Accessing Airwave CLI via Web Browser

How could you access the CLI of Airwave server via Web Browser on any Mobile Devices?

Airwave server 8.2.x is introduced with a service called as "shellinaboxd" via which we could now access the Airwave Command Line using Web Browser. 

Shell In A Box implements a web server that can export arbitrary command line tools to a web based terminal emulator. This emulator is accessible to any JavaScript and CSS enabled web browser and does not require any additional browser plugins.

You could start the service using the command below:

[root@localhost mercury]# service shellinaboxd start
Starting shellinaboxd:                                     [  OK  ]

Now open the Airwave on the browser with port 4200. 

https://<airwave ip>:4200

Note: Only user login is allowed, you could use 'sudo' or change the user to root using 'su' post user login. 

To create a user for Airwave command line access you could follow the procedure below:

Login to Airwave CLI and add the CLI user and password as shown below-

# useradd  <username>

create password to the same user.

# passwd <username>

If needed you could also add this users in the sudoers file, by doing the following:

# visudo

add the user name in the below lines of the file, by going into insert mode, (you could key in "i" on the keyboard]:

## Allows people in group wheel to run all commands
<username>  ALL=(ALL)   ALL

## Same thing without a password
<username>  ALL=(ALL)   NOPASSWD: ALL

Then do save and apply by hitting the "esc" key on the keyboard and wq!

you should be able to login now on the GUI:

login: username

Password:

If you would like to sudo in, you could do:

[username@<airwave Ip ~]$ sudo su -

[root@<ampname> mercury]#