ZyXEL Communications NXC8160 User Manual
NXC-8160 User’s Guide
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Introducing the Web
Configurator
This chapter describes how to access the NXC-8160 web configurator and provides an
overview of its screens.
overview of its screens.
2.1 Web Configurator Overview
The web configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy NXC-8160
setup and management via Internet browser. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later or Netscape
Navigator 7.0 and later versions. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels.
setup and management via Internet browser. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later or Netscape
Navigator 7.0 and later versions. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels.
In order to use the web configurator you need to allow:
• Web browser pop-up windows from your device. Web pop-up blocking is enabled by
default in Windows XP SP (Service Pack) 2.
• JavaScripts (enabled by default).
• Java permissions (enabled by default).
• Java permissions (enabled by default).
See
if you want to make sure these functions are allowed in Internet
Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
2.2 Accessing the NXC-8160 Web Configurator
1 Make sure your NXC-8160 hardware is properly connected and prepare your computer/
computer network to connect to the NXC-8160 (refer to the Quick Start Guide).
2 Launch your web browser.
3 Type “https://” and the IP address of the switch (for example, the default is
3 Type “https://” and the IP address of the switch (for example, the default is
192.168.1.10) in the Location or Address field. Press Enter.
4 The login screen appears. The default username is admin and the associated default
password is default.
5 Click OK to view the first web configurator screen.
2.3 Navigating the NXC-8160 Web Configurator
The following summarizes how to navigate the web configurator from the Status screen.