Enabling GUI on CME (Step by Step procedure)
sh flash (Check available flash: memory space)
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ip http server !! enables http functionality on Cisco Router, uses port 80
ip http authentication local !! enables local authentication
no ip http secure-server !! disables https functionality !! you may configure it
ip http path flash:/abc !! look for HTML files in this [abc] directory
!! it doesn't matter whether you copy the HTML files into the flash root directory or in a folder, but if you create a folder you can manage HTML files easily, that's the only advantage
file privilege 0 !! default is 15
!! Specifies the file privilege level for the files. The level argument must be a number from 0 to 15. Users with privilege level equal to greater than the file privilege level can access the files under the file system.
telephony-service
web admin system name name1 password pass1 !! you can not set privilege level under Telephony-service for users
dn-webedit !! by default disabled (you can not add extensions) !! You will see notification message in your browser window: "add extension number through web is disabled"
time-webedit !! by default disabled you can not change the time !! you will see notification message in your browser window: "system time change time through web is not allowed"
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dn-webedit !! by default disabled you can not edit/add new DNs
!! If you don't enable above command then you will see following dialog box (notification message)
!! Check the below snapshot
time-webedit !! by default disabled you can not change the time
!! If you don't enable above command then you will see following dialog box (notification message)
!! Check the below snapshot
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Upload the GUI HTML files in the flash:/
dir flash:/abc !! to check the directory content
more flash:/abc.txt !! to check the file content
mkdir flash/folder_name !! to create a directory
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archive tar /xtract SOURCE DESTINATION
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copy tftp flash: !! (time consuming)
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::Troubleshooting & Checkpoints::
debug ip http ?/all
Check the IOS/CME version !! show version !! show telephony-service
Check the GUI version supported !! check CME Compatibility matrix
Check ACL !! port 80 (HTTP) or 443 (Secure/HTTPS)
Browser recommendation is IE / firefox
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There is an other option with which we can configure GUI users in global configuration mode (without telephony-service) & there is no need to configure file privilege 0
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username xyz pri 15 pass abc !! we can customize privilege level as per the requirement
file privilege 14 !! we can customize privilege level
!! if I am using SIP endpoints & telephony-service is not enabled then in that case you could configure users in global configuration mode & it also gives you more flexibility to configure privilege level for every user
