Connect to the Web Administration Interface

This section describes how to connect to the Web Administration Interface.

To use the Web Administration Interface to configure and manage the appliance, you must connect to one of two preconfigured network interfaces on the appliance:

DHCP-enabled
If you have a DHCP server running on your network, to assign an IP address automatically to the appliance, connect the LAN cable to the port labeled Gb1 on the back of the appliance. Complete the instructions in Connect to the DHCP-enabled interface to connect to the Web Administration Interface using the DHCP-assigned IP address.

Fixed IP address
Alternatively, to use the fixed IP address (192.168.200.200), connect your LAN cable to the port labeled Gb2 on the back of the appliance. Complete the instructions in Connect to the fixed IP address interface to use this preassigned IP address to connect to the Web Administration Interface.

Connect to the DHCP-enabled interface

If you have connected your LAN cable to the DHCP-enabled port on the appliance (labeled Gb1 on the back of the appliance), the DHCP server assigned IP address will be available on the LCD screen on the front of the server. The scrolling text on the LCD screen will list the IP addresses assigned to all interfaces. The IP address of concern is eth0:IP_ADDRESS.

To connect to the Web Administration Interface, follow these steps:

  1. Enter the following URL in your browser, where IP_ADDRESS is the IP address assigned to the interface by the DHCP server:
    https://IP_ADDRESS:10000/
  2. Log in to the Web Administration Interface using the administrator user name and password. The default credentials are available from your Oracle Account Manager.
  3. Configure all of the network interfaces on the appliance using the Network Configuration link on the WAI menu. For more details, see Configure network settings. Alternatively, you can configure the network interfaces using the Appliance Console Menu. For more details, see Configure your appliance network settings.

Connect to the fixed IP address interface

If you have connected your LAN cable to the interface on the appliance with the fixed IP address of 192.168.200.200 (labeled Gb2 on the back of the appliance), perform the following steps to connect to the Web Administration Interface:

  1. Enter the following URL in your browser:
    https://192.168.200.200:10000/
Note   You must connect to this interface from a client machine that can connect to the 192.168.200.200 IP address with netmask 255.255.0.0. For example, a client machine with an IP address of 192.168.0.201 and a netmask of 255.255.0.0 can connect to this interface.
  1. Log in to the Web Administration Interface using the administrator user name and password. The default credentials are available from your Oracle Account Manager.
  2. Change the IP address of this network interface (along with all other interfaces on the appliance) using the Network Configuration link on the WAI menu. For more details, see Configure network settings. Alternatively, you can configure the network interfaces using the Appliance Console Menu. For more details, see Configure your appliance network settings.