The Central Management System appliance Web UI uses HTTPS to provide a secure connection for configuring the appliance. The Web UI functions you have access to depend on the privileges granted by your role.
You access the Central Management System appliance Web UI by directing a browser to the management port's IP address or hostname using HTTPS. The IP address and hostname are set during the initial configuration of the appliance. The hostname must be resolved by a DNS server if you use it to access the Web UI.
The Central Management System appliance Web UI includes controls for logging in and out using local, appliance-specific credentials. The Web UI also indicates whether Helix mode is enabled and whether alerts are Helix alerts.
Browser support
Use a recent version of one of the following browsers to access the Central Management System appliance Web UI:
Microsoft Edge on supported versions of Windows
Firefox on supported versions of Windows and Mac
Google Chrome on supported versions of Windows and Mac
Screen resolution requirements
The Central Management System appliance Web UI supports the following screen resolutions:
1152 x 864 pixels | 1440 x 900 pixels |
1280 x 800 pixels | 1600 x 900 pixels |
1280 x 1024 pixels | 1680 x 1050 pixels |
1360 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
Logging in locally to the Central Management System appliance Web UI
To log in locally to the Central Management System appliance Web UI, you need the appliance IP address or hostname, and you need the local username and password that the appliance administrator created for you.
Before the default Admin user can log in to the appliance Web UI and create other user accounts, the manufacturing default password (
admin) must be changed to a new password that is 8 to 32 characters long. This step is included in Initial configuration.
Open a Web browser and enter
https://<appliance>:3000in the address line, whereapplianceis the IP address or hostname of the appliance. For example, if the configured IP address of the appliance is 10.1.0.1, enterhttps://10.1.0.1:3000.In the appliance Web UI login page, enter the local user name and password for this appliance as provided by your administrator.
Important
There are two versions of IAM. If the URL you use to access the IAM UI ends with fireeye.com, this document pertains to you. If the URL you use to access the IAM UI ends with trellix.com, see the Trellix IAM Guide for information regarding IAM.
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Notifications of appliance health problems
If an appliance needs your attention, a notification bell is displayed at the top right corner of the Dashboard and all other Web UI pages. Click the bell to open a window that lists the messages. Some messages include a link to the relevant Central Management System Web UI page. (For details, see Notifications of Appliance Health Problems ).
For example:
This message indicates that at least one appliance needs to be updated to be compatible with this Central Management System appliance version. Clicking the button opens the Sensor Updates page, where the managed appliance can be updated.
This message indicates that at least one node in MVX cluster needs to be updated or has some other issue that needs your attention. Clicking this link opens the Appliances > Nodes page.
This message indicates that an appliance sent a request to be managed by this Central Management System appliance. The button opens the Connection Requests dialog box, where the request can be accepted or rejected.
This message indicates that a problem prevents at least one appliance from being managed properly. Clicking the button opens the Sensors page, where you can refresh the status, or reset the connection after the underlying problem is resolved.
This message includes a link that opens a dialog box with options for sending additional information to Trellix for analysis to increase detection rates. For more information, see Allowing increased detection for managed appliances using the Web UI .
This message includes a link for enabling Advanced URL Defense on qualified Email Security — Server appliances. For more information, see Enabling Advanced URL Defense on managed appliances using the Web UI .
