Logging In to the Device Through the Web System for the First Time (Traditional Management Mode)

Procedure

1. Connect a PC to the device.

   Connect the PC to any Ethernet interface of the device using network cables.

   Users can log in to a device for the first time using the web system only when the device is in factory default state. In this case, do not log in to the device through the console interface, because any operation on the console interface leads to the failure of the first login using the web system.

2. Enter the initial configuration state.

   Before performing this step, ensure that the device uses factory settings and the console interface is not connected.

   Press and hold down the MODE button for 6 seconds or longer. When all indicators are steady green, the device enters the initial configuration state.

   The system sets the switch IP address to 192.168.1.253/24 and the user level to 15 by default.

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

3. Configure an IP address for the PC.

   To ensure that the PC and device have reachable routes to each other, configure an IP address on the same network segment with the device IP address for the PC.

4. Log in to the device through the web system.

   Open the web browser on the PC, enter https://192.168.1.253 in the address bar, press Enter, and then the web system login page is displayed, as shown in Figure 2-1. Enter the default user name and default password, and select the language of the web system. Click GO or directly press Enter. The web system configuration page is displayed.

   Figure 2-1 First login page in the web system
   

   The login to the device through the Web system requires that the browser on the PC must 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.

5. Configure the device.

   As shown in Figure 2-2, the Web system configuration page allows users to perform the basic and optional configurations. Table 2-3 describes parameters for the basic configuration. After the basic configuration is complete, users can log in to the device through the Web system. Table 2-4 describes parameters for the optional configuration. After the optional configuration is complete, users can log in to the device through Telnet or STelnet.

   A login user can create users for logging in to the device through Telnet or STelnet. The parameter Create User is valid only when Telnet Server or Stelnet Server is On.

   Figure 2-2 Web system configuration page
   
   Table 2-3 Basic configuration

   Item	Description
   Management IP Address	Indicates the management IP address of the device. The value is in dotted decimal notation.
   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 level. Select a user level from the drop-down list box. This parameter is optional. Only level 3 users and higher are administrators with management rights. Level 2 users and below are monitoring users. Administrator users have all operation rights of a web page, and monitoring users can only perform ping and tracert operations.

   Table 2-4 Optional configuration

   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 level. Select a user level from the drop-down list box. Only level 3 users and higher are administrators with management rights. Level 2 users and below are monitoring users. Administrator users have all operation rights of a web page, and monitoring users can only perform ping and tracert operations.

6. Save configuration.

   Click Apply. The configuration is saved. When logging out of the Web system for the first time, the following situations may occur based on the configured management IP address:

   • When the management IP address is on the same network segment as 192.168.1.253/24, the Web system login page is displayed.
   • When the management IP address is not on the same network segment as 192.168.1.253/24, users cannot log in to device through the Web system. In this case, configure an IP address on the same network segment as the management IP address for the PC so that the PC and device have reachable routes to each other.

   Users can log in to the device through the Web system, Telnet, or STelnet for device maintenance.