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You can access IPBrick with a browser, for example the Internet Explorer or the Mozilla Firefox. The IPBrick IP address is by default 192.168.69.199. The address to write on the browser bar is https://192.168.69.199.
When you open a WEB session with IPBrick you will see a web page authentication. After a correct validation IPBrick allows you to change the domain and the IP networks of the private and public server interfaces.
Attention: If the communication network where you are trying to install IPBrick has already a DHCP server you should deactivate this in order to avoid conflicts.
For more information about installing IPBrick and configuring a workstation, please consult the Installation Manual.
IPBrick web interface management is divided into 3 main menus:
In IPBrick.I you configure basic Intranet services and in IPBrick.C you configure basic communication services. The Advanced Settings menu has additionally configurations to the basic services and it allows you to obtain information about the operating conditions of IPBrick.
Any configuration done in IPBrick will only take effect after Updating Settings.
Changing configurations in the following menus:
causes a restart of IPBrick (IPBrick needs approximately 1 minute to restart, depending on the hardware where it is installed).
After the administrator has executed Apply Configurations it's important to connect a Pen Drive to the server where IPBrick is installed in order to save the updated system configurations. This way the Disaster Recovery is guaranteed, one of the surplus values of IPBrick. For example, when the hard drive crashes down you can quickly restore the configurations with the IPBrick Installation Cd and the Pen Drive.
On the management interface there are several links that allow you to surf in IPBrick. You will find links like:
Back - allows you to turn back to the previous page without saving changes;
Insert - allows you to insert new items;
Change - allows you to change item settings;
Delete - allows you to delete an item;
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