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Preface

Before You Begin .............................................................................................................xiii

Text Conventions .............................................................................................................xiv

Acronyms ........................... .......................... .......................... ......................... ................. xv

Bay Networks Technical Publications ..............................................................................xvi

How to Get Help ..............................................................................................................xvi

Chapter 1 Starting and Configuring the HTTP Server

Browser Requirements ...................................................................................................1-1

Starting the HTTP Server Using install.bat .....................................................................1-2

Starting the HTTP Server Using the BCC or Site Manager ............................................1-3

Setting HTTP Server Security ........................................................................................1-4

User Name/Password Security Concepts ................................................................1-5

Basic Access Authentication ................. ...... ....... ...................................... ....... ...... ...1-8

Digest Authentication ...............................................................................................1-9

Filtering Network Address es .... ....... ...... ....................................... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...1-9

Using a Domain Name Instead of an IP Address ...........................................................1-9

Relocating HTTP Server Help Information ...................................................................1-10

Customizing HTTP Parameters ....................................................................................1-10

Chapter 2 HTTP Server Concepts

What the HTTP Server Does ..........................................................................................2-1

Navigating the HTTP Server Interface ............................................................................2-3

Data Display Formats .....................................................................................................2-4

Enabling and Disabling Connections ..............................................................................2-4

What the Administration Functions Do ...........................................................................2-4

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Chapter 3 Monitoring Routers Using the HTTP Server

Getting Help ....................................................................................................................3-1

Specifying a Router to Monitor .......................................................................................3-2

Viewing Overall System Status .......................................................................................3-2

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Router Operation

Trouble Shooting Icon .....................................................................................................4-1

Displaying Circuit Alerts ..................................................................................................4-2

Viewing the Event Log .................... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....................................... ...... ...4-2

Filtering What the Event Log Shows ........................................................................4-3

Interpreting Event Messages ...................................................................................4-3

Saving and Clearing the Event Log ..........................................................................4-4

Saving the Event Log ................................... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ......................4-4

Clearing the Event Log ......................................................................................4-5

Getting Help on the Event Log Window ...................................................................4-5

Pinging Devices ..............................................................................................................4-5

Ping IP ............................... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... .............................4-6

Ping IPX ............................ ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....................................... ...... ...4-6

Ping AppleTalk ............................... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...................................4-7

Chapter 5 Viewing Router Services Statistics

Router Services Statistics ..............................................................................................5-1

Using the HTTP Server to View HTTP Statistics ............................................................5-3

HTTP Configuration Statistics ..................................................................................5-3

HTTP Counters ........................................................................................................5-3

HTTP Request Statistics ..........................................................................................5-4

HTTP Response Statistics .......................................................................................5-4

Using the Statistics Manager to View HTTP Server Statistics ........................................5-5

Selecting the Windows to Display ............................................................................5-5

Starting the Statistics Launch Facility ......................................................................5-5

Viewing HTTP Statistics ........................ ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ................5-6

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Chapter 6 Viewing Router Port Statistics

Changing the Administrative Status of a Port ....................................................................2

Viewing Traffic Statistics for All Ports .................................................................................2

Viewing Ethernet Port Statistics ........................................................................................3

Viewing Serial Port Statistics .............................................................................................3

Viewing FDDI Port Statistics ..............................................................................................3

Viewing HSSI Port Statistics ..............................................................................................4

Viewing Token Ring Port Statistics ....................................................................................4

Chapter 7 Viewing Router Protocol Statistics

Changing the Administrative Status of an Interface ........................................................7-1

Viewing IP Statistics .................................... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...7-2

Viewing IPX Statistics ........ ...... ....... ...... ....................................... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ...7-3

Viewing AppleTalk Statistics .............................................................. ....... ......................7-3

Chapter 8 Support and Administration

What Administration Functions Do .................................................................................8-1

Using Date and Time Functions .....................................................................................8-2

Using the Reset and Boot Functions ..............................................................................8-3

Resetting a Slot ........................................................................................................8-3

Booting the Router ...................................................................................................8-3

File Manager Functions ..................................................................................................8-4

Files Function ...........................................................................................................8-4

Volumes Function .....................................................................................................8-5

Appendix A Site Manager Parameters

Accessing HTTP Site Manager Parameters .................................................................. A-2

Appendix B BCC show Commands

Sample show Command Output .................................................................................... B-2

Online Help for show Commands .................................................................................. B-3

Show Commands for the HTTP Server ......................................................................... B-3

show http summary ................................................................................................. B-3

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show http requests .................................................................................................. B-4

show http responses ............................................................................................... B-4

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Figure

Figure 2-1. HTTP Server Interface Components ........................................................2-2

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Tables

Table 1-1. Access Privilege Levels and Associated Functions ................................1-6

Table 4-1. Event Message Severity Levels ...................... ...... ...... ....... ......................4-4

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Preface

This guide describes how to configure and use the Bay Networks® HTTP Server, an embedded Web-based router management tool include d with the Bay Networ ks

™

router operating system software (BayRS Web browser. Using HTTP Server software, you can monitor network devices, viewing summary, fault, and statistical information on a device-by-device basis.

You can use the Bay Command Console (BCC HTTP Server software on a router. In this guide, you will find configuration instructions for both the BCC and Site Manager.

) and accessible from any standard

™

) or Site Manager to configure the

Before You Begin

Before using this guide, you must complete the following procedures. For a new router:

• Install the router (see the installation guide that came with your router).

• Connect the router to the network and create a pilot configuration file (see Quick-Starting Routers).

• Configure IP on the router (see Configuring IP Multicasting and Multimedia

Services; Configuring IP, ARP, RIP, and OSPF Services; and Configuring GRE, NAT, RIPSO and BFE Services).

Make sure that you are running the latest version of Bay Networks BayRS and Site Manager software. For information about upgrading BayRS and Site Manager, see the upgrading guide for your version of BayRS.

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Text Conventions

This guide uses the following text conventions:

angle brackets (< >) Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the

description inside the brackets. Do not type the brackets when entering the command.

Example: If the command syntax is:

ip_address

ping ping 192.32.10.12

>, you enter:

bold text

Indicates command names and options and text that you need to enter.

Example: Enter Example: Use the

show ip {alerts | routes}.

command.

dinfo

italic text Indicates file and directory names, new terms, book

titles, and variables in command syntax descriptions. Where a variable is two or more words, the words are connected by an underscore.

Example: If the command syntax is:

show at <

valid_rout e

valid_route

is one variable and you subst itute one value

for it.

screen text Indicates system output, for example, prompts and

system messages. Example:

Set Bay Networks Trap Monitor Filters

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separator ( > ) Shows menu paths.

Example: Protocols > IP iden tifi es the IP optio n on the Protocols menu.

Acronyms

vertical line (

) Separates choices for command keywords and

arguments. Enter only one of the choices. Do not type the vertical line when entering the command.

Example: If the command syntax is:

show ip {alerts | routes} show ip alerts

show ip routes

, you enter either:

ARP Address Resolution Protocol BootP Bootstrap Protocol FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface FTP File Transfer Protocol HSSI High-Speed Serial Interface HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol ICMP Internet Control Message protocol IP Internet P rotocol IPX Internet Packet Exchange

, but not both.

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MAC media access control RIP Routing Information Protocol SAP Service Advertising Protocol SMDS Switched Multimegabit Data Service SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol TCP Transaction Control Protocol URL uniform resource locator

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http://www.baynetworks.com/corporate/contac ts/

In the United States and Canada, you can dial 800-2LANWAN for assistance.

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Starting and Configuring the HTTP Server

The Bay Networks HTTP Server is an embedded Web-based router management tool included with BayRS and accessible from any standard Web browser. Using the HTTP Server software, you can monitor network devices, viewing summary, fault, and statistical infor mati on on a device -by -de vic e basi s.

Before you can use the HTTP Server to monitor a router, you must configure and enable the HTTP Server software on the router using the Quick-Start installation script install.bat, the Bay Command Console (BCC

™

), or Site Mana ger.

The following sections describe how to get started.

rowser Requirements Starting the H TT P Server Usin g install.bat

Starting the HTTP Server Using the BCC Starting the HTTP Server Using Site Manager

Setting HTTP Server Security Using a Domain Name Instead of an IP Address Relocating HTTP Server Help Information Customizing HTTP Parameters

Browser Requirements

Your Web browser must support the following:

•Frames

• JavaScript 1.2 or later

• Java applets

• Cascading style sheets

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For example, the browsers Netscape® 4.0 and later and Microsoft® Internet

Explorer

4.0 and later offer these features.

If you have changed the default settings for these browsers, you must ensure that Java is enabled and that your browser is configured to accept cookies. To configure digest aut hent ic at io n, you must use a browser t hat supports this featu re .

