Configuration / project engineering
5.3 The wizards of Web Based Management
SCALANCE W786-xPRO
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Operating Instructions, Release 08/2007, C79000-G8976-C221-02
5.3
The wizards of Web Based Management
5.3.1
Introduction
Principle of Web Based Management
The SCALANCE W-700 has an integrated HTTP server for Web Based Management. If the
SCALANCE W-700 is accessed by an Internet browser, it returns HTML pages to the client
computer as specified by the selections made by the user.
Users enter the configuration data in the HTML pages sent by the SCALANCE W-700. The
SCALANCE W-700 evaluates this information and generates response pages dynamically.
The great advantage of this method is that apart from a Web browser, no special software is
required on the client.
Requirements for Web Based Management
Once you have assigned an IP address with the Primary Setup Tool, you can continue to
configure the device with Web Based Management.
To use Web Based Management, you should ideally have a wired network connection
between the SCALANCE W-700 and the client computer. In principle, it is also possible to
use Web Based Management over a wireless network, however the SCALANCE W-700 can
be set so that access over a wireless network is disabled.
We recommend that you use the Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.5 or higher or Mozilla
Firefox Version 1.5 or higher.
All the pages of Web Based Management require JavaScript. Make sure that your browser
settings allow this.
Since Web Based Management is HTTP-based, you will have to allow access to Port 80 or
Port 443 for HTTPS if you have a firewall installed.
Note
The screenshots in this section were created using the Microsoft Internet Explorer version
6.0. If you use a different browser (for example Mozilla), the appearance of the menus may
differ.
5.3.2
Starting Web Based Management and logging on
Procedure
Follow the steps below to establish a connection to a device using a Web browser:
1.
Enter the IP address or the URL of the SCALANCE W-700 in the address box of the Web
browser. If there is a problem-free connection to the SCALANCE W-700, the Logon
dialog of Web Based Management is displayed: