if you want to be able to access your switch through the web broswer using the web console you need to configure your switch

if you followed our previous tutorial, we showed you how to configure your PC, using the following on your network interface:

IP: 192.168.1.200
NET MASK: 255.255.255.0
DEFAULT GATEWAY: 192.168.1.100
09p-3023-static-ip.gif

as you can see, the default gateway is 192.168.1.100 - this is the ip we are going to assign to our switch to access the web console:

login to your switch

Enter the enable mode
Command:
en


Let enter into the setup configuration
Command:
setup
Continue with configuration dialog? [yes/no]: y

Would you like to enter basic management setup? [yes/no]:n

First, would you like to see the current interface summary? [yes]:n


Configuring global parameters:

Enter host name [switch]: WebuneSwitch

enter a new password if you want to change the current passwords:

The enable secret is a password used to protect access to
privileged EXEC and configuration modes. This password, after
entered, becomes encrypted in the configuration.
Enter enable secret []:YOURPASSWORD


The enable password is used when you do not specify an
enable secret password, with some older software versions, and
some boot images.
Enter enable password []:YOURPASSWORD

The virtual terminal password is used to protect
access to the router over a network interface.
Enter virtual terminal password []:YOURPASSWORD

Configure SNMP Network Management? [yes]:y

Community string [public]: public


Configuring interface parameters:
Do you want to configure Vlan1 interface? [yes]:y

Configure IP on this interface? [yes]:y


IP address for this interface []: 192.168.1.100

Subnet mask for this interface [255.255.255.0] : 255.255.255.0

Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/1 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/2 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/3 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/4 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/5 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/6 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/7 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/8 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/9 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/10 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/11 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/12 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/13 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/14 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/15 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/16 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/17 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/18 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/19 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/20 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/21 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/22 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/23 interface? [yes]:n
Do you want to configure FastEthernet0/24 interface? [yes]:n

The following configuration command script was created:
....
--More--


[0] Go to the IOS command prompt without saving this config.
[1] Return back to the setup without saving this config.
[2] Save this configuration to nvram and exit.

Enter your selection [2]: 2

once the new configuration has been loaded, go to your pc and start the MS DOS terminal and ping 192.168.1.100

you should get:

Pinging 192.168.1.100 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.100: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=255

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms

now open your browser and enter the following url in the address bar:
http://192.168.1.100

you should see something like this:
10p-3026-cisco-cms.gif
Cisco Systems
Accessing Cisco WS-C2950-24 "sw1"

Web Console - Manage the Switch through the web interface.

Telnet - to the router.

Show interfaces - display the status of the interfaces.
Show diagnostic log - display the diagnostic log.
Monitor the router - HTML access to the command line interface at level 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Connectivity test - unavailable, no valid nameserverdefined.
Extended Ping - Send extended ping commands.

Show tech-support - display information commonly needed by tech support.

Help resources

1. CCO at www.cisco.com - Cisco Connection Online, including the Technical Assistance Center (TAC).
2. tac (at) cisco.com - e-mail the TAC.
3. 1-800-553-2447 or +1-408-526-7209 - phone the TAC.
4. cs-html (at) cisco.com - e-mail the HTML interface development group


now click on: Web Console to access the Cisco Cluster Management Suite

10p-3026-cisco-cms-suite.jpg

NOTE. CMS will start momentarily. If it does not, please verify that JavaScript is enabled and the Java Plug-in is installed.

NOTICE: if you get this error, you will have to install the correct java version in your computer:
Error: Version 1.5.0_06 of the JAVA plug-in version is not supported.
Install Version Version 1.3.0, 1.3.1, or 1.4 before you run CMS.

if you have the correct java version installed in your computer, you will get a login window, enter the following:
user: administrator
pass: whatever password you setup during the setup process in the previous steps
10p-3026-cms-login.gif
NOTE: i am using firefox

the java plug-in will start to load, you will be prompted to enter username and password again:

the final step: you will now be able to see the CMS panel:
10p-3026-cisco-cms-panel.jpg


this is my show version results:
IOS (tm) C2950 Software (C2950-I6Q4L2-M), Version 12.1(13)EA1, RELEASE SOFTWARE
(fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-2003 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 04-Mar-03 02:14 by yenanh
Image text-base: 0x80010000, data-base: 0x805A8000

ROM: Bootstrap program is CALHOUN boot loader

sw1 uptime is 43 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System image file is "flash:/c2950-i6q4l2-mz.121-13.EA1.bin"

cisco WS-C2950-24 (RC32300) processor (revision J0) with 20839K bytes of memory.

Processor board ID FHK0726W0B6
Last reset from system-reset
Running Standard Image
24 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

32K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory.
Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:0D:FF:55:F8:00
Motherboard assembly number: 73-5781-11
Power supply part number: 34-0965-01
otherboard serial number: FOC0F72425NV
Power supply serial number: PHIF07190FV2
Model revision number: J0
Motherboard revision number: A0
Model number: WS-C2950-24
System serial number: FHKFF0726W0B6
Configuration register is 0xF
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