Table Of Contents

Launching WBM

Setting Up the WBM

Enabling WBM on the Guard Module

Launching WBM

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This chapter provides an overview of the basic procedures in Web-Based Management (WBM). It provides an explanation on how to set up the WBM in the Guard module and how to connect to the WBM.

Setting Up the WBM

Before setting up the Web-Based Management (WBM), you must configure the Guard module from the Command Line Interface (CLI).

For detailed information on the Guard module's CLI, refer to the Cisco Anomaly Guard Module Configuration Guide.

You must have the following information to manage the Guard module:

•The IP address of the Guard module

•A user-name and password for Administration or Configuration privilege level.

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Note Users with Administration or Configuration privileges can configure WBM access for users with Dynamic and Show privileges.

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Enabling WBM on the Guard Module

To enable the Guard module web-based management service, WBM, perform the following steps:

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Step 1 Enable the WBM service. Enter the following command:

service wbm

Step 2 Permit access to the Guard module from the remote manager's IP address. Enter the following command:

permit wbm ip-addr [ip-mask]

The ip-addr and ip-mask arguments define the remote manager's IP address.

For example:

admin@GUARD-conf# service wbm

admin@GUARD-conf# permit wbm 192.168.30.32

Step 3 Open the browser and enter the following address:

https://Guard module-ip-address/ 

The Guard module-ip-address argument is the IP address of the Guard module.

The Guard module WBM login window appears.

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Caution Note that you must HTTPS and not HTTP to enable web based management control.

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Step 4 Enter your username and password and click OK.

After you enter the user name and password correctly, the Guard module home page is displayed (see Figure 1-1).

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For example:

admin@GUARD-conf# service wbm

admin@GUARD-conf# permit wbm 192.168.30.321

If you fail to connect to the Guard module, check the following:

•Make sure that you entered the correct user name and password.

•Make sure that you entered the correct IP address and that you connected using HTTPS.

•Check the network connections of both the manager's station and the Guard module.

•Check whether you can connect to the Guard module using SSH.

•Verify that the WBM service is enabled and that access from the remote manager's IP address is permitted.