room or from across the globe.

In order to view the interface’s web page, the free Adobe (formerly Macromedia) Flash Player browser plug-in is required. If the plug-in is not already installed on your computer, then your browser will automatically be redirected to the appropriate Adobe download web site when you initially attempt to access the interface’s web page. Alternatively, the plug-in can be downloaded directly by going to http://www.adobe.com, and choosing the “get Adobe Flash Player” link. Always ensure that you have the latest version of the Flash Player installed: if some aspect of the web page does not appear to be displayed properly, installing the latest Flash Player update usually resolves the problem.

Figure 7: Embedded Web Server

To access an interface’s embedded web server, either use the finder utility (refer to section 8) and select the “Open Web Interface” button when the target

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