Caution:

Internet Explorer lets you store your browser password. For security reasons, Bay Networks strongly recommends that you do not store your password.

If you are upgrading from an earlier version of the HTTP Server and want to access Web pages that require digest authentication, you must reenter or change your password when upgrading to the HTTP Server in BayRS Version 13.20.

Starting the HTTP Serve r Us ing

A new router comes wit h a flash mem ory card containing the software im age for the router, two configuration files (config and ti.cfg), and the Quick-Start script install.bat.

The Quick-Start installation scr ipt install.bat creates an initial IP network interface on the rout er so that your router ca n communicate wit h the con figurati on workstation from which you will manage t he route r . Th e i nstall.ba t script pr ompts you to enter the network information that dynamically configures the initial IP interface.

install.bat

As the following example shows, the script asks whether you want to enable HTTP. Answer yes to this question. (The default is no.)

Step 7. Enable HTTP

Enable the HTTP (Web) Server

----------------------------

Do you want to enable the HTTP (Web) server? (y/n)[n]:

HTTP server enabled.

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Note:

For complete ins truct ion s on runn ing the ins tall. bat scr ipt an d verif ying

that the installation is successful, see Quick-Starting Routers.

When you enable the HTTP Ser ver duri ng the Qui ck-St art pr ocedur e, you ca n use the HTTP Server with its default configuration settings after completing the install.bat procedure. For information on modifying the default HTTP Server settings, see “C

ustomizing HTTP Parameters.”

After you run the install.bat script, you can install Site Manager software, as described in Quick-Starting Routers.

Starting the HTTP Serve r Us ing the BCC or Site Manager

If you did not use the Quick-Start procedure to start the HTTP Server, you can start it using the BCC or Site Manager. When you complete this procedure, the HTTP Server software is configured on the router. Before you start the HTTP Server, verify that you have configured IP on an interface.

You can start the HTTP Server using default values for all parameters. For information about modifying the default HTTP Server settings, se e “C

ustomizing

HTTP Parameters.”

Using the BCC

Adding the HTTP Server to a router automatically loads TCP on all slots. To add the HTTP Server to a router, navigate to the box prompt and enter:

http

For example, the following command adds HTTP Server to a router:

box#

http

http#

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Using Site Manager

You can configure the HTTP Server software in any Configuration Manager mode. To start the HTTP Serve r software, complete the fo llowing tasks:

You do this System responds

Site Manager Procedure

1. In the Configuration Manager window,

Protocols

choose

2. Choose

3. Choose

4. Choose

5. Choose

6. Choose

7. Choose

8. Choose

Global Protocols TCP Create TCP

Protocols Global Protocols HTTP Create HTTP

. The Global Protocols menu opens.

. The TCP menu opens.

. You return to the Configuration Manager

. The Protocols menu opens.

. The Global Protocols menu opens.

. The HTTP menu opens.

. You return to the Configuration Manager

Setting HTTP Server S ecurity

The HTTP Server allows access to device information from anywhere in the network. To protect your network information, you can implement security controls. The HTTP Server offers access control through: user name/password security, basic access or digest authentication, and network address filtering, as described in the following sections.

User Name/Password Security Concept Basic Access Authentication Digest Authentication

The Protocols menu opens.

window.

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The HTTP Server control s access to network device i nf ormation by grouping that information into col le ction s, call ed realms, that share the same security attr ibut es. The HTTP Server defines three security realms on the router: user, operator, and manager . A use r name/p assword author izati on mechan is m control s acce ss to ea ch realm.

• The user access privileges let you view device information

• The operator access privileges additionally let you make temporary changes

to the router configuration; for example, enabling and disabling an interface, setting and clearing the event log, se tting the date and time, re sett ing a slot on the router, and rebooting the router using a file that a person with manager access privilege has loaded on the router.

• The manager access privileges add complete read-write access to the router,

letting you, for example, format and compact volumes and load files onto the router’s flas h memory . A per son with manager ac cess privileges can also view SNMP communities and SNMP manager information.

Starting and Configuring the HTTP Server

and

ping a router.

Note:

Setting the user access privileges, assigning passwords, and related activities are not part of the HTTP Server, but your level of privilege determines what you can do in the HTTP Server.

The nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) standard Manager and User login accounts are similar to the Manager and User logins for the Technician Interface. BayRS also supports custom logins, such as chris, lee, and operations. The access privilege levels for custom logins are manager (same privileges as for the Manager login), user (same privileges as for the User login) and operator, as previously listed.

Note:

In this guide, the wo rd “Manage r” or “User” with an init ial capit al lette r (other than at the start of a sentence) refers to the the actual NVRAM login. The word “manager,” “user,” or “oper ator” (a ll l owercas e) re fe rs to a pri vilege level.

The system administrator can also create groups of user login accounts with the same access privilege levels. For example, users with the logins chris and lee can be members of the group support, which could have operator-level access privileges. For information about how to configure custom logins and associated access privileges, see Using the Bay Command Console (BCC).

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Privileges are cumulative. An operator can do all that a user can, plus the functions listed for the operator privilege level. A manager can do everything an operator can, plus those functions that are exclusively available to the manager privilege level. Table 1-1 summarizes the privilege levels and the functions available to each.

Table 1-1. Access Privilege Levels and Associated Functions

A user with at least this privilege level Can perform this function

By clicking on this path in the navigation frame

User Display router summary

information. View circuit alerts and the event

log. Ping a router. Trouble Shooting > Ping - IP

Display router statistics for services, ports, and protocols (except SNMP communities and SNMP manager statistics).

Get help on the HTTP Server interface, view the release notes, link to online manuals, and contact the Bay Networks Technical Solutions Center.

Display file status. Administration > File Manager View the date and time. Administration > Date

Summary

Trouble Shooting > Circuit Alerts Trouble Shooting > Event Log

Trouble Shooting > Ping - IPX Trouble Shooting > Ping - AppleTalk

Statistics > Services Statistics > Ports Statistics > Protocols

Support > Help Support > Release notes Support > Manuals Support > Support

(continued)

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Table 1-1. Access Privilege Levels and Associated Functions

(continued)

A user with at least this privilege level Can perform this function

Operator Enable or disable a conn ection to

a router.

Reset a slot. Boot a router.

Save or clear the event log. Troubleshooting > Event Log > Save Log

Set the date and time. Administration > Date

Manager Copy, delete, get, or put a file. Administration > File Manager > Files

Compact a volume. Format a volume. Create or delete a partition on a volume.

By clicking on this path in the navigation frame

Statistics > Ports > Ethernet > Summary Statistics > Ports > Serial > Summary Statistics > Ports > FDDI > Summary Statistics > Ports > HSSI > Summary Statistics > Ports > Token Ring > Summary

Administration > Reset & Boot

Troubleshooting > Event Log > Clear Log

Administration > File Manager > Volumes

The system administrator sets the privilege level and assigns a password for each user or group of users. The manag er password cannot be an empt y (null) string. To perform manager functions on a device, you must enter the appropriate login name and password.

A password is optional for a user or operator login account. If the system administrator does not set a user or operator password, the HTTP Server accepts an empty (null) string as the password. Generally, the system administrator sets passwords using Technician Interface or BCC commands, just as for console access.

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If you have user or operator pr ivileges and att empt to access info rmation requir ing manager or operator privileges (or, if you attempt to use the manager login with a null password), the HTTP Server prompts you for the manager password. If you do not provide the appropriate password, an error message appears, and you cannot perform that operation.

Note:

The BCC and Technician Interface provide two default user login accounts, User and Ma nager. Information about these acce ss privil ege level s is stored in nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) on the router.

A system administrator can define multiple-user groups, names, passwords, and access privileges for other users.

The operator privilege level can be assigned to any user login account other than one of the default login names. Information about these other configured users is stored in the device configuration file. Only one system administrator at a time can change the configuration file.

For specific informat ion about creating login names and pa sswo rds and as si gni ng access privileges, see Using the Bay Command Console (BCC) or Using Technician Interface Software. For information about securing a router as part of the Quick-Start procedure, see Quick-Starting Routers.

Basic Access Authentication

In basic access authentication, the user name and password are passed over the network as encoded but unencrypted text. While this serves to verify the identity of the user, the information is less secure than with digest authentication. Even in basic access authentication, the information is not visible to anyone with a sniffer or similar device. If yo ur browser does n ot support digest authenticatio n, you must leave authenti catio n set to the defaul t va lue of b asic; othe rwise, you cannot acce ss the device.

