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Logging In to the Device Through the Web System for the First Time (Traditional Management Mode)

Context

When you need to configure a device with the factory settings and do not carry console communication cables or the PC does not have an available serial interface, log in to the device through the web system for the first time and configure the device. After the login, users can conveniently configure the login mode (Web system, Telnet, or STelnet). After the login mode is configured, users can log in to the device using the Web system, Telnet, or STelnet for device maintenance.

You can directly connect the PC to the ETH management interface or press and hold down the MODE button to log in to the device through the web system for the first time.

  • For a device with the ETH management interface, you can directly connect the PC to the ETH management interface to log in to the device through the web system for the first time.
  • For a device with the MODE button, you can press and hold down the MODE button to log in to the device through the web system for the first time.

The S5720-50X-EI-AC, S5720-50X-EI-DC, S5720-50X-EI-46S-AC, and S5720-50X-EI-46S-DC do not support first login through the web system.

First login through the web system, SVF, USB-based deployment, and EasyDeploy cannot be used together.

Pre-configuration Tasks

Before logging in to a device through the web system, complete the following tasks:

  • Power on the device.
  • Ensure that the device has only the factory settings.

Default Configuration

Table 1 Default configurations

Parameter

Default Setting

User name

admin

Password

admin@huawei.com

User level

15

Login IP address

192.168.1.253

NOTE:

For a device that uses factory settings and has the ETH management interface, the default IP address of the ETH management interface is 192.168.1.253. For other devices, the default IP address configured for Vlanif1 is 192.168.1.253 after the MODE button is held down. To prevent IP address conflict on the network, you are advised to modify the default IP addresses of devices before logging in to the devices for the first time.

Procedure

  1. Connect a PC to the device and the device enters the initial configuration mode.

    1. Directly connect the PC to the ETH management interface to log in to the device for the first time.

      The default IP address of the ETH management interface on a device is 192.168.1.253/24. Directly connect the PC to the ETH management interface on the device using network cables.

    2. Hold down the MODE button to log in to the device for the first time.
      • If all interfaces on the device are optical interfaces, you need to connect the PC to the management interface using network cables. Press and hold down the MODE button for 6 seconds or longer. When all indicators on the device are steady green, the device enters the initial configuration mode, and the default IP address configured for the ETH management interface of the device is 192.168.1.253/24.
      • If the device has Ethernet interfaces, connect the PC to the first Ethernet interface using network cables. Press and hold down the MODE button for 6 seconds or longer. When all indicators on the device are steady green, the device enters the initial configuration mode, and the default IP address configured for Vlanif1 of the device is 192.168.1.253/24.
    • Users can log in to a device for the first time using the web system only when the device is in factory default state. In this case, do not log in to the device through the console interface, because any operation on the console interface leads to the failure of the first login using the web system.
    • If the device has been configured when users press and hold down the MODE button for 6 seconds or longer, all indicators blink green fast. In this case, the device is restored to the normal state after 10 seconds, without impact on existing configuration.
    • If the device in the factory settings has just started or has been configured through the console interface when users press and hold down the MODE button for 6 seconds, the device may fail to enter the initial configuration state. When all indicators blink fast for 10s, the device restores to the factory default state.
    • The device automatically exits the initial configuration state and restores the factory settings if users have not saved the settings after 10 minutes.
    • If you have logged in to the device for the first time by holding down the MODE button for 6 seconds or longer and saved the configuration, default configurations of the ETH management interface are cleared and you cannot log in to the device for the first time through the ETH management interface. You are advised to preferentially log in to the device for the first time through the ETH management interface.
    • The S5720I-10X-PWH-SI-AC and S5720I-6X-PWH-SI-AC have only one PoE mode indicator, through which the initial configuration status of the device can be determined.

  2. Configure an IP address for the PC.

    To ensure that the PC and device have reachable routes to each other, configure an IP address on the same network segment with the device IP address for the PC.

  3. Log in to the device through the web system.

    Open the web browser on the PC, enter https://192.168.1.253 in the address bar, press Enter, and then the web system login page is displayed, as shown in Figure 1. Enter admin and admin@huawei.com for the default user name and default password, and select the language of the web system. Click GO or directly press Enter. The web system configuration page is displayed.

    Figure 1 First login page in the web system

    The login to the device through the Web system requires that the browser on the PC must be Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 10.0, Internet Explorer 11.0, Firefox61.0 to Firefox66.0, and Google Chrome 64.0 to 73.0. If the browser version or browser patch version is not within the preceding ranges, the web page may not be properly displayed. Upgrade the browser and browser patch.

  4. Configure the device.

    As shown in Figure 2, the Web system configuration page allows users to perform the basic and optional configurations. Table 2 describes parameters for the basic configuration. After the basic configuration is complete, users can log in to the device through the Web system. Table 3 describes parameters for the optional configuration. After the optional configuration is complete, users can log in to the device through Telnet or STelnet.

    A login user can create users for logging in to the device through Telnet or STelnet. The parameter Create User is valid only when Telnet Server or Stelnet Server is On.

    Figure 2 Web system configuration page
    Table 2 Basic configuration

    Item

    Description

    Management IP Address

    Indicates the management IP address of the device. The value is in dotted decimal notation.

    Mask

    Indicates the mask of the IP address. Select a subnet mask from the drop-down list box.

    WEB User Level

    Indicates the Web user level. Select a user level from the drop-down list box. This parameter is optional.

    Only level 3 users and higher are administrators with management rights. Level 2 users and below are monitoring users. Administrator users have all operation rights of a web page, and monitoring users can only perform ping and tracert operations.

    Table 3 Optional configuration

    Item

    Description

    Device Name

    Specifies the device name.

    The device name cannot contain question marks (?) and cannot start with spaces.

    Telnet Server

    Sets the Telnet function: Enable or disable the Telnet function.

    Stelnet Server

    Sets the STelnet function: Enable or disable the STelnet function.

    User Name

    Specifies the Telnet or STelnet login user name.

    The user name cannot contain / : * ? " < > | ' or %, and cannot start with @.

    Password

    Specifies the password.

    A secure password should contain at least two types of the following: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numerals, special characters (such as ! $ # %). In addition, the password cannot contain spaces or single quotation marks (').

    Confirm Password

    Confirms the password.

    The format is the same as that of Password.

    User Level

    Indicates the Telnet or STelnet user level. Select a user level from the drop-down list box.

    Only level 3 users and higher are administrators with management rights. Level 2 users and below are monitoring users. Administrator users have all operation rights of a web page, and monitoring users can only perform ping and tracert operations.

  5. Save configuration.

    Click Apply. The configuration is saved. When logging out of the Web system for the first time, the following situations may occur based on the configured management IP address:

    • When the management IP address is on the same network segment as 192.168.1.253/24, the Web system login page is displayed.
    • When the management IP address is not on the same network segment as 192.168.1.253/24, users cannot log in to device through the Web system. In this case, configure an IP address on the same network segment as the management IP address for the PC so that the PC and device have reachable routes to each other.

    Users can log in to the device through the Web system, Telnet, or STelnet for device maintenance.

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