Logging In to the Web Platform
Before logging in to the web platform in wired connection mode, perform the following tasks:
- The IP address of the device's access port has been configured.
- The device and your PC are properly connected.
- The device is running properly, and the HTTP and HTTPS services are correctly configured.
- The web browser software has been installed on your PC.
- The IP address 169.254.1.1 has been configured for MEth0/0/1 on the AirEngine 9700-M, AC6605, and AC6805 before the delivery.
- The IP address 169.254.1.1 has been configured for VLANIF 1 on the AC6800V, AC6508, AC6507S, AirEngine 9700S-S, AC6005, and AC6003 before the delivery. By default, all GE interfaces on the AC6508, AC6507S, AirEngine 9700S-S, AC6005, and AC6003 have been added to VLAN 1, and all GE and XGE interfaces on the AC6800V have been added to VLAN 1.
- Before the device is delivered, the STelnet service has been configured on the device. The STelnet interface number is 22, and the default user name and password are admin and admin@huawei.com, respectively.
- The device has been configured with HTTP and HTTPS services at delivery. The default service port number is 80 for HTTP and 443 for HTTPS. The default user name and password are admin and admin@huawei.com, respectively.
- In cloud mode, the default source interface for the HTTP and HTTPS services is Eth0/0/47. By default, you can log in to the web system only through iMaster NCE-Campus. To log in to the web system using the IP address of MEth 0/0/1 or VLANIF 1, run the http secure-server server-source -i all command in the system view.
Figure 2-2 shows the running environment of the web platform. You can manage and configure the device through the web platform on your PC.
Logging In to the AP
- Open a browser such as Internet Explorer 10.0, enter http://IP address or https://IP address in the address box, for example, http://169.254.1.1 or https://169.254.1.1, and press Enter. (169.254.1.1 is used as an example here. Enter the actual IP address of the access interface.) The web platform login page is displayed.
When a user logs in to a device through HTTP, the HTTPS login page is displayed. If the HTTPS service is unavailable, for example, the HTTPS service is not enabled, or the HTTPS service is enabled but not bound to an SSL policy, the incorrect page is displayed.
- Enter the login information.
Select a language.
The system supports English and Chinese. By default, the system uses the same language as the browser.
Enter a user name and password.
The default user name and password are admin and admin@huawei.com, respectively.
Click Login.
To ensure security of the web platform, you are prompted to change the password upon the first login, and log in to the web platform again.
If the login fails, the following possible causes are displayed at the same time:
- The user name or password is incorrect.: indicates that the entered user name or password is incorrect. Click OK to check the user name and password. If they are incorrect, enter them again.
- The user does not have the right to log in or the login right expires.: indicates that the current online user has no permission to log in to the web platform. Contact network administrators.
- The number of login users has reached the maximum value.: indicates that the number of online web users reaches the upper limit. By default, the maximum number of online web users is 5.
- The number of times the password is incorrectly entered has reached the limit, and the user is locked.: indicates that the current login account is locked and will be automatically unlocked after 5 minutes.
- Click Logout in the upper right corner to Log out of the web platform. The login page is displayed.
- If you do not perform any operation within a specified duration (10 minutes by default), you are logged out. To return to the login page, click OK.
