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Getting Started with the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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Chapter 3
Getting Started with the Graphical User
Interface (GUI)
This Chapter
This chapter describes how to access the switch’s HTTP-based Graphical User
Interface (GUI), and provides basic information about using the GUI,
including:
■
What is the GUI?
•
an introduction to the Graphical User Interface
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Accessing the switch via the GUI:
•
browser and PC setup, including interaction with HTTP proxy servers
•
establishing a connection to your switch, including an example of
configuring SSL for secure access
•
the System Status page, the first GUI page you see
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Using the GUI: navigation and features:
•
an overview of the menus
•
using configuration pages, with a description of key elements of GUI
pages
•
changing your password
•
using the context sensitive online help
•
saving your configuration
•
combining GUI and CLI configuration
•
configuring multiple devices
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Upgrading the GUI
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Troubleshooting
•
diagnosing and solving connection problems
•
using the GUI to troubleshoot the switch’s configuration.