Connect to the AI Appliance (using Static IP)
You must use this procedure if static IP addresses are assigned to all the devices in your security network.
After powering on the AI Appliance:
1. Discover the appliance. Use File Explorer on a Windows computer or Finder® on a Macintosh
computer.
You are looking for a device labeled “VMA-AIA1-CGx-<serial number>” or the hostname you
configured in the Server Management page for this device.
If you cannot locate the appliance, see
.
2. Click to connect to the device.
Important:
By default, the AI Appliance is configured with a self-signed certificate, which
generates a connection warning in the web browser. Organizations that deploy their own PKI
can use the Certificates pane of the Server Management page to manage certificates on the
device. For more information, see
3. Click past any connection messages displayed by the web browser. You will see two warning
messages that differ slightly depending on the browser. For example, if the browser is:
l
Chrome—Click
Advanced
on the first screen and
Proceed to <
IP address
> (unsafe)
on the
second screen.
l
Firefox—Click
Advanced
on the first screen and
Add Exception
on the second screen, check
Permanently store this exception
, and click
Confirm Security Exception
.
4. You are prompted to log in to Server Management. Enter
administrator
as the username and a
new password. This is the username password for the system administrator of Server Management.
Important:
Save the password in a secure format and location either physically or
electronically so that it can be retrieved if the password is forgotten.
The page refreshes and you are prompted to log in to the Server Management page.
5. Enter
administrator
as the username and your new password.
The Dashboard panel of the Server Management page is displayed.
6. On the navigation sidebar click
Network
.
7. Manually set the IP address for your new AI Appliance in the Server Management page:
a. In each of the panes in the Network panel, click on the
IP
tab and toggle
Automatic IP
off to
manually specify the connections.
b. Enter the appropriate values in the following fields if you are manually entering the connection
settings:
Connect to the AI Appliance (using Static IP)
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