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-M1, AirEngine 9700-M and AC6805 before the delivery.
  • The IP address 169.254.1.1 has been configured for VLANIF 1 on the AC6800V, AC6508, AC6507S, and AirEngine 9700S-S before the delivery. By default, all GE interfaces on the AC6508, AC6507S, and AirEngine 9700S-S have been added to VLAN 1, and all GE and XGE interfaces on the AC6800V have been added to VLAN 1.
  • The STelnet service has been configured on the device before delivery. The STelnet service port number is 22.
  • The HTTP and HTTPS services have been configured on the device before delivery. The default service port number of the HTTP service is 80, and that of the HTTPS service is 443.
  • The default username and password are available in WLAN 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.

Figure 1 shows the running environment of the web platform. You can manage and configure the device through the web platform on your PC.

Figure 1 Running environment of the web platform

Logging In to the Web Platform

  1. 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.

  2. Enter the login information.

    1. Select a language.

      The system supports English and Chinese. By default, the system uses the same language as the browser.

    2. Enter a user name and password.

    3. Click Login.

      Upon the first login to the web platform, set the user name and password.

    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 52.
    • 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.

  3. Click Logout in the upper right corner to Log out of the web platform. The login page is displayed.
  4. 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.
Parent topic: Getting Started
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