HTTP configuration (enable/disable Web GUI interface )

Procedure 5-4.6: HTTP configuration (enable/disable Web GUI interface )

Overview

Use this procedure to enable access to the switch through the Web GUI interface. When access is enabled, you can login to the switch from the Web GUI interface. When access is disabled, you cannot login to the Web server on the switch. Disabling the Web GUI interface takes effect immediately. All interfaces are affected. By default access is enabled.

To use the Web GUI, each VLNC4x or VLNC6x pack should be connected to the network and have its IP address configured first (See Chapter 2, Getting started.) The user then accesses the pack via the Web GUI by entering the IP address of the pack as the URL in the HTTP-enabled Web browser. The Login screen is displayed next. Once the user enters the valid username and password and connecting to the VLNC4x or VLNC6x pack is successful, then the Web GUI main page is displayed.

Step


1	Login to the VLNC4x/VLNC6x.
2	From the Navigation menu, select `System → Configuration → HTTP Configuration`. Result: The HTTP Configuration window displays the current configuration.
3	Enter/Select the following parameters as required, then click Submit. Parameters: HTTP Admin Mode — Used to `Enable` or `Disable` the Administrative Mode of HTTP. Java Mode — Used to `Enable` or `Disable` web Java Mode. HTTP Session Soft Timeout (Minutes) — Used to set the inactivity timeout for HTTP sessions. The value must be in the range of zero (`0`) to `60` minutes. A value of zero (`0`) corresponds to an infinite timeout. The default value is 5 minutes. HTTP Session Hard Timeout (Hours) — Used to set the hard timeout for HTTP sessions. This timeout is unaffected by the activity level of the session. The value must be in the range of zero (`0`) to `168` hours. A value of zero (`0`) corresponds to an infinite timeout. The default value is 24 hours. Maximum Number of HTTP Sessions — Used to set the maximum allowable number of HTTP sessions. The value must be in the range of zero (`0`) to `16`. The default value is 16. Equivalent CLI commands: From the Privileged EXEC Mode, enter `ip http server` to enable HTTP access. From the Privileged EXEC Mode, enter `ip http java` to enable the Web Java mode. By default, HTTP access and Java mode is enabled. End of steps