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Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide

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Chapter 2 Using the Web-Browser and CLI Interfaces

Using the Web-Browser Interface

The web-browser interface (hereafter called the GUI) is built into each controller. It allows up to five

users to simultaneously browse into the controller HTTP or HTTPS (HTTP + SSL) management pages

to configure parameters and monitor operational status for the controller and its associated access points.

Note Cisco recommends that you enable the HTTPS interface and disable the HTTP interface to ensure more

robust security for your Cisco UWN Solution.

Guidelines for Using the GUI

Keep these guidelines in mind when using the GUI:

• The GUI must be used on a PC running Windows XP SP1 (or later) or Windows 2000 SP4 (or later).

• The GUI is fully compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 SP1 (or later) or Mozilla

Firefox 2.0.0.11 (or later).

Note Opera and Netscape are not supported.

Note Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 (or later) and Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 (or later) are the only

browsers supported for accessing the controller GUI and for using web authentication.

• You can use either the service port interface or the management interface to access the GUI. Cisco

recommends that you use the service-port interface. Refer to Chapter 3 for instructions on

configuring the service port interface.

• Click Help at the top of any page in the GUI to display online help. You might need to disable your

browser’s pop-up blocker to view the online help.

Opening the GUI

To open the GUI, enter the controller IP address in the browser’s address line. For a secure connection,

enter https://ip-address. For a less secure connection, enter http://ip-address. See the “Using the GUI

to Enable Web and Secure Web Modes” section on page 2-3 for instructions on setting up HTTPS.

Enabling Web and Secure Web Modes

This section provides instructions for enabling the distribution system port as a web port (using HTTP)

or as a secure web port (using HTTPS). You can protect communication with the GUI by enabling

HTTPS. HTTPS protects HTTP browser sessions by using the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

When you enable HTTPS, the controller generates its own local web administration SSL certificate and

automatically applies it to the GUI. You also have the option of downloading an externally generated

certificate.

You can configure web and secure web mode using the controller GUI or CLI.

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