Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S670 User Guide

http://hostname:8080

 

where 

hostname

 is the name of the appliance, and

 8080

 is the default admin port setting for HTTP, 

and 

8443

 is default admin port for HTTPS. 

The hostname parameter is assigned during system setup. Before you can connect to the management 
interface using a hostname, you must add the appliance hostname and IP address to your DNS server 
database.

For information about how to use and navigate the web interface, see 

To administer the appliance using the CLI, you can use one of the following methods:

Ethernet connection. Establish an SSH session using an Ethernet cable. For more information, see 

.

Serial connection. Connect to the appliance COM port using a serial cable. For more information, 
see 

.

The Web Security appliance CLI supports a set of commands to access, install, and administer the 
system. See 

 for information about the CLI and a list of supported 

commands that can be used to access, upgrade, and administer the appliance.

You can connect the appliance to the network using an Ethernet cable from the M1 Management port to 
the network, and then using an SSH session from a computer on the network to reach the appliance.

By default, the M1 Management port is assigned the IP address 

192.168.42.42

. To access the 

Management port, the personal computer must be assigned an IP address on the same subnet as the 
Management port, such as 

192.168.42.43

. The subnet mask is 

255.255.255.0

. This is the easiest way 

to connect if it works with your network configuration.

You can connect directly to the appliance COM port using a null modem cable (9-pin serial) to establish 
a command line interface (CLI) session. You might want to do this if network connectivity to the 
appliance using an Ethernet cable is not an option. 

To do this, you need the following items:

9-pin female-to-female serial cable (null modem)

Serial console client (such as HyperTerminal or PuTTY)

The communications settings for the serial port are:

Bits per second: 9600

Data bits: 8

Parity: None

Stop bits: 1