Citrix NetScaler EE, Installation And Configuration Manual

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Assigning a Management IP Address through the
Serial Console
Aug 12, 2014
If you do not want to change the settings of your computer, you can perform initial configuration by connecting the
appliance to your computer with a serial null modem cable. Make sure that you have physical access to the appliance.
T o conf igure t he appliance T o conf igure t he appliance t hrough t he serial console t hrough t he serial console
1. Connect a serial null modem cable to the appliance’s console port.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the serial COM port of a computer running a terminal emulator, such as
Microsoft HyperTerminal, with settings 9600,N,8,1, p.
3. On the HyperTerminal output, press Ent er Ent er. The terminal screen displays the Logon prompt.
Note: You might have to press Ent er Ent er two or three times, depending on the terminal program you are using.
4. At the logon prompt, log on to the appliance with the following default credentials:
Username Username: nsroot
Password Password: nsroot.
5. At the $$ prompt, run the following command to switch to the shell prompt of the appliance:
$ ssh 169.254.0.10
6. Enter Yes Yes to continue connecting to the management service.
7. Log on to the shell prompt of the appliance with the following default credentials:
Password Password: nsroot.
8. At the logon prompt, run the following command to open the Management Service Initial Network Address
Configuration menu:
# networkconfig
9. Type 11 and press Ent er Ent er to select option 1, and specify a new management IP address for the management service.
10. Type 22 and press Ent er Ent er to select option 2, and specify a new management IP address for the XenServer server.
11. Type 33 and press Ent er Ent er to select option 3, and then specify the network mask for the management service IP address.
12. Type 44 and press Ent er Ent er to select option 4, and then specify the default gateway for the management service IP
address.
13. Type 88 and press Ent er Ent er to save the settings and exit.
14. Access the SD-WAN appliance by entering the new management service IP address of the appliance, such as
https://<Management_Service_IP_Address>
, in a web browser of a computer on the management network.
15. To continue the configuration, accept the certificate and continue. The option to continue varies according to the web
browser you are using.
16. Run steps 4 through 25 of the Configuring the Appliance by Connecting a Computer to the Ethernet Port procedure to
complete the configuration process