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Digest Authentication

Digest authenticati on, based on RFC 2069, uses an encrypte d password to verif y a user’s identity. Like basic access authentication, digest authentication uses a challenge-respo nse mode l, but th e au thent icati on infor mation i s enc rypted . To use digest authenticatio n, your brows er mu st be capa ble of support in g diges t authentication, and you must explicitly set the HTTP server Authentication parameter to digest. If your browser supports digest authentication, but the server is set to basic authentication, the browser uses basic authentication. If your browser does not support digest authentication, you must set authentication to basic; otherwise, you cannot access the device.

Filtering Network Addresses

For additional security, you can implement IP access control filters when you configure IP on the router. These filters further restrict access to the router, limiting access to specific IP addresses or IP address ranges.

You must also ensure that IP is appropriately configured to support HTTP. To do this, you must ensure that the appropriate access policy filters are configured for HTTP.

Starting and Configuring the HTTP Server

To specify these requirements as part of the IP configuration process, use the BCC. For additional information about IP access policy filters and how to configure them, see Configuring IP Utilities. For general instructions about using the BCC, see Using the Bay Command Console (BCC).

Using a Domain Name Instead of an IP Address

By default, you access a server using its IP address. However, you can let the server be accessible by a domain name, rather than by IP address, by specifying the HTTP Server Domain Name parameter. The value of the HTTP Server Domain Name parameter must be a domain name that a DNS lo okup would re turn for the router. The name can consist of any valid string of characters.

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Relocating HTTP Server Help Information

When you click on Help in an HTTP Server window, a secondary window displays Help informati on for that window. By default, these Help pages reside on the server. If the available space is limited, or if you want to place the Help files on a different server, you can locally relocate the Help files. If you do this, you must tell the HTTP Server wher e to find the help fi les by providin g a base unifor m resource locator (URL) to the start of those files. Thi s base URL, combined wi th a relative URL for each window, points to the detailed Help information for that window.

To see the current value of the Help Base URL parameter, choose the following path in the navigation frame: Statistics > Services > HTTP > Configuration. You can accept the default value for the Help Base URL parameter or specify a new help base URL.

Customizing HTTP Parameters

Adding the HTTP Server to a router automatically configures HTTP with all default values. You can change these settings using either the BCC or Site Manager.

Using the BCC

To change these parameter settings, first navigate to the http prompt. To disable http on the router, enter:

disable

For example:

http#

disable

To change the port number, enter:

port_number>

port

For example:

http#

port 81

To specify access authentication level, enter:

authentication digest

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For example, the following command configures digest authentication:

box# http http# authentication digest http#

To specify the use of a domain name for the router, enter:

domain-name

For example, the following command allows the use of the domain name “myrouter”:

http# domain-name myrouter

To specify the base uniform resource locator (URL) of the location at which the HTTP Server Help files are stored, enter:

help-base-url

For example, the following command sets the HTTP Server Help base U R L to

library.mycompany.com/helpfiles/:

http#

Using Site Manager

Starting and Configuring the HTTP Server

domain_name>

url

help-base-url library.mycompany.com/helpfiles/

To configure or change the HTTP Server parameters, first create HTTP on the router, then complete the following tasks:

Site Manager Procedure

You do this System responds

1. In the Configuration Manager window,

Protocols > Global Protocols >

choose

HTTP > Global

2. Set the

Enabled Disabled

Click on description on page A-2

3. Set the on which you enabled the HTTP Server. Click on description on page A-3.

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Enable/Disable

Port

parameter to

to enable the HTTP Server or to

to disable the HTTP Server.

Help

or see the parameter

parameter to the port number

Help

or see the parameter

The Edit HTTP Global Parameters window opens.

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Site Manager Procedure

You do this System responds

4. Set the

Basic

parameter description on page A-3

5. Set the domain name to use for the router. To use the IP address instead of a domain name, leave this parameter value blank. Click on

Help

page A-3

6. Set the help files if you put the m in a differe nt location from the default. Click on see the parameter description on

page A-4

7. Click on OK. You return to the Configuration Manager

Authentication

Digest

Domain Name

or see the parameter description on

Help Base URL

parameter to

. Click on

parameter to the

or see the

Help

parameter for the

Help

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HTTP Server Concepts

HTTP Server software lets you access device information from anywhere in the network using any standard Web browser that conforms to HTTP and HTML specifications. The HTTP Server is part of the BayRS software. This chapter provides an overview of the HTTP Server.

What the HTTP Server Does Navigating the HTTP Server Interface Enabling and Disabling Connections What the Administration Functions Do

To obtain Web-accessible data, you must configure the HTTP Server software on the router. Chapter 1, “Starting and Configuring the HTTP Server the configuration procedure.

,” summarizes

What the HTTP Server Does

The HTTP Server is a graphical user interface (GUI) that lets you view real-time device summaries, events, alerts, and statistics. Users with appropriate privileges can also save or clear the event log, enable and disable connections, and perform administrative functions such as resetting a slot, rebooting the router, managing files and volumes, and setting the date and time. The HTTP Server graphically displays information similar to (and a superset of) the text-only information available through the BCC point-and-clic k interfa ce, you also have dir ect acces s to online document ation and Bay Networks technical support.

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show, enable

, and

disable

commands. Through this

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The information that you gather through the HTTP Server interface can help you monitor and manage your network’s performance on a device-by-device basis. You can see, for example, where conges tion is oc curri ng or whe re transmi ssion o r reception problems exist. For detailed information about interpreting this information, refer to Troubleshoot ing Routers and the description of the event log in Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting Router Operation

To start the HTTP server, specify a device in your browser’s location field and press Enter. You see a multiframe window, like that in Figure 2-1

.”

Banner frame

Display frame

Navigation frame

Figure 2-1. HTTP Server Interface Components

This window has the following components:

• Banner -- The top frame shows the Nort el Net works lo go and the dev ice typ e. The banner specifies the device’s IP address or its domain name and, if defined, identifies the device by name and physical location, and lists the name of the contact pe rson respo nsibl e for that device. If Telnet server service is configured, you can click on the IP address or domain name to establish a Telnet connection to the device.

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• Navigat ional frame -- The frame on the left contains link s to each monitored function. Initially, these links are all folders. The folders (and the documents they contain) in the navigational frame are active links to device information.

• Display frame -- The lar ge fr ame on the lower right side displa ys the retr ieved Web data.

Navigating the HTTP Server Interface

The navigational frame contains the following expandable folder icons:

• Summary -- System information, hardware informaation, PROM information, software image information, system resource information, and system task information

• Trouble Shooting -- Circuit alerts, the event log, and Ping functions

• Statistics -- Services, ports, and protocols

• Support -- Help, release notes, technical manuals, and customer support links

• Administration -- Router date and t ime, s lot r eset and r outer boot, and f ile and volume management information

HTTP Server Concepts

Click on each folder in turn to display the information for t he device you are monitoring.

• To show the types of data a folder contains, click on the folder icon. The folder opens, revealing document icons for the data within that folder.

• To view a specific data type within a folder, click on its document icon.

• To close (that is, collapse) a folder’s contents, click again on the folder icon.

Some windows contain fields in which you can enter data. The browser ensures that the type of data you enter is appropriate for the function requested; for example, it ensures that data you enter in a numeric field is, in fact, numeric. If you enter invalid data, a dialog box appears listing the fields containing the invalid data.

When you try to perform a function that would cause a permanent change to the router, a dialog box opens asking you to confirm this action.

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Data Display Formats

The HTTP Server displays data either in tables, as for summary statistics, or in a cumulative list, as for the event log. If a table continues on a subsequent window, the HTTP Server provides a set of buttons that let you navigate to the next, previous, or top por tion of the tabl e. An end of table i ndicator s hows tha t you have reached the last entry in a table.

Enabling and Di sa bling Connections

If you have either operator or manager access privileges, you can disable or enable the connection to the router you are managing. Be particularly careful when disabling a connection. If you disable the connection that the HTTP Server is using to communicate with the router, then the HTTP Server can no longer monitor or manage that device.

To disable or enable a connection, do the following steps.

Choose Statistics > Ports.

Select the type of port (Ethernet, serial, and so on).

Select Summary and click on Enable or Disable in th e row corr esponding

to the connection you want to disable or enable.

The HTTP Server requires a confirmation before allowing you to disable a connection.

Note:

If you disable the connection through which you are connecting, you must access the device and use eit her Sit e Manager or the BCC to reenable t he interface.

What the Administration Functions Do

The administration functions let any user view the system date, time, and time zone information, and information about the files on each volume.

A person with operat or acces s privil eges c an also ch ange the da te and time, res et a slot, and reboot the router using an image that is already loaded on a volume.

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HTTP Server Concepts

A person with manager access privileges can load, copy, or delete files on the router and format and compact volume s.

See Chapter 8, “Support and Administration administration functions.

