AX Series: Web GUI and Command Line Interfaces

As the old saying goes, everything is easy once you know how, so A10 engineers have made the AX Series family user interfaces easy to use and intuitive from the start.

Realizing not everyone prefers the same interface, A10 developed the Web GUI and CLI in tandem, allowing administrators to use either.

So What Does it Look Like?

Please watch LBDigest's independent video review of the Web GUI (left) by Tony Bourke, as he sets up a basic load balancing scenario. You can also watch a larger scale video here.

Video: AX 2000 Quick Look

AX 2000 Quick Look (4/08)

Web GUI Screen Captures

Web GUI

AX Summary Page

Web GUI

Monitor Mode View of Virtual Server Status

Web GUI

Performance Summary at a Glance

CLI Screen Captures

CLI
SSH Putty session using "sh int" abbreviated "show interfaces" command for interface status and configuration 		CLI
SSH Putty session using "sh run" abbreviated "show running-config" command for current operating configuration 		CLI
SSH Putty session using "sh ver" abbreviated "show version" command for system hardware and software status

Web-based Graphical User Interface

With the default HTTPS Web GUI we've mapped out a crisp and clean look, broken down into two modes, Monitor Mode and Config Mode. Each mode is a near mirror image in terms of layout. Generally speaking, as the names imply:

Of course, encrypted HTTPS is enabled by default for secure, encrypted administration.

Text-based Command Line Interface

Often a more direct method is the CLI, especially if used day in, day out. The CLI uses a common industry standard format, as such:



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