Configuring the Appliance
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IBM Proventia Network Mail Security System Getting Started Guide, Version 1.6
Configuring the Appliance
Introduction
Once you have connected the appliance, you are ready to log on the
appliance and begin configuring.
Configuration
options
Choose one of the following options to configure the appliance:
Configuring from an
administration PC
If you want to configure the appliance from an administration computer
connected to your network with the default ETH0 IP address, use the
following procedure:
1. Make sure the appliance is turned off.
2. Connect one end of the power cord to the appliance and the other
end to an electrical outlet.
3. Connect the provided RED Ethernet cross-over cable from the ETH0
port on the appliance to the computer.
4. Turn on the appliance and wait until it fully boots.
5. Open a Web browser and go to
https://192.168.123.123
.
6. Click Yes when the security alert window appears.
7. Type
admin
for the username and
admin
for the password, and then
click Next.
8. Go to “Completing the Initial Configuration” on page 26.
Option Description
Reference
1
Configure the appliance using an
administration computer connected to the
network
“Configuring from an administration PC” on
page 23.
2
Run the terminal emulator and connect to the
appliance
“Configuring from a remote PC” on page 24
3
Configure an IP address and the ETH1
interface using the LCD on the front of the
appliance
“Configuring an IP and the default gateway
(ETH1) from the LCD” on page 25
Table 7:
Hardware configuration options