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Chapter 3

Monitoring Routers Using the HTTP Server

This chapter describes how to use the Web Server to monitor the operation of individual routers on your network. For specific descriptions of how to use the information from the HTTP (Web) Server to troubleshoot the devices in your network, refer to Troubleshooting Routers.

Getting Help Specifying a Router to Monitor Viewing Overall System Status

Info Hardware PROMs Software Resources Tasks

Getting Help

HTTP Server windows that offer interactive features also offer a Help button. When you click on Help, you see a secondary window containing detailed information about the elements in that window.

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In addition, other types of online Help are available from the Support folder, as the followin g table shows.

For this information Click on Support, then on

HTTP Server interface help Help icon Release Notes Release Notes icon Bay Networks documentation Manuals icon Bay Networks technical support Support document icon

After opening one o f these l inks, choose Fil e > Close to ret urn to t he HTTP Ser ver page on the Web browser. Choosi ng File > Exi t shuts down the browser. The Back button may not be available on linked pages.

Specifying a Router to Monitor

To specify a router to monitor, complete the following steps:

Start your Web browser.

In the Location field, enter:

http://<

router_IP_address

router_IP_address> or

is an IP addre ss on t he device that y ou want t o monitor; f or

://<domain-name>

http

example:

http://192.168.12.54

domain-name

is the fully quali fied path t o the domain name of the de vice yo u

want to monitor; for example:

http://myrouter

The browser displays a summary window for the specified device.

Viewing Overall System Status

To get an overall picture of the operational state of the router, use the summary information. The summary provides hardware and software information including this router’s configuration and its internal resource usage. To see the types of summary information available, click on the Summary folder icon in the navigational frame.

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The following table lists the icons within the Summary folder and the information that each displays when you click on it.

Shows

Icon

Info System • Device name -- the mnemonic name that the

Hardware Specific device • Model name and serial number

PROMs PROM modules

Software Software image

Resources System

Tasks System tasks on

information for Displayed summary information

system administrator assigns

• Location -- the loca tion, as defined by the system administrator

• Contact person responsible for that device, as defined by the system administ r ato r

• Up time -- the time elapsed since the last device reset

• MIB version -- the version numb er of the management information base (MIB) for the router software

• Software version -- the versio n number and cre ation date and time of the router software image

• Type, revision, and serial number of the processor and link module in each slot and, for platforms that support it, the link module number.

For the Boot PROM and for the Diagnostic PROM in

in the device

on the specified device

resources on the specified hardware device

the specified hardware device

each slot:

• Revision number

• Date and time of PROM information

For each router slot:

• Name of the software image file and the volume number from which it loads

• Source of that image

• Date and time the image was created

• Name of the configuration file

For each router slot, usage data for:

•CPU

• Memory

•Buffers

For each active task:

• Name of each task

• Usage data for the CPU, memory, and buffers

• Slots on which the task is running

For detailed information about interpreting the information obtained through the HTTP Server, refer to Troubleshooting Routers.

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Chapter 4

Troubleshooting Router Operation

With the HTTP Server, you can view the events and alerts generated by the entities on the router. When you click on the Trouble Shooting icon, the folder opens and displays document icons that invoke the following functions:

• View all circuit alerts on the router

• View all, or a selection of, event log messages

• Determine whether a device is operational (ping a device) You must first have configured and enabled the HTTP Server on your router, as

described in Chapter 1, “Starting and Configuring the HTTP Server detailed descri pt ion of how to isolate and correct problems wit h a specific device, refer to Troubleshooting Routers. The following sections describe the troubleshooting fea tu res.

Trouble Shooting Icon Displaying Circuit Alerts Viewing the Event Log

Trouble Shooting Icon

Clicking on the Trouble Shooting folder icon in the navigational frame reveals five additional choices:

• Circuit Alerts

• Event Log

• Ping - IP

• Ping - IPX

• Ping - AppleTalk

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Displaying Circuit Alerts

A cir cui t aler t i ndicat es a con ditio n, su ch as a por t/in te rface that ha s been br ought down unexpectedly, that requires your immediate attention. To view any exceptional status conditions for any interface on the router, choose Trouble Shooting > Circuit Alert in the navigational frame.

For each index item, the circuit alerts display shows:

• Index number

•Circuit name

• Administrative state (usually up)

• Operational state (usually down)

• Type

• MAC address

• Maximum transmission unit (MTU)

• Line speed

Viewing the Event Log

An event is something that happens to the operating status of a router. The router stores each event as a singl e entr y i n a memory- resi den t log f ile. The event l og for a router is t he composit e of al l eve nts that occur f or all the p rocessor s in the router.

An event message briefly describes an event an d reports th e event code ass ociat ed with that event. Use the entity identifier together with the event code to look up the meaning of the message in the events database.

To view the events for a router, choose Trouble Shooting > Event Log in the navigational frame.

iltering What the Event Log Show s

F Interpreting Event Messages

Note:

Event code numbers are not unique among entities.

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By default, the event log display shows Fault, Warning, and Info event messages.

• To show other event messages, click on the check boxes to select the appropriate Event Message Severity Levels

• To restrict the display to one or more specific slots or entities and to show only events that happen after a specific date and time, fill in the fields in the Event Log window, separating individual entries with spaces.

Entity names are not case-sensitive. If the entity name contains a space character, you must enclose the name i n double quot es. For a li st of ent ity names, r efer to the events database. The default URL for the events database is:

http://support.baynetworks.com/library/tpubs/events/

If you specify a date filter, the event log displays events that occur on or after the specified date. You can specify the date as month, day, and year; for example, 01:22:99 or 01:22:1999. If you spe ci fy a t ime f il te r, use one of the formats shown on the Event Log window; for example, hh:mm:ss. The event log display shows only events logged after the given hour, minute, and second. The current date is assumed.

Troubleshooting Router Operation

Interpreting Event Messages

Each event in the event log has a hot link to the corresponding description in the events data base. To view the detailed informat ion for an event, click on the hot link. The description appears in a secondary window.

Most messages document routine occurrences that do not require you to do anything. Table 4-1

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Table 4-1. Event Message Severity Levels

Severity Description

Fault Major service disruption, usually caused by a configuration, network,

or hardware problem. The entities involved keep restarting until th e

problem is resolved either by the router itself or by you. Warning Service acted in an unexpected manner. Info Routine event. Usually, no action is required. Trace Detailed history of everything that happens on the router. Because of

the amount of information that the trace function records, Bay

Networks recommends viewing this type of message only when

diagnosing specific network problems. Debug Information that Bay Networks Customer Support uses. Because of

the amount of information that the Debug function records, Bay

Networks recommends viewing this type of message only at the

direction of Bay Networks Customer Support.

Saving and Clearing the Event Log

To save or clear the event log, you must have either operator or manager access privilege. If a person with user access pri vileges attempts one o f t h es e o p er ati ons , the HTTP Server opens a secondary window with an

Authorization failed

message. To log in at a higher privilege level, click on Retry, then enter an appropriate login name and password.

Saving the Event Log

To save the event log to a file, do the following steps.

Click on Save Log.

A secondary window opens, listing the filters that you selected in the Event Log window (slot, date, and time information). The save log function saves event messages of all severity levels in the log file, regardless of the severity level filter s.

Select a volume where you want to save the file.

Scroll through the list of files on that volume and select a file name to use,

or specify a new file name in the File field.

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Click on Save to stor e the curr e nt conten ts of the event log a s a file on the

indicated volume.

Click on Cancel to exit the Save Log window without saving the file.

Note:

Although the router does no t r equir e it , Bay Net works r ecommends that files saved in flash memory follow the 8.3 file naming co nvention; fo r example, savelog1.log.

Clearing the Event Log

To clear the event log, do the following steps.

Click on Clear Log. A secondary window opens, asking you to select the

slot (or all slots) for which you want to clear the event log. Make your selection, the n cl ic k on Clear to clear the log or Cancel to end

the operation without clearing the log.

If you click on Clear, another secondary window replaces the previous one, confirming your slot se lection and asking you to conf ir m tha t yo u re all y want to clear the log for the selected slot or slots.

Click on OK to confirm and complete the operation.

Getting Help on the Event Log Window

Click on Help to open a secondary window that explains the fields and functions available in the Event Log window.

Pinging Devices

To determine whether a router or host on a network is operational, any user can send a PING packet using the Ping icon appropriate for that protocol and device.

PING

The response, and reports success or failure and statistics about its operation.

To ping a device, do the following steps.

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command se nds an echo packet to the specified device, wa its for a

Navigate to the Ping window for IP, IPX, or AppleTalk by selecting Trouble Shooting and clicking on the Ping icon for the appropriate protocol.

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Fill in the fields in the Ping window.

