Using the Management Console

This section describes how to connect to and navigate in the Management Console. It includes these sections:

You manage the Mobile Controller using either the web-based Management Console or the Riverbed command-line interface. We recommend that you use the Management Console to configure and manage your system. The Mobile Controller command-line features are described in the Riverbed Command-Line Interface Reference Manual.

To connect to the Management Console, you must know the URL or IP address and administrator password that you assigned when you set up your Mobile Controller using the configuration wizard of the Mobile Controller. For details, see the SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead Mobile Installation Guide.

1. Enter the URL for the Mobile Controller in the location box of your web browser:

<protocol> is HTTP or HTTPS. HTTPS uses the SSL protocol to ensure a secure channel. If you use HTTPS to connect, you might be prompted to inspect and verify the SSL certificate. By default, the Mobile Controller uses a self-signed certificate, which provides encrypted web connections to the Management Console. It is re-created when the appliance hostname changes and when the certificate has expired.

<host> is the hostname you assigned to the Mobile Controller primary interface in the configuration wizard. If your DNS server maps that IP address to a name, you can specify the DNS name.

<domain> is the full domain name for the Mobile Controller appliance.

The Management Console appears, displaying the Login page.

2. In the Username text box, specify the user login: admin, monitor, a login from a RADIUS or TACACS+ database, or any local accounts created using the role-based accounts feature. The default login is admin. For details on role-based accounts, see Managing user permissions.

Users with administrator (admin) privileges can configure and administer the Mobile Controller. Users with monitor (monitor) privileges can view the Mobile Controller reports and user logs, and change their own password. A monitor user can’t make configuration changes.

3. In the Password text box, specify the password you assigned in the configuration wizard of the Mobile Controller. (The Mobile Controller is shipped with the default password: password.)