VMG8924-B10A and VMG8924-B30A Series User’s Guide
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The Web Configurator
2.1
Overview
The web configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy device setup and
management via Internet browser. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later versions or Mozilla Firefox 3
and later versions or Safari 2.0 and later versions. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by
768 pixels.
In order to use the web configurator you need to allow:
•
Web browser pop-up windows from your device. Web pop-up blocking is enabled by default in
Windows XP SP (Service Pack) 2.
•
JavaScript (enabled by default).
•
Java permissions (enabled by default).
See
Appendix D on page 365
if you need to make sure these functions are allowed in Internet
Explorer.
2.1.1
Accessing the Web Configurator
1
Make sure your Device hardware is properly connected (refer to the Quick Start Guide).
2
Launch your web browser. If the Device does not automatically re-direct you to the login screen, go
3
A password screen displays. To access the administrative web configurator and manage the Device,
type the default username
admin
and password
1234
in the password screen and click
Login
. If
advanced account security is enabled (see
Section 30.2 on page 289
) the number of dots that
appears when you type the password changes randomly to prevent anyone watching the password
field from knowing the length of your password. If you have changed the password, enter your
password and click
Login
.
Figure 7
Password Screen
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