Click on Help in the Ping window for a complete description of these fields. Specify the device from which you are sending the PING, the device to receive the PING, the packet size, the number of ti mes to issue the PING, how long to wait for a response, and various options about the contents of the report. The exact set of fields depends on the protocol you select.

Ping IP

Ping IPX

Click on PING to issue the

PING

command.

The following sections give specific information about pinging devices on IP, IPX, and AppleTalk networks.

Choosing Tro ubl e Shoot ing > Ping-IP opens the Ping IP window. For a device on an IP network, you can specify either the IP address or the domain name for the source and destination devices.

Clicking on PING after you fill in these fields executes an ICMP Echo Request/Reply handsha ke with the spec ifie d IP Address . The re sult app ears in the Ping IP window. PING statistics and any error information are logged.

Choosing Tr ouble Sh ooting > Ping-I PX opens th e Ping IP X window. For a device on an IPX network, the address of the device that you are pinging consists of the network address concatenated with the host address on that network; that is, an address of the format:

nnnnnnnn

.0x

hhhhhhhhhhhh

. Network or host addresses

of 0 or broadcast are i nvalid. If an I PX inter face on th is router is pinged, no packet is sent on the w ire; however, the interface itself is pinged internally.

Clicking on PING after you fill in these fields executes an IPX Echo Request/ Reply handshake with the specified IPX address. The result appears in the Ping IPX window. PING statistics and any error information are logged.

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Choosing T roubl e Shoot ing > Ping-App le Talk opens the Ping AppleTalk window. For a device on an AppleTalk network, specify the device address as

ddddd

( in hexadecimal format. Broadcast addresses are invalid.

Clicking on PING after you fill in these fields executes an AppleTalk Echo Protocol Request/Respons e handshake with the specified Apple Talk address. The result appears in the Ping AppleTalk window. PING statistics and any error information are logged.

, where

) or hexadecimal (

hhhh

Troubleshooting Router Operation

and

can be in either decimal

) format; that is, both must be in decimal or both

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Chapter 5

Viewing Router Services Statistics

Examining the router’ s stat istics along with the e vent log ca n give you a pi cture of how well a router is working. When you choose Statistics in the navigational frame, the folder opens to show the Services, Ports, and Protocols folders, each containing subordinate links. This chapter shows the Services statistics. For Port statistics, go to Chapter 6, “Viewing Router Port Statistics statistics, go to Chapter 7, “Viewing Router Protocol Statistics

Note:

This guide presents the details of the HTTP statistics. Detailed descriptions of statistics for the other services are in the guides for each service.

,” and for Protocol

.”

Router Services Stati stics Using the HTTP Server to View HTTP Statistics Using the Statistics Manager to View HTTP Server Statistics

Router Service s St atistics

You can display router services statistics either through the Web interface, by choosing Statistics > Services in the navigational frame, or by using the Site Manager Statistics Manager. For information about using the Statistics Manager,

Using the Statistics Manager to View HTTP Server Statistics.” You can also

see “ use BCC show commands to view router services statistics, as described in

Chapter B, “BCC show Commands

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Using the Web interface, choosing Statistics > Services displays links to the statistics for each service.

To see these statistics Use this path

TFTP Statistics > Services > TFTP TCP Statistics > Services > TCP FTP Statistics > Services > FTP Telnet Statistics > Services > Telnet BootP

Statistics > Services > Bootp This reveals several s ubordi nate li nks: Traffic, Interfaces, Clients, Preferred Srv (Servers), and Relay Agents.

•Traffic

•Interfaces

•Clients

• Preferred servers

• Relay agents SNMP

• Counters

• Communities

• Trap Entity

• Trap Events HTTP

• Configuration

• Counters

• Requests

• Responses

* You must have operator or manager access privileges to view the statistics for SNMP communities.

If you logged in with user privileges, HTTP prompts you to enter the operator or manager login name and password.

Statistics > Services > Bootp > Traffic Statistics > Services > Bootp > Interfaces Statistics > Services > Bootp > Clients Statistics > Services > Bootp > Preferred Srv Statistics > Services > Bootp > Relay Agents

Statistics > Services > SNMP This reveals the following subordinate links: Counters, Communities, Entity Traps, and Exceptions.

Statistics > Services > SNMP > Counters Statistics > Services > SNMP > Communities* Statistics > Services > SNMP > Trap Entity Statistics > Services > SNMP > Trap Events

Statistics > Services > HTTP This reveals the following subordinate links: Configuration, Counters, Requests, and Responses.

Statistics > Services > HTTP > Configuration Statistics > Services > HTTP > Counters Statistics > Services > HTTP > Requests Statistics > Services > HTTP > Responses

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Using the HTTP Server to View HTTP Sta tis tics

You can display HTTP Server statistics either through the Web interface, by choosing Statistics > Services > HTTP in the navigational frame, or by using the Site Manager Statistics Manager.

HTTP Configuration Statistics HTTP Counters HTTP Request Statistics HTTP Response Statistics Using the Statistics Manager to View HTTP Server Statistics

HTTP Configuration Statistics

HTTP configuration statistics provide the following information:

HTTP Statistic Meaning

State Whether the server is set to be enabled or disabled Status Whether the server is currently up, down, initializing, or not present Port The port number on which this server listens to requests Authentication The level of access authentication security in use Domain Name The domain name, if any, that can be used to access this router Help Base URL The base uniform resource locator (URL) for the HTTP Server Help

files if those files do not reside at the default location

HTTP Counters

HTTP counters provide the following information:

HTTP Statistic Meaning

Total Requests Received

Total Request Errors

Total Request Discards

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The total number of requests that this entity received

The total number of request errors that this entity detected (as server)

The total number of requests that this entity discarded (as server)

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HTTP Statistic Meaning

Total Responses The total number of responses that this entity generated or received Total In

Unknowns Total Rx Octets The total number of bytes that this entity received Total Tx Octets The total number of bytes that this entity transmitted Total Time Outs The total number of timeouts for this entity Start Time The date and time that the HTTP services were enabled

The total number of unknown messages that this entity received

HTTP Request Statistics

HTTP request statistics provide the following information:

HTTP Statistic Meaning

Method The HTTP standard request method to which these statistics apply Total In The number of requests of this type that this entity received In Last Time The date and time the last request was received

HTTP Response Statistics

HTTP response statistics include

HTTP Statistic Meaning

Status An HTTP standard code and sta tus message des cription ind icating the

category of the response Total Out The number of times this response was generated Out Last Time The date and time the most recent response was sent

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Viewing Router Services Statistics

Using the Statisti cs Manager to View HTTP Server Statistics

T o use the Site Manager Statistics Manager tool to view statistical information for the HTTP Server, select the router that you want to monitor. Choose Statistics on the tool bar or, from the Site Manager menu, choose Tools > Statistics Manager. The Statistics Manager window opens, showing the device IP address and, for each circuit on that device, showing the slot, connector, type, and protocols.

Selecting the Windows to Display Starting the Statistics Launch Facility Viewing HTTP Statistics

Selecting the Windows to Display

Use the Screen Manager tool to select the windows to display. In the Statistics Manager window , choose T o ols > Screen Manager. Add the HTTP windows to the list of those to display, then exit the Screen Manager.

Starting the Statistics Launch Facility

In the Statistics Manager window, choose Tools > Launch Facility to display the Statistics Launch Facility window, which lets you choose the type of statistical information that you want to view for this device.

Select the line that indicates the type of information you want to display, then click on Launch. To return to this window, choose File > Exit in the resulting window.

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Viewing HTTP Statistics

Each statistical wi ndow shows the window name (in t he format name.dat), window description, SNMP agent IP address, and number of elements in the display.

To see these statistics Choose this option What the window shows for each element

HTTP requests

HTTP responses

HTTP server configuration

HTTP summary statistics

httpreq.dat

httpresp.dat

httpsrv.dat

httpsrv2.dat

httpsum.dat

HTTP request statistics:

• Methods

• Total requests (Total In) for each method HTTP response statistics:

• Status (description)

• Number of times the server responds for each status type (TotalOut)

HTTP server configuration statistics:

• State (enabled or disabled)

• Operational status

• Port number

HTTP server configuration statistics:

• Access authorization level

• Domain name

HTTP summary statistics (overview of the router’s current state):

• Total requests received

• Total request errors

• Total discarded requests

• Total responses

• Total unknown inputs

• Total bytes received

• Total bytes sent

• T otal timeouts

• Start time

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Viewing Router Port Statistics

Choosing Statistics > Ports displays th e following folders in the navigationa l frame:

•Summary

•Ethernet

•Serial

• FDDI

• HSSI

• Token Ring Choosing Statistics > Ports > Summary opens a window that lists the port traffic

(number of packets transmitted and re ceived) for al l configured interfaces, regardless of media type. For each interface, the Summary window shows the interface description, administrative state, operational state, and type. It also shows the number of octets, errors, and discards received and transmitted.

