Sect. I. Defining the Pieces. 1. Introduction to Web-based Management. 2. Enterprise Management. 3. Network Data Security. 4. Defining the Pieces -- Sect. II. Making the Models. 5. 6. Web-based Network Management. 7. Web-based Systems Management. 8. Web-Based Distributed Object Management. 9. Java and Web-based Management Applications -- Sect. III. Using the Models. 10. 11. Web-based Security. 12. JMAPI: The Java Management API. 13. WBEM: Web-based Enterprise Management. 14. Web Server Management. 15. Current Implementations. 16. Recent Directions and Developments. A. Web-based Management Chronology -- B. Web-based Management RFC Index -- C. SNMP RFC Index