Avaya S8500 Home Theater Server User Manual


 
Appendix A: Media server access
92 Installing and Configuring the Avaya S8500 Media Server February 2007
5. When prompted, enter your remote access login name and password.
6. When the system displays the Start PPP now message, click Done. When you see the
Connection Complete dialog box, your computer is connected to the media server.
7. Open an SSH session using PuTTY or other client.
See Accessing the command line interface of the server with SSH
on page 87 for more
information.
8. Within the SSH client, type the IP address of the active media server.
Accessing the Maintenance Web Interface
You can administer the media server through the Maintenance Web Interface. Access the
Maintenance Web Interface when connected:
Over the customer network with MS Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6.0.
Directly to the Services port on the media server. For more information, see Services
laptop computer connected directly to the S8500 Media Server on page 90.
To access the Maintenance Web Interface, you must first bypass any proxy servers.
1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options.
2. Click the Connection tab.
3. Click LAN Settings in the lower right, then click Advanced.
4. In the Exceptions box after the last entry, type 192.11.13.6
5. Click OK to close each of the dialog boxes.
6. Open the MS Internet Explorer Web browser to access the Maintenance Web Interface.
If you are connected directly, in the Address field, type 192.11.13.6.
If you are connected remotely through a modem, in the Address field, type in the IP
address or the DNS host name of the media server.
Note:
Note: The first time that you log in, you see a message that asks you to install a security
certificate. Follow the instructions for your particular browser to accept the
certificate. You can also install the certificate on your computer with the
instructions in the online Help for your browser.
7. When prompted, log in.
8. When you see a message that asks Do you want to suppress alarms?, select Yes.
9. Click Launch Maintenance Web Interface.