To get statistical information about any port type, choose the appropriate link. Each port-type folder contains links to sum mary statistics, traffic statistics, receive error statistics, and transmit error statistics. All but Ethernet also display system error statistics. The following sections summarize these displays.

Changing the Administrative Status of a Port Viewing Traffic Statistics for All Ports Viewing Ethernet Port Statistics Viewing Serial Port Statistics Viewing FDDI Port Statistics Viewing HSSI Port Statistics Viewing Token Ring Port Statistics

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Changing the Administrative Status of a Port

If you have operator or manag er a ccess privileges, you can e nab le or disable (that is, change the administrative setting of) a port. To do this, click on the radio buttons in the Enable/Disable column of the table in the summary statistics window for any port type. The HTTP Server requires a confirmation before allowing you to disable a connection.

If you attempt to access information requiring a higher level of access privileges than your current login allows (or, if you attempt to use the manager login with a null password), the HTTP Server prompts you for the appropriate login and password. If you do not provide the appropriate login and password, an error message appears, and you cannot perform that operation.

Caution:

communicating with a router, you will no longer be able to monitor that router’s operation with the HTTP Server.

The State column shows the operational state of the port (up or down). If the port is enabled, but the State column shows that the port is down, there is a problem with the port.

If you disable the IP interface through which your Web browser is

Viewing Traffic Statistics for All Ports

To view traffic statistics for all ports, regardless of media types, choose Statistics > Por ts > Summary. Y ou cannot change the ad ministrat ive stat e of a port from the Port Traffic summary statistics window.

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The followi ng table lists t he Ethernet port statistics and the paths to them.

To see these statistics Use this path

Summary Statistics > Ports > Ethernet > Summary Traffic Statistics > Ports > Ethernet > Traffic Rx Errors Statistics > Ports > Ethernet > Rx Errors Tx Errors Statistics > Ports > Ethernet > Tx Errors

Viewing Serial Port Statistics

The following table lists the serial port statistics and the paths to them.

To see these statistics Use this path

Viewing Router Port Statistics

Summary Statistics > Ports > Serial > Summary Traffic Statistics > Ports > Serial > Traffic Rx Errors Statistics > Ports > Serial > Rx Errors Tx Errors Statistics > Ports > Serial > Tx Errors Sys Errors Statistics > Ports > Serial

Sys Errors

Viewing FDDI Port Statistics

The following table lists the FDDI port statistics and the paths to them.

To see these statistics Use this path

Summary Statistics > Ports > FDDI > Summary Traffic Statistics > Ports > FDDI > Traffic Rx Errors Statistics > Ports > FDDI > Rx Errors Tx Errors Statistics > Ports > FDDI > Tx Errors Sys Errors Statistics > Ports > FDDI

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Viewing HSSI Port Statistics

The following table lists the HSSI port statistics and the paths to them.

To see these statistics Use this path

Summary Statistics > Ports > HSSI > Summary Traffic Statistics > Ports > HSSI > Traffic Rx Errors Statistics > Ports > HSSI > Rx Errors Tx Errors Statistics > Ports > HSSI > Tx Errors Sys Errors Statistics > Ports > HSSI

Viewing Token Rin g Port Statistics

The following table lists the token ring port statistics and the paths to them.

To see these statistics Use this path

Sys Errors

Summary Statistics > Ports > Token Ring > Summary Traffic Statistics > Ports > Token Ring > Traffic Rx Errors Statistics > Ports > Token Ring > Rx Errors Tx Errors Statistics > Ports > Token Ring > Tx Errors Sys Errors Statistics > Ports > Token Ring

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Viewing Router Protocol Statistics

Choosing Statistics > Protocols displays the following folders in the navigational frame:

•IP

•IPX

•AppleTalk T o get stat ist ical in format ion ab out any protoc ol t ype, choos e th e a ppropri ate link.

Each protocol folder cont ains links to summa ry statistics , traffic statistics (nu mber of packets transmitted and received), and interface statistics, as well as to other statistics specific to that protocol. The following sections show and briefly describe these displays.

Changing the Administrative Status of a Viewing IP Statistics Viewing IPX Statistics Viewing AppleTalk Statistics

n Interface

Changing the Administrative Status of an Interface

A person who has manager or operator access privileges can enable or disable (that is, change the administrative setting of) the interface.

Choose Statistics > Protocols and choose a specific protocol from the list.

Open the folder for the chosen protocol by double-clicking its icon.

Display the interface statistics by double-clicking the Interfaces icon.

Click on the Enable or Disable radio button in the first column of the

table in the interface statistics window.

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Click on Submit to submi t the c hange or on Reset to cancel the o pera ti on.

A secondary window opens asking you to confirm the submit operation.

Click on OK to confirm to complete the operation or on Cancel to

terminate the operation.

Caution:

If you disable the IP interface through which your Web browser is communicating with a router, you will no longer be able to monitor that router’s operation with the HTTP Server.

The State column shows the operational state of the interface (up or down). If the interface is enabled, b ut the St ate c olumn sh ows that the inte rface i s down, th ere is a problem with the interface.

Viewing IP Statistics

The following table lists the available IP statistics and the paths to them.

To see these statistics Use this path

Global Statistics > Protocols > IP > Global Traffic Statistics > Protocols > IP > Traffic Interfaces Statistics > Protocols > IP > Interfaces Routes Statistics > Protocols > IP > Routes ARP Cache Statistics > Protocols > IP RIP Statistics > Protocols > IP ICMP

> ARP Cache > RIP

Statistics > Protocols > IP This reveals the following subordinate link s : Server an d Client, Received, and T r an sm itt ed.

> ICMP

• Counters

• Received

• Transmitted

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Viewing IPX Statistics

The following table lists the available IPX statistics and the paths to them.

To see these statistics Use this path

Global Statistics > Protocols > IPX > Global Traffic Statistics > Protocols > IPX > Traffic Interfaces Statistics > Protocols > IPX > Interfaces Forwarding Statistics > Protocols > IPX > Forwarding Hosts Statistics > Proto cols > IPX > Hosts Routes Statistics > Protocols > IPX > Routes Services Statistics > Protocols > IPX RIP Statistics > Protocols > IPX SAP Statistics > Protocols > IPX

Viewing Router Protocol Statistics

> Services > RIP > SAP

Viewing AppleTalk Statistics

The following table lists the avai lable AppleTalk statistics and the paths to them .

To see these statistics Use this path

Global Statistics > Protocols > AppleTalk > Global Traffic Statistics > Protocols > AppleTalk > Traffic Interfaces Statistics > Protocols > AppleTalk > Interfaces Routes Statistics > Protocols > AppleTalk > Routes ARP Cache Statistics > Protocols > AppleTalk Zones Statistics > Protocols > AppleTalk

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Chapter 8

Support and Administration

In addition to the function-specific Help availabl e for windows that offer interactive features, you can get other types of online Help from the Support folder, as the foll owing table shows.

For this information Choose Support, then click on

HTTP Server window description Help icon Release notes Release Notes icon Bay Networks documentation Manuals icon Bay Networks technical support Support icon

What Administration Functions Do

The administration functions include:

• “

Using Date and Time Functions

• “Using the Reset and Boot Functions

• “File Manager Functions

-- “Files Function

-- “Volumes Function

The administration functions let you monitor (and, with the appropriate access privileges, change) t he administrative sta tus of the router.

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• With user access privileges, you can view the system date, time, and time

zone information and information about the files on each volume.

• With oper ator acc ess pri vileges , you can also change th e date and t ime, re set a

slot, and reboot the router, using an image that is already loaded on a volume.

• With manag er access privileges , you can als o change the router c onfigurat ion,

including loading, copying, or deleting files on the router and formatting and compacting volumes.

If you attempt a privileged operation without having the appropriate access privileges, the HTTP Serv er d isplays a n “Author izat ion Failed” mes sag e and ask s whether you want to retry the operation. It then lets you enter a login name and password with the appropriate privilege level.

Using Date and Time Functions

Choosing Administration > Date opens the Date & Time window. With user privileges, you can view the router’s current date and time settings and get Help on the window’s contents. A user with operator or manager access privileges can set the date, time, and time zone . The t ime zo ne fi el d i s an offset from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), also known as Universal Time (UT).

Note:

When setting the date, you must specify all four digits for the year; for

example, 1999.

To set the date, time, and time zone, enter the appropriate data in th e following fields:

• Date -- The system date that you want to set, in the format

mm/dd/yyyy

; for

example, 03/31/1999. The default value is the current date.

• Time -- The system time that you want to set, in the format

hh:mm:ss

; for example, 09:45:00. The default value is the current time of day for the specified time zone.

