3.
Select the IPv4 or IPv6 method for the ETH0 interface. If using Static, enter the Address, Mask and Gateway in
the appropriate fields.
4. Enable or disable LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol).
5.
Enable or disable IPv6 support.
6. Click
Next
to configure ports or click on the
Security
,
Ports
or
Users
link to open the appropriate screen.
To configure Ports:
1.
Select the
Ports
link in the content area.
2.
Check the box to enable all ports.
3.
Use the appropriate drop-down menus to select the values for the RJ45 Pin-Out, Speed, Parity, Data Bits, Stop
Bits, Flow Control, Protocol, Authentication Type and Data Buffering Status and Data Buffering Time Stamp.
4. Select the Data Buffering Type. If using NFS, enter the NFS Server and NFS Path information in the appropriate
fields.
5.
Click
Next
to configure users or click on the
Network
,
Security
or
Users
link to open the appropriate screen.
To configure users and change the default user passwords:
WARNING! For security reasons, it is recommended you change the default password for both root and admin
users immediately.
1.
Select the
Users
link in the content area.
2.
Click a username (
admin
or
root
) and enter the new password in the Password and Confirm Password fields.
-or-
3.
Click
Add
to add a user. Enter the new username and password in the appropriate fields.
4. (Optional) To force the user to change the default password, select the
User must change password at next
logi
n checkbox.
5.
Assign the user to one or more groups.
6. (Optional) Configure account expiration and password expiration.
7.
Click
Next
.
8.
Repeat steps 3-7 as needed to configure new user accounts and assign them to default groups.
NOTE: By default, all configured users can access all enabled ports. Additional configuration is needed if your site
security policy requires you to restrict user access to ports.
9. Click
Save,
then click
Finish
.
3.2 Web User Interface Overview for Administrators
NOTE: For an overview of the web user interface (UI) for regular users, see
Web UI Overview for Regular Users
on
page 68.
To log into the web UI:
1.
Open a web browser and enter the console server IP address in the address field.
2.
Log in as either admin with the password avocent or as root with the password linux.
The following figure shows a typical web UI screen for an administrator.
3 Accessing the Console System via the Web UI
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