Trango Broadband High Density Mesh System user manual Browser Interface Login Screen

HD Mesh Node

Browser Interface

The HDMESH features a convenient and easy-to-use web based configuration and management tool. No additional software is needed on your computer other than a web browser. The browser interface offers limited and basic functions, although the majority can only be performed via command line interface (CLI).

To use the browser interface, the following must be present:

•An Ethernet (wired or wireless) connection between a PC and the HD Mesh unit.

•Ethernet PC connection with IP/subnet that is routable to the HD Mesh unit.

•A web browser on the PC (i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer )

In order to use the browser interface – simply connect the HD Mesh unit to a PC and type the HD Mesh’s IP address into the web browser (i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer). This will bring up the Login page.

Browser Interface Login Screen

The first page of the web browser is called the configuration page. The configuration page offers the following options.

•Downloading Winbox

•Displaying Graphs

•Telnet into the router

•Documentation from Mikrotik’s Website & License Information

Winbox can be downloaded from the router itself under the configuration page of the web browser. The top left side of the configuration page offers a link to download the Winbox application. The application can also be downloaded from Mikrotik’s website. (Figure 5)

Figure 5

Type the username (default: admin) and password (default trango) and continue. This will bring up the router’s Interface page.

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