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Chapter 6: Using Visual Manager
For remote access from WAN or Internet locations, the IP address must be changed to an
appropriate IP address, with the form x.x.x.x where each x is an integer in the range of 0 to 255.
6. You will be taken to the VT5900-SA’s home page, which displays a snapshot of the device’s
current status. The home page is accessible to anyone who knows the VT5900-SA’s IP
address. Accessing any page or link other than the Home page or Report page requires the user
to enter a username and password. The defaults are root for user name and password for pass
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word. This information is required only once per session.
7. After entering the user name and password, full access is gained to the configuration menus
for as long as a session lasts. A session ends when the user exits all web browser windows.
Log-in will be required again the next time a session is opened.
Making Changes via Visual Manager
To make changes to settings, use a standard keyboard and mouse to enter new information. Select
the Submit button to send changes from the Web browser to the VT5900-SA. Other than dynamic
mapping changes, configuration changes will not take effect until the next time the VT5900-SA
reboots. The unit can be forced to reboot by selecting the Reboot option from the Main Menu.
Detailed instructions about all settings are provided later in this chapter.
Note: To access Visual Manager, the VT5900-SA must be assigned an IP address. The
factory default setting for the IP address allows access on a local area network only. If the factory
default for the IP address is already used by another device on the local network, the IP address
must be changed.
Note: It is recommended to change the user name and password from the defaults. For more
information, see Main Menu → System → User.
Note: To end the current session of Visual Manager, it is necessary to close the browser window.
Merely navigating the browser to another URL is not sufficient to end the current session.
Note: Menus are not case sensitive. You can enter uppercase and lowercase characters inter-
changeably.
Note: It is recommended not to bookmark Visual Manager pages with a Web browser. Because
configuration information is transmitted via URLs, it is possible that the VT5900-SA could be
configured with information present at the time a page was bookmarked. For similar reasons, it is
also recommended not to use navigation features of the Web browser (such as the Back button)
to navigate Visual Manager.