Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S680 Guía Del Usuario
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Chapter 2 Using the Web Security Appliance
Administering the Web Security Appliance
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.
Note
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.
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
Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
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
see
.
The Web Security appliance CLI supports a set of commands to access, install, and administer the
system. See
system. See
for information about the CLI and a list of supported
commands that can be used to access, upgrade, and administer the appliance.
Using an Ethernet Connection
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.
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
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.
Using a Serial Connection
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.
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