Introduction
This section describes how to access the GUI to manage and monitor your AlliedWare Plus device. The GUI is a convenient tool for monitoring your device’s status and performing basic management tasks. Its dashboard provides at-a-glance monitoring of traffic and other key metrics. On AR4050S and AR3050S firewalls, you can use the GUI to create an advanced application-aware firewall with features such as Application control and Web control. Alternatively, you can configure real-time threat protection with URL filtering, Intrusion Prevention and Malware protection. The steps for installing and accessing the GUI depend on whether the latest GUI has been pre-installed on your device in the factory.Check if the GUI is installed
To tell if the GUI is installed on your device, simply browse to it, as described below.
Browse to the GUI
Perform the following steps to browse to the GUI.
Prerequisite: If the firewall is enabled, you need to create a firewall rule to permit traffic generated by the device that is destined for external services. See the “Configuring a Firewall Rule for Required External Services” section in the Firewall and Network Address Translation (NAT) Feature Overview and Configuration Guide.
Note: There is also an Internet connection and DNS configuration required.
1. If you haven’t already, add an IP address to an interface. For example:
awplus> enable
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# interface vlan1
awplus(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.1/24
awplus(config-if)# exit
awplus# exit
Alternatively, you can use the default address on unconfigured devices, which is 192.168.1.1.
2. Open a web browser and browse to the IP address from step 1.
3. If you do not see a login page, you need to install the GUI, reference "Install the GUI if it is not installed" .
If you see a login page, log in. The default username is "manager" and the default password is "friend". Once you have logged into the GUI, check see which version you have. Go to the "System" tab on the left, an open the "About page" in the GUI and check the field called GUI version. The version to use is 2.7.0. If you have an earlier version, update it as described in “Update the GUI if it is not the latest version”.
Install the GUI if it is not installed
Perform the following steps through the command-line interface if your AlliedWare Plus switch does not currently have a GUI installed.
1. If the firewall is enabled, you need to create a firewall rule to permit traffic generated by the device that is destined for external services. See the “Configuring a Firewall Rule for Required External Services” section in the Firewall and Network Address Translation (NAT) Feature Overview and Configuration Guide.
Note: There is also an Internet connection and DNS configuration required.
2. If you haven’t already, create one or more IP interfaces and assign them IP addresses, then add an IP address to an interface. For example:
awplus >enable
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# interface vlan1
awplus(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.1/24
awplus(config-if)# exit
awplus# exit
Alternatively, you can use the default address on unconfigured devices, which is 192.168.1.1.
3. Use the following command to download and install the GUI:
awplus> enable
awplus# Update webgui now
awplus# exit
Also after entering the previous command, you can enter the following command to view the status of the GUI download.
awplus> enable
awplus# show resource
awplus# exit
4. Make sure the HTTP service is running:
awplus> enable
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# service http
awplus# exit
5. Log into the GUI:
Start a browser and browse to the device’s IP address, using HTTPS. You can access the GUI via any reachable IP address on any interface. The GUI starts up and displays a login screen. Log in with your username and password. The default username is "manager" and the default password is "friend".
Update the GUI if it is not the latest version
Perform the following steps through the command-line interface if you have been running an earlier version of the GUI and need to update it.
1. Use the following command to download and install the GUI:
awplus> enable
awplus# update webgui now
awplus# exit
Also after entering the previous command, you can enter the following command to view the status of the GUI download.
awplus> enable
awplus# show resource
awplus# exit
2. Stop and restart the HTTP service:
awplus> enable
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# no service http
awplus(config)# service http
3. Log into the GUI:
Start a browser and browse to the device’s IP address, using HTTPS. You can access the GUI via any reachable IP address on any interface. The GUI starts up and displays a login screen. Log in with your username and password. The default username is "manager" and the default password is "friend".