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Select
System: Administration.
Enter a new
System Password
then re-enter it in
Confirm System Password.
This is the new
password for
root
, the main administrative user account, so it is important that you choose a
complex password, and keep it safe.
You may now wish to enter a
System Name
and
System Description
for the Console Server to
give it a unique ID and make it simple to identify.
Click
Apply
. As password has been changed, you will be prompted to log in again. This time use
the new password.
Note
If you are not confident your Console Server has been supplied with the current release of
firmware, you can upgrade. Refer to
Upgrade Firmware - Chapter 10
.
3.3
Network IP Address
It is time to enter an IP address for the principal
10/100 LAN
port on the Console Server; or enable its
DHCP client so that it automatically obtains an IP address from a DHCP server on the network to which it
is to be connected.
On the
System: IP
menu select the
Network Interface
page then check
DHCP
or
static
for the
Configuration Method.
If you select
static
you must manually enter the new
IP Address
,
Subnet Mask
,
Gateway
and
DNS
server details. This selection automatically disables the DHCP client.