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To access the graphical user interface of the Nokia IP45 security platform

1.

Open your Web browser, and enter http://my.firewall in the address bar.

The Login page opens.

2.

Enter the password for the IP45 Tele 8 license.

For IP45 Satellite X licenses, enter the username and password. If you are logging on for the

first time, use

admin

as the username.

Note

The default user name for all Nokia IP45 licenses is

admin

.

For the IP45 Satellite X licenses,

you can define additional users. These additional users have separate usernames and

passwords. For the IP45 Tele 8 license, you can only log on with the username admin

.

However, you can change the password. The password in all cases should be five to eleven

alphanumeric characters.

You need to define your password in two instances:

±

At the initial login

±

When you reset the device to defaults

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After the initial login, the Welcome page opens.

The Welcome page displays the license type of your device (Tele 8 or Satellite X).

Accessing Nokia IP45 Securely

You can access the IP45 graphical user interface (GUI) through HTTPS either remotely or

locally (from your internal network). For information about how to access through HTTPS from

a remote location, see

“Enabling HTTPS Web Access”

on page 206.

Note

First configure HTTPS to access the IP45 GUI from a remote location.

To access the Nokia IP45 security platform through HTTPS from the Internet

1.

To access the IP45 locally, enter

https://my.firewall

in the address bar of your browser

Note

The URL starts with HTTPS, not HTTP.

The Welcome page opens.

To access the Nokia IP45 security platform from a remote location

1.

Enter

https://<external IP address of IP45>:981

in the address bar of your browser.

Note

The URL starts with HTTPS, not HTTP.

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If you are accessing the Nokia IP45 security platform for the first time, the security

certificate in the IP45 is not yet known to the browser, so a security alert appears.

2.

Click Yes to install the security certificate of the IP45 that you are trying to access. If you are

using Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, do the following:

a.

Click View Certificate.

The Certificate information page opens, with the General tab displayed.

b.

Click Install Certificate.

The Certificate Import Wizard appears.

c.

Click Next.

The Certificate Store appears.

Select Automatically select the Certificate Store based on the type of certificate.

d.

Click Next.

Completing the Certificate Import Wizard message appears.

e.

Click Finish.

The Root certificate Store message appears.

f.

Click Yes.

The certificate is installed.

Logging Off from the Nokia IP45 Security Platform

Logging off terminates the Nokia IP45 security platform session. To connect to the IP45 again,

enter the password.

To log off from IP45, perform one of the following procedures:

±

If you are connected locally, click Logout.

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The Logout page opens.

±

If you are connected through HTTPS, close the browser window.

For information about connecting to your device through HTTPS, see

“Accessing Nokia IP45

Securely”

on page 57.

Understanding the Nokia IP45 Web GUI

When you log on to the Nokia IP45 security platform by using HTTP or HTTPS, you can

configure the device by using the following methods:

±

Quick Setup Wizard

—configures the most common settings required for the IP45 to be up

and running. The Web-based graphical user interface (GUI) automatically guides you

through this wizard after your initial login.

±

Advanced GUI

—configures the various advanced features of the IP45.

For a configuration to take effect, click Submit.

For a brief description of the main components of the IP45 GUI, see the following sections.

When you are familiar with these components, you are ready to make advanced configuration

changes to the IP45 security platform.

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Using the Nokia IP45 Security Platform Web-based User Interface

Table 11 provides a summary of the web-based GUI.

Table 11

Summary of the main

components of the Nokia IP45 GUI

Component

Description

Navigation bar

Used to access various feature sets in the IP45 security

platform

Tab bar

Used to access and configure all features in the IP45

security platform

Wizard

Used to configure common settings

Status bar

Provides status after a specific configuration

Help

Online help to assist you in configuring the IP45