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The IOS HTTP server provides a web browser interface for users and support for HTTP applications.

Theory

The server can be secured via a timeout policy, various authentication and accounting methods, ACLs, and limiting the number of connections.

Commands

• ip http server (global) - Enables the HTTP server and web browser interface.
• ip http authentication {aaa | enable | local | tacacs} (global) - Specifies an authentication method to use with the interface.
• ip http accounting commands level {default | named-accounting-method-list} (global) - Configures accounting options. The default keyword indicates that the configure aaa accounting commands should be used.
• ip http port port-number (global) - Allows you to change the default HTTP server port number.
• ip http access-class access-list-number (global) - Specifies the ACL the should be used to verify access to the HTTP server.
• ip http max-connections value (global) - Sets the max number of concurrent connections.
• ip http timeout-policy idle seconds life seconds requests value (global) - Sets the parameters that determine how long a HTTP connection should be left open for.

Default Settings

• 5 concurrent connections allowed by default
• Default values for the idle time is 180 seconds, life is 180 seconds, and requests value is 1

Verification

• Nothing listed yet

Troubleshooting, Tips, and Tricks

• Nothing listed yet

Online Resources

• Cisco's HTTP 1.1 Implementation from Cisco's Network Management Configuration Guide 12.4T

• Tech Republic has a neat article on storing files on your router and using it as a web server.

• Ivan of Cisco IOS hints and tricks shows us how to authenticate HTTP requests with AAA.

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