Quick Start Guide
700-485 Transcoder Installation Guide
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Configuration on first use
Before the Transcoder can be used for the first time, it is essential to configure it for use on the network
and change the local account passwords from their defaults. Automatic login is configured by default,
but this should be changed for platform security reasons. If the local account passwords are lost, they
cannot be reset so the Transcoder will need to returned to Cabletime for a full system re-install.
The default passwords for user
‘
cabletime
’
and user
‘
root
’
are: cabletime
Use the local monitor, keyboard and mouse for the following actions:
1.
Determining/Setting the IP Address
The unit is initially configured to gain IP addresses via DHCP (IPv4) and RA or DHCPv6 (IPv6). To
determine the address of the machine:
a.
At the login prompt, login as user ‘cabletime’
(if automatic login is not configured).
b.
Double click the Firefox icon on the desktop. The device’s web interface will be displayed.
c.
Click on the ‘Status’ entry in the menu on the
left-hand
side. The unit’s information will be
displayed, which will include any IPv4 and IPv6 addresses assigned to the unit.
If the IP address of the machine needs to be changed, then:
a.
Click the ‘Network Setup’
entry in the menu on the left-hand side.
b.
Change the IPv4 and IPv6 parameters as required.
c.
Click ‘Apply’.
2.
Changing Passwords
Cabletime User
a.
At the login prompt, login as user ‘cabletime’
(if automatic login is not configured).
b.
Double click the ‘Terminal’ icon on the
desktop.
c.
Enter the command ‘passwd’.
d.
Enter the current
password for the ‘cabletime’ user
when prompted.
e.
Enter the new
password for the ‘cabletime’ user
when prompted.
f.
Confirm the new
password for the ‘cabletime’ user
when prompted.
Root User
a.
At the login prompt, login as user ‘cabletime’
(if automatic login is not configured).
b.
Double click the ‘Terminal’ icon on the desktop.
c.
Enter ‘su‘.
d.
Enter the current password for the ‘root’ user
when prompted.
e.
Ent
er the command ‘passwd’.
f.
Enter the new
password for the ‘root’ user
when prompted.
g.
Confirm the new password for t
he ‘root’ user
when prompted.
3.
Enabling and Disabling Automatic Desktop Login
By default, automatic login to the Transcoder desktop is enabled. This can be changed as follows:
Enabling
a.
At the login pr
ompt, login as user ‘cabletime’
(if automatic login is not configured).
b.
Double click the ‘Terminal’ icon on the desktop.
c.
Enter
‘sudo
enable-autologin
’.
d.
Enter the password for the ‘cabletime’ user
if prompted.