• Time Zone -- The system time zone that you want to set, in the format,

hh:mm

<+->

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The time zone is dis played as t he of f set i n hour s and minut es fr om Green wich Mean Time (GMT). For e xample, the Eastern Sta ndard Time Zone is 5 hours behind GMT and is represent ed as GMT-5. For Eastern St andard T i me (EST),

-5:00:00. No confirmation is req uired for thes e changes.

enter

Using the Reset and Boot Functions

Selecting Administration > Reset & Boot opens a window showing the slots on the router and the contents of the various volumes on the router. With user access privileges, you can v iew this i nformation a nd also vi ew the Help i nformati on. You must have operator or manager access privileges to perform reset and boot functions.

Resetting a Slot

The slot reset function reboots the image on the selected slot. This function occupies the upper part of the Reset & Boot window. To reset a slot:

Select a slot.

Click on Reset Slot.

A secondary window o pens di spla ying yo ur cho ice a nd ask ing yo u to c onfir m it.

Click on Reset to reset the specified slot. Click on Cancel to terminate the

operation without resetting the slot.

Booting the Router

The boot function reboots the router with the selected image and configuration files. To reboot the router:

Select the volume number and file name for both the image and

configurat ion files.

You can limit the display of file names by selecting a filter in the Filter field below the File field.

Click on Reboot.

A secondary window opens displaying your choices and asking you to confirm them.

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Click on Boot to reboot the router as specified. Click on Cancel to

terminate the operation without rebooting.

The following table shows the fields that you can select for the Boot function.

Field Specifies Example

Volume The volume where the configuration and image

files reside

File The name of the file or files that match the filter

criteria on the specified volume

Filter The filter to apply in selecting files on the

specified volume to display in the file window

File Manager Functions

The File Manager functions let a person with user or operator access privileges view the contents of the volumes and files in the router’s flash memory. If you have manager access privileges, you can also manage the router file system by performing operat ions s uch as cop yin g, dele ting, trans ferri ng fi le s to a nd fro m the flash, and compacting files on a selected volume.

Files Function

Choosing Administra tion > Fi le Manager > Files op ens th e Files window. Use this window to get information a bout and pe rfor m some management funct ions on t he files on a specified volume. When you select a volume from the list in the upper part of the window, the HTTP Server displays information about the files on that volume in the lower part of the window, including:

bn.exe

*.exe

• Total size of the volu me

• Available free space

• Contiguous free space To increase the contiguous free space on the volume, click on Compact. This

collects all the space from files that have been deleted and forms a single contiguous block of usable free space for new files. If the contiguous free space equals the available free space, no compacting is necessary.

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For each file on the specified volume, the display also lists the file name, size, creation date, and creation time. You can select each listed file.

To manipulate the file using the buttons on the right side of the frame, you must have manager access privileges. First select the file by choosing its underlined link or on the check box that precedes the file name.

The following table lists the file functions a person with manager access privileges can perf orm. In eac h instance, you can tra nsfer or del ete only one fi le at a time.

Button Function

Copy Copies the conten ts of the source fi le to the destinat ion fil e. Displa ys a Copy

dialog box in which you choose a destination volume and name the destination file. You must confirm this operation.

Delete Permanently removes a file from the volume. Once a file is removed, it

cannot be recovered. You must confirm this operation.

Put Transfers a file from the host to the router. Displays a File Put dialog box in

which you can:

• Choose a destination volume.

• Specify or locate (browse to) a file to load to that volume.

• Rename that file on the volume. You must confirm this operation. A status monitor displays the progress of

the operation.

Get Transfers a selected file from the router to the host.

Caution:

Interrupting the file put process may corrupt the volume.

Volumes Function

Choosing Administration > File Manager > Volumes opens the Volumes window. Use this window to get information about and perform management functions on the volumes on a router.

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The following information about the volumes on the router appears in the lower part of the display frame:

• Volume number

• Volume state

• Total size of the volu me

• Available free space

• Contiguous free space You can select each listed volume. To choose a list item for use with the function

buttons on the right s ide of the frame, click on the under lined link or on the check box that precedes it.

The following table lists the volume functions that a person with manager access privileges can perform.

Button Function

Create Partition Creates a partition on the router's file system. Delete Partition Permanently removes a partition from the router's file system. Compact Increases the contiguous free space on the volume, if necessary, by

collecting all the space from files that have been deleted to form a single contiguous block of usable free space for new files.

Format Reinitializes t he specified volume, removing all data from th at volume.

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Site Manager Parameters

This appendix contains the Site Manager parameter descriptions for the HTTP Server. You can display the same information using Site Manager or the BCC online Help.

For each para meter, this appendix p rovides the f ollowing in formation:

• Parameter name

• Configuration Manager menu path

• Default setting

• Valid parameter options

• Parameter function

• Instructions for settin g the parameter

• Management information base (MIB) object ID The Technician Interface allows you to modify parameters by issuing

commit

modifying parameters using Site Manager. For more information about using the Technician Interface to access the MIB, see Using Technician Interface Software.

Caution:

parameter values. Entering an invalid value can corrupt your configuration.

commands with the MIB object ID. This process is equivalent to

The Technician Interface does not verify the validity of your

set

and

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Accessing HTTP Site Manager Parameters

The Edit HTTP Global Parameters window contains the parameters that you can configure for the HTTP Server. To access the Edit HTTP Global Parameters window, complete the following tasks:

Site Manager Procedure

You do this System responds

1. In the Configuration Manager window, choose

2. Choose

3. Choose

4. Choose

Protocols

Global Protocols HTTP Global

. The Global Protocols menu opens.

. The HTTP menu opens.

. The Edit HTTP Global Parameters

The Protocols menu opens.

window opens.

The parameter descriptions follow.

Parameter: Enable/Disable

Path: Configuration Manager > Protocols > Global Protocols > HTTP > Global

Default: When you enable the HTTP Server, this parameter is automatically set to

Enabled.

Options: Enabled

Disabled

Function: Enables or disables the HTTP Server.

Instructions: To prohibit the use of th e HTTP Serve r on this inter face, set this parameter

to Disabled.

MIB Object ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.22.1.1.2

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Parameter: Port

Path: Configuration Manager > Protocols > Global Protocols > HTTP > Global

Default: 80

Options: 0 to 4096

Function: Specifies the port number on which this server listens to requests.

Instructions: Accept the default value, 80, or specify a value from 0 to 4096. This must be a

unique TCP port number.

MIB Object ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.22.1.1.4

Parameter: Authentication

Path: Configuration Manager > Protocols > Global Protocols > HTTP > Global

Default: Basic

Options: Basic

Digest

Function: Specifies the type of authentication to use on this interface: basic or digest.

Basic authentication verifies the user’s identity using the user name and password passed over the network as clear text. Digest authentication uses an encrypted password. If your bro wser does not support digest authentica tion, you must set authentication to basic; otherwise, you cannot access the device.

Instructions: Accept the default value Basic, or specify Digest.

MIB Object ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.22.1.1.7

Parameter: Domain Name

Path: Configuration Manager > Protocols > Global Protocols > HTTP > Global

Default: None

Options: Any valid string of characters constituting a domain name

Function: Lets the server be accessible by a domain name, rather than by IP address. The

Domain Name parameter must be set to the domain name that a DNS lookup would return for the route r.

Instructions: Accept the default value, no domain name, to indicate that the server is

accessible only by an IP address; or specify a domain name to use instead of an IP address.

MIB Object ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.22.1.1.8

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Parameter: Help Base URL

Path: Configuration Manager > Protocols > Global Protocols > HTTP > Global

Default: http://support.baynetworks.com/library/tpubs/

Options: Any valid uniform resource locator (URL) or -1

Function: Lets you speci fy the base URL for the HTTP Server Help files. This ba se URL,

combined with a r elat ive URL, p oints to more deta iled i nform ati on too large for storage on the router.

A value of -1 disabl es the generation of Help li nks and prevents the displa y o f a “broken links” message.

Instructions: Accept the default value unless the Help files reside at a different location, in

which case you would specify that location as the base URL. To disable this feature, specify -1.

MIB Object ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.18.3.5.3.22.1.1.9

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BCC show Commands

Use the BCC Server on the router. See Using the Bay Comman d Console (BCC) for information

show

about This chapter contains the following information about

• Sample show Command

• Online Help for show Commands

• Show Commands for the HTTP Server

• show http summary

• show http requests

• show http responses

show

command to display statistical information about the HTTP

scripts command syntax.

