Initial Network Automation Appliance Configuration
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1.
From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
2.
In the
Control Panel
dialog box, click Network and Sharing Center.
3.
In the
Network Connections
dialog box, click Change Adapter Settings.
4.
Right-click the icon for the Ethernet interface you wish to change (
Local Area Connection
, for example), and
choose Properties from the shortcut menu.
5.
In the
Local Area Connection Properties
dialog box, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) in the Network
Components list, and then click Properties.
6.
In the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
dialog box, select
Use the following IP address
, and then fill in the
IP address and Subnet mask fields using the IP address 169.254.1.5 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
7.
Click OK in the
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties
and
Local Area Connection Properties
dialog boxes.
(Depending on your operating system, you might need to reboot your computer.)
Note:
This address change is necessary only for the initial setup of Network Automation. Once the setup is
complete, return your workstation to its prior configuration.
8.
Click
Close
in the
Local Area Connections Status
dialog box.
9.
Temporarily disconnect the Network Automation appliance from the network by unplugging the Ethernet cable
from the MGMT port of the appliance.
10.
Obtain an Ethernet cross-over cable and connect your computer to the MGMT port using the cross-over cable.
11.
Use an SSH client to access Network Automation at the IP address 169.254.1.1.
12.
Log in with user name admin and password admin.
13.
Continue the configuration by following the instructions described in
Configuring a Network Automation
Appliance for IPv4 and IPv6
on page 18.
Notes on Windows IPv6 Configuration
Of course, users can manage Network Automation on an IPv6 network. The Network Automation Management port
has its own factory default link-local IPv6 address that is unique on its connected subnet. The default IPv6 address
derives from the Ethernet MAC address of the Management interface (MGMT).
You must use a Windows 7 system to configure Network Automation to run on an IPv6 network, because Windows
7 natively supports IPv6.
To configure a new Infoblox Network Automation appliance to be managed through IPv6, do the following:
1.
Reboot Windows 7, ensure that it is enabled for IPv6 networking, and connect it to the management (MGMT)
port of the Network Automation appliance, using a standard Ethernet cable.
2.
On the Windows 7 system, open a DOS command line window and run
ipconfig
.
Check the listing in the Local Area Connection section of the ipconfig listing, and make a note of the interface
number associated with the PC’s IPv6 Link Local address. The IPv6 value will have an fe80: prefix and end
with a %* designator, such as
fe80:505:ac3b:49b7:dc38%15
. The value 15 in this example is the interface
number, which will vary with each client.
3.
In a Windows command line, run the following command:
