Understanding J-Web Configuration Tools
The J-Web graphical user interface (GUI) allows
you to monitor, configure, troubleshoot, and manage the switching
platform by means of a Web browser with Hypertext Transfer Protocol
(HTTP) or HTTP over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS) enabled. The J-Web
interface provides access to all the configuration statements supported
by the switch, so you can fully configure the switch without using
the CLI.
The J-Web interface provides three methods of configuring
the switch:
- Configure menu
- Point & Click CLI Editor
- CLI Editor
Table 1 gives a comparison of the three methods of configuration.
Table 1: Switching Platform Configuration
Interfaces
| Tool |
Description |
Function |
Use |
Configure menu
|
Web browser pages for setting up the switch quickly and
easily without configuring each statement individually.
For example, use the Virtual Chassis Configuration page to configure
the Virtual Chassis parameters on the switch.
|
Configure basic switch platform services:
- Interfaces
- Switching
- Virtual Chassis
- Security
- Services
- System Properties
- Routing
|
Use for basic configuration.
|
Point & Click CLI editor
|
Web browser pages divided into panes in which you can
do any of the following:
- Expand the entire configuration hierarchy and click a
configuration statement to view or edit. The main pane displays all
the options for the statement, with a text box for each option.
- Paste a complete configuration hierarchy into a scrollable
text box, or edit individual lines.
- Upload or download a complete configuration.
- Roll back to a previous configuration.
- Create or delete a rescue configuration.
|
Configure all switching platform services:
- System parameters
- User Accounting and Access
- Interfaces
- VLAN properties
- Virtual Chassis properties
- Secure Access
- Services
- Routing protocols
|
Use for complete configuration if you are not familiar
with the JUNOS CLI or prefer a graphical interface.
|
CLI editor
|
Interface in which you do any of the following:
- Type commands on a line and press Enter to create
a hierarchy of configuration statements.
- Create an ASCII text file that contains the statement
hierarchy.
- Upload a complete configuration, or roll back to a previous
configuration.
- Create or delete a rescue configuration.
|
Configure all switching platform services:
- System parameters
- User Accounting and Access
- Interfaces
- VLAN properties
- Virtual Chassis properties
- Secure Access
- Services
- Routing protocols
|
Use for complete configuration if you know the JUNOS
CLI or prefer a command interface.
|
Published: 2009-07-28