Output

show

commands:

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Sample show Command Output

The

show

command displays summary information about the HTTP Server on

the router. For example, if you enter the command:

bcc>

show http summary

you see this type of output:

show http summary Mar 24, 1999 17:34:53 [GMT-5]

State : enabled Status : up Port : 80 Authentication Type : basic Domain Name : Total Requests Received: 116 Total Request Errors : 4 Total Request Discards : 0 Total Responses : 238 Total In Unknowns : 0 Total In Bytes : 24988087 Total Out Bytes : 328595 Total Timeouts : 0 Start Time : Mar 22 1999 16:57:24

To display a specific type of statistics, enter the BCC command for that statistic; for example, if you enter the command:

B-2

bcc>

show http requests

you see this type of output:

show http requests Mar 21, 1999 11:48:04 [EDT]

Method Total In In Last Time

------ -------- ---------------------------get 186 Mar 21 1999 14:20:57 [GMT-5] head 0 trace 0 post 0 options 0 put 0 delete 0

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BCC show Commands

To display a list of available command options, enter without additional options or with a question mark as an option. For example, entering

show http

show

show http ?

keyword (subcommand) options.

at the BCC prompt displays the list of all

Show Commands for the HTTP Server

The

show http

subcommands) available with this command. These keywords are:

•summary

• requests

• responses The

show http

Server activity on the router. The HTTP Server

flags, or fi lter arguments. The router shows information for all applicable entries.

show http summary

show http ?

show http

command lists the keywords (also called

command displays information about the HTTP

commands have no command arguments, filter

show

show

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show http summary

command displays summary statistics about HTTP

services on the router. The output contains the following information:

Total Requests Received

Total Request Errors The number of received requests that were in error Total Request

Discards Total Responses The number of router responses Total In Unknowns The number of unrecognizable requests received Total Rx Octets The number of received octets Total Tx Octets The number of transmitted octets Total Time Outs The number of time outs that occurred since the last reset Start Time The time of the last router reset

The total number of requests the router received

The number of received requests that were discarded

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show http requests

The router. The output contains the following information:

Method An HTTP keyword indicating a type of request Total In The number of requests received for each method In Last Time The time the most recent request was received for each method

show http responses

show http requests

The router. The output contains the following information:

Status A numeric status code and a brief interpretation for a response

category Total Out The number of responses sent for each response category Out Last Time The time the most recent response was sent for each response

Index

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fault event, meaning, 4-4 FDDI port statistics, 3

File Manager functions Files function, 8-4 filtering the event log, 4-3 flash memory card folder icon, 2-3 frames, 1-1

FTP statistics

5-2

8-4

1-2

getting help, 3-1

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

8-2, 8-3

hardware icon, 3-3

1-10

5-3

3-1

B-4

5-3

1-11

5-3

B-4

Help Base URL Help Base URL parameter, A-4 help for show commands, B-3 Help icon, 8-1 help, getting HSSI port statistics, 4 HTTP authentication, configured, 5-3 HTTP configuration statistics HTTP counters, 5-3 HTTP domain name, 5-3 HTTP parameters, customizing

BCC

Site Manager HTTP port HTTP request statistics, 5-4 HTTP requests, 5-6 http requests HTTP response statistics, 5-4 HTTP responses, 5-6 http responses, show command

HTTP Server

concepts, 2-1

1-1

5-6

5-3

5-6

, ,

5-2

A-3

A-2

A-4

1-1

5-6

starting starting and configuring

statistics HTTP server configuration statistics, 5-6 HTTP Site Manager parameter

Authentication

Domain Name

Enable/Disable

Help Base URL HTTP state, 5-3 HTTP statistics

viewing HTTP status, 5-3 HTTP summary statistics http summary, show command, B-3 httpreq.dat, 5-6 httpresp.dat httpsrv.dat, 5-6 httpsum.dat, 5-6

ICMP statistics, 7-2 icon

4-2

2-3

8-1

2-3

administration folder

Circuit Alert

Events

Hardware

help

Info

Manuals

Release Notes

Support

support folder

tasks in last time, HTTP statistic, 5-4 info event, mea nin g, 4-4 Info icon install.bat script, 1-2 IP access control filter, 1-9

4-2

3-3

8-1

3-3

8-1

3-3

Index-2

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replacing with domain name

IP statistics, 7-2

IPX statistics

7-3

1-9

Java applets, 1-1

Manuals icon, 8-1 method, HTTP statistic, 5-4

modifying HTTP parameters monitoring device operation, 3-1

1-10

network address filterin g, 1-9

online help for show commands, B-3 out last time, HTTP statistic, 5-4

parameters

Site Manager Port parameter port statistics, 1

Ethernet

FDDI port

HSSI

serial

traffic (all) port status, changing, 7-1 port, HTTP, 5-3 port, troubleshooting product support, xvi protocol statistics, 7-1 publications, Bay Networks

A-1

A-3

3 4 3

, 2,

7-2

xvi

Quick-Start procedure, 1-2

reboot router, 8-3 received (rx) octets, HTTP statistic, 5-4 Release Notes icon, 8-1

request discards, HTTP statistic request errors, HTTP statistic, 5-3 request statistics, 5-6 requests received, HTTP statistic requests, show, B-4 requirements, browser, 1-1

reset slot response (status) code, 5-4 response statistics, 5-6 responses

router

router monitoring, 3-1 router protocol statis ti cs, 7-1 router reboot router statistics, 5-1

8-3

HTTP statistic show command

specifying

3-2

8-3

5-4

B-4

5-3

security, setting, 1-4 serial port statistics, 3 server configuration statistics, 5-6

B-3

B-2

4-4

B-3

severity levels, events show command, BCC, B-1 show commands

command syntax

B-2

config

online Help for show commands, help show http requests, B-4

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show http responses command, B-4 show http summary command, B-3 Site Manager

parameter descriptions Statistics Manager using to start the HTTP Server

slot reset SNMP statistics, 5-2 space on the volume, 8-4 specifying a router to monitor start time, HTTP statistic, 5-4 starting HTTP Server, 1-1

state

statistics

Statistics Launch Facility, 5-5 Statistics Manager statistics, ava ilable, 5-1 status of a port, changing, 7-1 status, HTTP

8-3

BCC

1-3

7-3 1

5-3

7-2

5-1

, ,

7-3

5-3

Site Manager

HTTP

AppleTalk Ethernet port FDDI port HSSI port HTTP HTTP configuration HTTP request HTTP requests HTTP response HTTP responses HTTP server configuration HTTP summary ICMP

7-2

IPX

port router protocol serial port token ring portport statisti cs

token ring traffic, all ports viewing

5-5

1-4

5-3

5-4

5-6

5-4

5-6

7-1

5-1, 5-3, 5-5

A-1

3-2

5-6

1-4, 1-11

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Avaya Managing Routers Web Server User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Managing Routers Using the Web Server

Contents

Figure

Tables

Preface

Before You Begin

Text Conventions

Acronyms

Bay Networks Technical Publ ications

How to Get Help

Browser Requirements

Starting the HTTP Serve r Us ing the BCC or Site Manager

Setting HTTP Server S ecurity

User Name/Password Security Concepts

Basic Access Authentication

Digest Authentication

Filtering Network Addresses

Using a Domain Name Instead of an IP Address

Relocating HTTP Server Help Information

Customizing HTTP Parameters

What the HTTP Server Does

Navigating the HTTP Server Interface

Data Display Formats

Enabling and Di sa bling Connections

What the Administration Functions Do

Getting Help

Specifying a Router to Monitor

Viewing Overall System Status

Trouble Shooting Icon

Displaying Circuit Alerts

Viewing the Event Log

Filtering What the Event Log Shows

Interpreting Event Messages

Saving and Clearing the Event Log

Saving the Event Log

Clearing the Event Log

Getting Help on the Event Log Window

Pinging Devices

Ping IP

Ping IPX

Ping AppleTalk

Router Service s St atistics

Using the HTTP Server to View HTTP Sta tis tics

HTTP Configuration Statistics

HTTP Counters

HTTP Request Statistics

HTTP Response Statistics

Using the Statisti cs Manager to View HTTP Server Statistics

Selecting the Windows to Display

Starting the Statistics Launch Facility

Viewing HTTP Statistics

Changing the Administrative Status of a Port

Viewing Traffic Statistics for All Ports

Viewing Ethernet Port Statistics

Viewing Serial Port Statistics

Viewing FDDI Port Statistics

Viewing HSSI Port Statistics

Viewing Token Rin g Port Statistics

Changing the Administrative Status of an Interface

Viewing IP Statistics

Viewing IPX Statistics

Viewing AppleTalk Statistics

What Administration Functions Do

Using Date and Time Functions

Using the Reset and Boot Functions

Resetting a Slot

Booting the Router

File Manager Functions

Files Function

Volumes Function

Accessing HTTP Site Manager Parameters

Sample show Command Output

Online Help for show Commands

Show Commands for the HTTP Server

show http summary

show http requests