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8.1 Logging In
8. Browser Operation
To log in from an Internet browser:
UsingtheIPaddress(seesection7.6.3,1. Network)andDefaultWeb
PageName(seesection7.6.5,Security) given to you by your system
administrator,logintotheKVMswitchviayourwebbrowser.
Note: If browser access is denied (see section 7.6.6, Customization), you will need to obtain the
Windows Client or Java Client API program from your system administrator to access the
KVM switch.
WhenyoulogintotheKVMswitchfromyourWebbrowser,aSecurity2.
Alert message appears to inform you that the device’s certificate is not
trusted, and asks if you want to proceed.
The certificate can be trusted, but the alert is triggered because the
certicate’snameisnotfoundonMicrosoft’slistofTrustedAuthorities.
You have two options:
If you are working on a computer at another location, accept the •
certificate for just this session by clicking Yes.
If you are working at your own computer, install the certificate •
on your computer (see below for details). After the certificate is
installed, it will be recognized as trusted.
Click 4. Yes.
Click
5. Finish to complete the installation.
Click 6. OK to close the dialog box. The certificate is now trusted:
When you click View Certificate, you can see that the red and white X
logoisnolongerpresent–furtherindicationthatthecerticateistrusted.
After accepting/installing the certificate, a login page appears:
Provide a valid username and password (set up by the system
administrator), then click Login to continue.
Note: 1. If you supply an invalid login, the authentication routine will return a message
stating, Invalid Username or Password. Please try again. If you exceed the number
of login failures set by the administrator, a message stating that The page cannot
be displayed, appears. This is done to confuse and discourage hackers from trying
to discover a valid username and password. If you see this message, try logging in
again being careful with the username and password.
2. If you are the Administrator and are logging in for the first time, use the default
Username:administrator;and the default Password: password. For security
purposes, we strongly recommend you remove these and give yourself a unique
username and password (see section 7.6.1,UserManagement).
Afteryouhavesuccessfullyloggedin,theKVMswitch’sMainwebpageappearswiththe
General dialog box displayed:
Note:
This is the same dialog box that appears whenever you click the General icon at the top
left of the page.
Installing the Certificate
In the 1. Security Alert dialog box, click View Certificate. The
Certificate dialog box appears.
Note: There is a red and white X logo over the certificate to indicate that it is not trusted.
Click 2. Install Certificate.
Follow the Installation Wizard to complete the installation. Unless you 3.
have a specific reason to choose otherwise, accept the default options.
The Wizard presents a caution screen:
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