5.
Set the root authentication password by entering a cleartext password, an
encrypted password, or an SSH public key string (DSA or RSA).
[edit]
root@#
set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password:
password
Retype new password:
password
6.
Configure an administrator account on the device.
[edit]
root@#
set system login user admin class super-user authentication
plain-text-password
7.
Configure the password for the administrator account.
[edit]
root@#
set system root-authentication plain-text-password
8.
Commit the configuration to activate it on the device.
[edit]
root@#
commit
9.
Log in as the administrative user you configured in step 6.
10.
Configure the name of the device. If the name includes spaces, enclose the name
in quotation marks (“ ”).
configure
[edit]
admin@#
set system host-name
host-name
11.
Configure the IP address and prefix length for the device’s Ethernet interface.
[edit]
admin@#
set interfaces fxp0 unit 0 family inet address
address/prefix-length
12.
Configure the traffic interface.
[edit]
admin@#
set interfaces ge-0/0/0 unit 0 family inet address
address/prefix-length
admin@#
set interfaces ge-0/0/1 unit 0 family inet address
address/prefix-length
13.
Configure the default route.
[edit]
admin@#
set routing-options static route 0.0.0.0/0 next-hop
gateway
14.
Configure basic security zones and bind them to traffic interfaces.
[edit]
admin@#
set security zones security-zone trust interfaces ge-0/0/0
admin@#
set security zones security-zone untrust interfaces ge-0/0/1
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Step 6: Perform the Initial Software Configuration