User’s Manual
Arctic EDGE Router
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Viola Systems Ltd.
4. Arctic Configurator Tool
The Arctic Configurator is a tool which allows the user to manage the properties of the Arctic device
by using a user-friendly, www-based interface. You only need a computer with an HTML browser and
a working connection to the Arctic to be able to use the web configurator.
With the Arctic Configurator you can set important parameters, receive status information, and set
variables that control which applications and processes run on the Arctic board.
Login to Arctic Configurator
To start using the Arctic Configurator, just open the URL in which the Arctic which you want to
configure is located. On the Viola Arctic main page, select the
Start Configurator
link.
First, the Arctic Configurator will ask you for the password for the Arctic device root-account. Enter the
correct password in the box provided and press the login-button to start the Arctic Configurator.
General Usage of the Arctic Configurator
After a successful login, the Arctic Configurator will display the main screen. This consists of the main
navigation menu on the top, the secondary navigation bar on the left, and the main screen containing
the currently active content and controls.
When first starting the program, the System/Information screen will be shown in the main content
area. The main navigation-menu on the top of the screen is used to navigate between the different
subsets of settings available. Selecting an item from the main menu will display the available items
related to this subset in the secondary navigation bar, selecting the first of these to be shown in the
main content area.
The secondary navigation-bar on the left contains the groups of parameters in this subset. Selecting
an item from this menu will display the content related to the selected group in the main content area.
In the bottom of the secondary navigation-bar is a group of three buttons which are always visible:
Commit , Reboot , and Logout. The Commit-button is used to save the memory-resident data for "soft"
parameters permanently to disk. Note that the values for the previous parameters are not saved to
disk unless the Commit-button is pressed. The Reboot-button, as the name suggests, will reboot the
Arctic. The Logout button will end the current session and return to the login-screen.
Default password for root is empty. Remember to set the password before connecting the device to a
public network.
