The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a great tool, but sometimes the web Graphical User interface (GUI)(a.k.a. web client) is better for a given scenario. Whether you’re trying to empower your teammates that may not be familiar with the CLI or your management team prefers graphical screenshots. Sometimes you may not have your serial cable handy and there’s an extra Ethernet cable in the rack.
Whatever the reason, here is the process for configuring a credentialed admin user to easily access the web client for the Cisco SF-300 / SF-350 model switches from any web browser.
- Connect from the console with your preferred terminal emulator
- If the default login cisco / cisco doesn’t work
- Reset the device with a paper clip (10sec press & hold)
- Wait for output on the screen
- If you see character gibberish, try:
- Waiting 20-30 seconds
- Reseat the connection
- Closing and re-opening the terminal window
- Switch the Baud rate from 115200 to 9600
- Verify that your other serial settings are the default
- If the default login cisco / cisco doesn’t work
- Configure a user with admin rights
- #configure terminal
- (config)#username NOC privilege 15 password LetMeIn0123
- (config)#do wr
- Y
- #<CTRL>+z
- #exit
- Now connect the default gateway uplink for an IP address
- Avoid connecting additional devices at this point
- Enter the following terminal command:
- >show ip interface
- Note the IP provided
- Connect any PC to an Ethernet switchport
- Open a web browser
- Navigate to the IP address provided by the previous command
- Use the previously configured credentials to login
