User Guide: Vista Manager AWC Plug-in version 3.9.0

Standalone Mode



The AWC Plug-in has an emergency mode called "Standalone Mode". This allows direct local access to the plug-in's management web interface, in the unlikely event of Vista Manager EX failing.

Note
To enable Standalone Mode, you have to create a public key during the installation process.
Note
When Standalone Mode is enabled, it is possible to login to the server and configure any aspect of the AWC Plug-in without entering a password. We recommend only enabling Standalone Mode in an emergency.

Enable Standalone Mode

  1. Login to your PC (a remote system) as a user with Administrator rights.

  2. Open the [Vista Manager EX Installation Directory]\Plugins\AT-AWC\tools\change_standalone folder with Windows Explorer. Create a copy of the public key file "public-key.pem" that was created during the installation process.
    Note
    If you had selected "Create public key" during the installation process, "public-key.pem" was created in the following folder:

    C:\Users\ [USERNAME] \Documents\Allied Telesis\AT-Vista Manager EX\certs\public-key.pem

    This public key file allows you to access all functionalities of the AWC Plug-in and SNMP Plug-in without entering an administrator password. Take extreme care to store the public key file securely by setting appropriate access permissions.

  3. Right-click [Vista Manager EX Installation Directory]\Plugins\AT-AWC\tools\change_standalone\change_standalone.bat and select "Run as administrator" from the context menu.

  4. Right-click [Vista Manager EX Installation Directory]\Plugins\AT-AWC\root\reboot.bat and select "Run as administrator" from the context menu.

  5. Close your web browser completely.
Standalone Mode has been enabled.

Access Management Screen in Standalone Mode

  1. Open a web browser.

  2. Enter the URL of the AWC Plug-in server (https://localhost:5443/) and press Enter.

  3. After successful login, the main screen of the AWC Plug-in will appear.
    Note
    The AWC Plug-in's management web interface is in English.

Disable Standalone Mode

  1. Login to your PC (a remote system) as a user with Administrator rights.

  2. Right-click [Vista Manager EX Installation Directory]\Plugins\AT-AWC\tools\change_standalone\change_normal.bat and select "Run as administrator" from the context menu.

  3. Close your web browser completely.
Standalone Mode has been disabled.



21 Oct 2022 11:56