Web Browser Interface

You can add a Web Browser Interface to create a connection to a device with an embedded web server, such as a Dominion PX. See Example: Adding a Web Browser Interface to a PX Node. For a blade chassis with an integrated KVM switch, if you have assigned a URL or IP address to it on the KX2 device, a Web Browser interface is automatically added.

A Web Browser interface can also be used to connect to any web application, such as the web application associated with an RSA, DRAC or ILO Processor card.

A Web Browser Interface may not allow automatic login if the web application requires information other than username and password, such as a session ID. Use the extra parameter fields to add this information. For details on parameters required by various devices, contact Raritan Technical Support.

Users must have the Node In-Band Access privilege to access a Web Browser Interface.

You must have DNS configured or URLs will not resolve. You do not need to have DNS configured for IP addresses.

Web browser interfaces support IPv6 addresses. See Adding Interfaces for Nodes Using IPV6.

• To add a web browser interface:

1. The default name for a Web Browser Interface is Web Browser. You can change the name in the Name field. See Naming Conventions for details on CC-SG's rules for name lengths.
2. Type a TCP Port for this connection in the TCP Port field. If you are using HTTPS in the URL, you must set the TCP port to 443. Optional.
3. Type the URL or domain name for the web application in the URL field. Note that you must enter the URL at which the web application expects to read the username and password. Maximum is 255 characters. Follow these examples for correct formats:
   • http(s)://192.168.1.1/login.asp
   • http(s)://www.example.com/cgi/login
   • http(s)://example.com/home.html
   • http(s)://[fd07:2fa:6cff:2500:20f:3dff:fef6:fa1e]/index.html
4. Enter authentication information: Optional.
   • To use a service account for authentication, select the Use Service Account Credentials checkbox. Select the service account to use in the Service Account Name menu.

   or

   • Enter a Username and Password for authentication. Type the username and password that will allow access to this interface.

     Note: Do not enter authentication information for DRAC, ILO, and RSA web applications, or the connection will fail.

5. Type the field names for the username and password fields used in the login screen for the web application in the Username Field and Password Field. You must view the HTML source of the login screen to find the field names, not the field labels. See Tips for Adding a Web Browser Interface.
6. Type a description of this interface in the Description field. Optional.
7. Add Extra Parameters to the URL. Optional. Click to add a row, then double click each field to enter the Parameter Name and Parameter Value.
8. Click OK to save your changes.