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Connecting to the library remotely using the BlueScale web interface
EntertheIPaddressoftheT50eintheaddressbarofawebbrowseron
acomputeronanactivenetworkthathasaccesstothelibrary.Thesteps
youusedependonwhetherSSLisenabledornot.
If SSL is... Use the following steps...
Not enabled
(the default
setting)
1. EntertheIPaddressusingtheform:http://nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn,where
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnnistheIPaddressyouconfiguredforthelibrary(see
ConfigureNetworkSettingsonpage100).
2. TheBlueScaleLoginscreendisplays(seeFigure49onpage91).Proceedto
Step2onpage89.
Enabled 1. Enter theIPaddressusingtheform:https://nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn,where
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnnistheIPaddressyouconfiguredforthelibrary.See
EnableSSLonpage108forinformationaboutenablingSSL.
Important: When using SSL, you must prefix the IP address with https://
instead of just entering the IP address.
2. Ifyoureceiveawarningabout thewebsite’ssecuritycertificate,chooseto
ignoreorresolvethewarning.
Notes:
Thesecuritywarningonlyappearsifyouhavenotresolvedthesecurity
certificatewarning,eitherbystoringavalidsecuritycertificateonthelibrary
(seeInstallaSecurityCertificateandAuthenticationKeyonpage121)orby
creatingasecurityexceptionforthelibraryonthebrowser(methoddepends
on
thebrowseryouare using).
Ifyoudonotresolvethewarning,youwillreceivethewarningaboutthe
securitycertificateeachtimeyouaccesstheBlueScalewebinterface.
3. TheBlueScaleLoginscreendisplays(seeFigure49onpage91).Proceedto
Step3onpage91.