Network

Enable HTTP Server on Huawei Switch

Below is a short note for enabling the HTTP server, configuring a local AAA admin user, and assigning a management IP on VLAN 101.

# Enable HTTP server for web management
http server enable

# Bind HTTP service to VLANIF 101 as the management interface
http server-source -i vlan 101

# Create a local AAA admin user
aaa
 local-user admin password irreversible-cipher Sim@local   # Set encrypted password
 local-user admin privilege level 15                        # Full privilege
 local-user admin service-type http ssh terminal            # Allow HTTP/SSH/Console login
 quit

# Create VLAN 101 (if not existing)
vlan 101
 quit

# Configure management IP for VLAN 101
interface Vlanif 101
 ip address 172.20.0.5 255.255.255.0   # Management IP
 quit