First Login Through the Web System (Traditional Management Mode)

Procedure

1. Connect a PC to the switch.

   When you log in to the device through the web system for the first time, do not connect the device through a console port. If you perform any operation through the console port, you cannot log in to the device through the web system for the first time.

   Connect the PC to any Ethernet electrical interface of the switch using network cables. Press and hold down the MODE button for 6 seconds or longer. When all indicators on the switch are steady green, the switch enters the initial configuration mode. In the initial configuration mode, the system sets the switch's IP address to 192.168.1.253/24.

   • If a switch has been configured when users press and hold down the MODE button for 6 seconds, all indicators blink green fast. In this case, the switch is restored to the normal state after 10 seconds, without affecting the existing configuration.
   • If a switch using factory settings has just started or has been configured through the serial interface when users press and hold down the MODE button for 6 seconds, the switch may fail to enter the initial configuration mode. When all indicators blink fast for 10s, the switch restores to the factory default state.
   • A switch automatically exits the initial configuration mode and restores factory settings if users have not saved the settings after 10 minutes.

2. Configure an IP address for the PC.

   To ensure that the PC and switch are routable to each other, configure an IP address on the same network segment as the switch's IP address for the PC.

3. Log in to the switch through the web system.

   Open the web browser on the PC, enter https://192.168.1.253 in the address bar, and press Enter. The login page of the web system is displayed, as shown in Figure 4-2.

   First login to a switch through the web system requires that the browser on the PC be Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 10.0, Internet Explorer 11.0, Firefox 61.0 to 66.0, and Google Chrome 64.0 to 73.0. If the browser version or browser patch version is not within the preceding ranges, the web page may not be properly displayed. Upgrade the browser and browser patch.

   When you log in to the web system for the first time, change the password to access the home page of the web system.

   Figure 4-2 First login page of the web system
   

   1. Enter the default user name and default password, select the language of the web system, and click GO or press Enter. The initial configuration page of the web system is displayed, as shown in Figure 4-3.

      The default username and password are available in S Series Switches Default Usernames and Passwords (Enterprise Network or Carrier). If you have not obtained the access permission of the document, see Help on the website to find out how to obtain it.

   2. Click apply and save the configurations.

      After you exit from the initial configuration page, either of the following situations occurs depending on the configured management IP address:

      • The configured management IP address and 192.168.1.253/24 are on the same network segment. When you log out of the first login page of the web system, the login page of the web system is displayed.
      • The configured management IP address and 192.168.1.253/24 are on different network segments. When you log out of the first login page of the web system, you cannot log in to the switch through the web system. In this case, you need to re-configure the PC's IP address to make the PC and the switch routable to each other.
   Figure 4-3 Initial configuration page of the web system
   

   After performing basic settings listed in Table 4-3, you can log in to a switch through the web system. After the configurations are complete, you can log in to the switch through the web system. Table 4-4 describes the optional configurations. After the configurations are complete, you can log in to the switch through Telnet or STelnet.

   Table 4-3 Basic settings

   Item	Description
   Management IP Address	Indicates the management IP address of the switch. The value is in dotted decimal notation. NOTE: To prevent an IP address conflict on the network, you are advised to modify the default IP addresses of switches before logging in to the switches for the first time.
   Mask	Indicates the mask of the IP address. Select a subnet mask from the drop-down list box.
   WEB User Level	Indicates the web user privilege level. Select a user privilege level from the drop-down list box. This parameter is optional. Only users of privilege level 3 or higher are administrators with management rights. Users of privilege level 3 or lower are monitoring users. Administrator users have all operation rights of a web page, and monitoring users can only perform ping and tracert operations.

   Table 4-4 Optional settings

   Item	Description
   Device Name	Specifies the device name. The device name cannot contain question marks (?) and cannot start with spaces.
   Telnet Server	Sets the Telnet function: Enable or disable the Telnet function.
   Stelnet Server	Sets the STelnet function: Enable or disable the STelnet function.
   User Name	Specifies the Telnet or STelnet login user name. The user name cannot contain / : * ? " < > | ' or %, and cannot start with @.
   Password	Specifies the password. A secure password should contain at least two types of the following: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numerals, special characters (such as ! $ # %). In addition, the password cannot contain spaces or single quotation marks (').
   Confirm Password	Confirms the password. The format is the same as that of Password
   User Level	Indicates the Telnet or STelnet user privilege level. Select a user privilege level from the drop-down list box. Only users of privilege level 3 or higher are administrators with management rights. Users of privilege level 3 or lower are monitoring users. Administrator users have all operation rights of a web page, and monitoring users can only perform ping and tracert operations.