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Accessing CMS Chapter 2 Getting Started with CMS Accessing CMS This section assumes the following: • You know the IP address and password of the command switch or a specific switch. This information is either: - Assigned to the switch by following the setup program, as described in the release notes (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c2900xl/index.htm). - Changed on the switch by following the information in the "Changing IP Information" section on page 6-2 and "Assigning Passwords and Privilege Levels" section on page 6-11. Considerations for assigning IP addresses and passwords to a command switch and cluster members are described in the "IP Addresses" section on page 5-15 and "Passwords" section on page 5-16. • You know your access privilege level to the switch. • You have referred to the release notes (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c2900xl/index.htm) for system requirements and have followed the procedures for installing the required Java plug-ins and configuring your browser. Caution Copies of the CMS pages you display are saved in your browser memory cache until you exit the browser session. A password is not required to redisplay these pages, including the Cisco Systems Access page. You can access the CLI by clicking Web Console - HTML access to the command line interface from a cached copy of the Cisco Systems Access page. To prevent unauthorized access to CMS and the CLI, exit your browser to end the browser session. Note If you have configured the Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus (TACACS+) or Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) feature on the switch, you can still access the switch through CMS. For information about how inconsistent authentication configurations in switch clusters can affect access through CMS, see the "TACACS+ and RADIUS" section on page 5-17. To access CMS, follow these steps: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Enter the switch IP address and your privilege level in the browser Location field (Netscape Communicator) or Address field (Microsoft Internet Explorer). For example: http://10.1.126.45:184/level/14/ where 10.1.126.45 is the switch IP address, 184 is the HTTP port, and level/14 is the privilege level. You do not need to enter the HTTP port if the switch is using HTTP port 80 (the default) or enter the privilege level if you have read-write access to the switch (privilege level is 15). For information about the HTTP port, see the "HTTP Access to CMS" section on page 4-3. For information about privilege levels, see the "Access Modes in CMS" section on page 2-33. When prompted for a username and password, enter only the switch enable password. CMS prompts you a second time for a username and password. Enter only the enable password again. If you configure a local username and password, make sure you enable it by using the ip http authentication global configuration command. Enter your username and password when prompted. Click Cluster Management Suite. If you access CMS from a standalone or member switch, Device Manager appears. If you access CMS from a command switch, you can display the Front Panel and Topology views. 2-32 Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide 78-6511-08