How to configure Web console?

[Balakumar M]

Hi All,
In our setup, 7 HP secure Webconsole is connect properly to 7 different server without configure. Ping to the IP 192.0.0.192 is not possible in this situation.
I have to configure one by one?
weather can I assign IP to the LAN address of the Webconsole, Is that work?

Looking forward for help.

Thanks,

Bala.

[Jerry U]

plug your laptop or any other machine onto the same broadcast network (same hub or same vlan) as the box. follow the directions in the book that came with it to do a series of route add commands and arp commands.

if you don't have the book, let me know and i can dig it up.

[Balakumar M]

Hi,
I didn't have any Manual, Pls provied me I u have.

Thanks

[Hartmut Lang]

You can use DHCP to assign the IP addresses.

For more information see:
http://www.docs.hp.com//hpux/onlinedocs/hw/lclass/content/secureweb/218.html

Hartmut

[Andreas D. Skjervold]

Hi
On your client (workstation/pc/laptop) connected to the same subnet:
1. route add 192.0.0.192
2. ping 192.0.0.192
if not succeed:
3. arp -s 192.0.0.192
then ping should succeed
4. Access console through web browser and follow the instructions that appears.

If you mess it up and want to start over you can reset the webconsole by powering off by pulling out power cable, then keep pressing the button while powering on and keep the button pressed a couple of seconds.

See also: http://www.hp.com/go/webconsole

Good luck!
Andreas

[Balakumar M]

Hi All,
Thanks for your sugesstion, I did the same but I am geting printer page in my browser. In our subnet we have more than 10 printers placed. I also tried "arp -s " with MAC address of the Web Console. Can any one help me in this situation.

Looking for your help.

Thanks,
Bala

[Andreas D. Skjervold · Accepted solution]

Hi again

Not sure if this helps, but I had problems with the proxy settings in my browser, had to set 192.0.0.192 in the Exceptions setting of the proxy configuration.

If you're getting other equipment to answer the 192.0.0.192 adress maybe this adress already is in use on your net; unplug all webconsoles and try ping 192.0.0.192
If you get an answer you first have to trace down who that is and turn the box off during your setup.
Or you could just attach the webconsole directly to your computer making a mini-lan for yourself, and put it back when it has gotten the proper IP adress.

Andreas

[John Waller]

Another possible solution may to to temporarily enable bootp. Within /etc/inetd.conf uncomment the line:

#bootps dgram udp wait root /usr/lbin/bootpd bootpd

Now perform inetd -c to re-read the inetd file. bootp has now been enabled.

Now edit the file /etc/bootptab and make an enteries similar to the folowing:

net.defaults:ht=ethernet:sm=:hn: ds=:gw=:

webcon: :ht=ether: :ha=: :ip=:

Reset the unit back to factory default and switch back on connected to the network IT should now pick up the requested ip address.

On you browser connect to http:// and you shoud be able to carry on to configuration. Rememmber to turn off bootpd in the /etc/inetd.conf file if you don't require it and perform the inetd -c command again.

[Balakumar M]

Hi All,
Thanks for u r help and advice. I did in different way. I just connect the webconsole in my workstation and changed my setting in networking neighborhood with IP 192.0.0.5 and subnet 255.255.255.0 in my workstation. Accessed through browser "http://192.0.0.192" and configured the console one by one.

Thanks again,

Bala.