Coyote Point Systems Equalizer, Installation And Administration Manual

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Chapter 3:Configuring Equalizer
24 Equalizer Installation and Administration Guide
Equalizer Configuration
This chapter describes the configuration process:
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Configuring Equalizer for your network
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Configuring the servers on your network to use Equalizer
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Testing the configuration to verify that the system is working properly
As Equalizer boots, the terminal displays a series of device probe and startup messages.
These diagnostic messages can normally be ignored. If the terminal emulation software is
not configured to ignore hang-ups, the terminal session might exit twice during the boot
process. If this happens, restart the terminal session.
To begin configuration:
1. When the boot process is complete, press ENTER on the terminal keyboard to display
the login prompt.
2. Enter
eqadmin <ENTER>
at the login prompt. When prompted for the password,
enter the password that was provided separately by Coyote Point. Once you enter the
password, Equalizer automatically launches the Equalizer Configuration Utility. This
utility provides a character-based interface for setting and changing Equalizer
configuration parameters.
3. If the display is not legible or you do not see a menu similar to Figure 12 on page 24,
press
<ESC>
and make sure that your terminal emulator is set for VT100 emulation.
Figure 12 Equalizer Configuration Utility: Main Menu
4. Use the Equalizer Configuration Utility to specify:
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Hostname—the DNS hostname that is assigned to Equalizer (optional).
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Network Interfaces FXP0 and FXP1—the IP addresses of Equalizer on the
external and internal networks and the netmasks associated with these networks.
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Default Router—the IP address of the router that Equalizer will use to forward
outbound packets. The router is on the external network.
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DNS Server—the name server used by Equalizer.
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Current date, time, and time zone.
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Passwords for the Equalizer console and administration interface.
+----------------------- Equalizer Configuration Menu ------------------------+
| Equalizer main configuration menu. Select one of the options below using |
| the arrow keys or typing the first letter of the option you wish to invoke. |
| Invoke an option by pressing Enter. |
| Tab to [Exit Install] to exit this utility |
| +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| | 1 Usage Quick start - How to use this menu system | |
| | 2 Doc Configuring networks, setting parameters, etc | |
| | 3 Interfaces Set networking parameters | |
| | 4 Time Zone Set the system's time zone. | |
| | 5 Clock Set the system's time. | |
| | 6 Password Set browser administration tool "touch" password. | |
| | 7 Console Set console password. | |
| | 8 Commit Commit changes & reboot | |
| | 9 Shutdown Shutdown system prior to power-down. (does not commit) | |
| | 10 Upgrade Install new software | |
| +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| [Select] Exit Configuration |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+