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Introducing the Web

Configurator

This chapter describes how to access the NXC-8160 web configurator and provides an overview of its screens.

2.1 Web Configurator Overview

The web configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy NXC-8160 setup and management via Internet browser. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later or Netscape Navigator 7.0 and later versions. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels.

In order to use the web configurator you need to allow:

•Web browser pop-up windows from your device. Web pop-up blocking is enabled by default in Windows XP SP (Service Pack) 2.

•JavaScripts (enabled by default).

•Java permissions (enabled by default).

See Appendix C on page 119 if you want to make sure these functions are allowed in Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.

2.2Accessing the NXC-8160 Web Configurator

1Make sure your NXC-8160 hardware is properly connected and prepare your computer/ computer network to connect to the NXC-8160 (refer to the Quick Start Guide).

2Launch your web browser.

3Type “https://” and the IP address of the switch (for example, the default is 192.168.1.10) in the Location or Address field. Press Enter.

4The login screen appears. The default username is admin and the associated default password is default.

5Click OK to view the first web configurator screen.

2.3Navigating the NXC-8160 Web Configurator

The following summarizes how to navigate the web configurator from the Status screen.

 

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