Enabling Access Services

You can use the Services tab to specify the type of connections that users can make to the device. For instance, you can enable secure HTTPS sessions to the device or enable access to the Junos XML protocol XML scripting API.

To enable access services:

  1. In the J-Web user interface, select Configure>System Properties>Management Access.
  2. Click Edit. The Edit Management Access dialog box appears.
  3. Select the Services tab.
  4. If you want to enable users to create secure Telnet or secure SSH connections to the device, select Enable Telnet or Enable SSH.
  5. If you want to enable access to the Junos XML protocol XML scripting API, select Enable Junos XML protocol over clear text or Enable Junos XML protocol over SSL. If you enable Junos XML protocol over SSL, select the certificate you want to use for encryption from the Junos XML protocol certificate drop-down list.
  6. Select Enable HTTP if you want users to connect to device interfaces over an HTTP connection. Then specify the interfaces that should use the HTTP connection:
    • Enable on all interfaces—Select this option if you want to enable HTTP on all device interfaces.
    • Selected interfaces—Use the arrow buttons to populate this list with individual interfaces if you want to enable HTTP on only some of the device interfaces.
  7. If you want users to connect to device interfaces over a secure HTTPS connection, select Enable HTTPS. Then select which certificate you want to use to secure the connection from the HTTPS certificates list and specify the interfaces that should use the HTTPS connection:
    • Enable on all interfaces—Select this option if you want to enable HTTPS on all device interfaces.
    • Selected interfaces—Use the arrow buttons to populate this list with individual interfaces if you want to enable HTTPS on only some of the device interfaces.
  8. Click OK to save the configuration or Cancel to clear it.

To verify that Web access is enabled correctly, connect to the device using one of the following methods: