PC
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S200
3
PolicyCenter
Quick Start Guide
4 — Perform the Initial Configuration
NOTE:
To initialize the appliance, you need the following:
appliance IP address, primary DNS server IP address;
default gateway IP address; console password for
advanced CLI commands.
To perform the initial configuration for the appliance:
1. Confirm the appliance’s
DB9 Serial
port is connected to
a serial terminal or workstation with terminal emulation
software.
2. Open a terminal emulation program, such as Microsoft
HyperTerminal®, PuTTY, Tera Term, or ProComm™,
and configure it to use the following settings:
3. Power on the appliance (if it is not already powered on)
and, when prompted, enter the default
Username
[touch] and
Password
[touch], then click
Login
.
4. When prompted, enter network configuration parame
-
ters and then save them to the appliance.
5. Exit the terminal emulation program.
5 — License the Appliance
After it has been initialized, the PacketShaper appliance
must be licensed for full software functionality. If the appli
-
ance is connected to the Internet, the license automatically
syncs to the appliance within 24 hours. You can also retrieve
the license immediately with the
license update
command
in CLI (if the appliance is connected to the Internet).
If the appliance is not connected to the Internet, you can
manually download the license from the Broadcom My
Entitlements page and then upload it to the appliance, after
which the
license load
command can be used in CLI.
To install the license (with Internet connectivity):
1. Open a browser and enter the appliance’s IP address
and port number. For example, an IP address of
192.168.2.42 with a port number of 8082 (the default)
would be: https://192.168.2.42:8082.
2. When prompted, enter the default
Username
[touch]
and
Password
[touch], then click
Login
. The Manage
-
ment Console window opens.
3. At the bottom of the Management Console window, click
CLI Commands
.
4. In the CLI Utility window, click the checkbox for
Enable
Any CLI Command
.
5. To download and install the license, in the Command
field, enter:
license update
6. To reboot, in the Command field, enter:
reset
NOTE:
Rebooting the appliance may take several min
-
utes or longer, depending on the network. DO NOT un
-
plug the power cords during reboot, as this can corrupt
the configuration.
7. After the appliance reboots, to verify the license’s attri
-
butes and expiration date, return to the appliance’s Man
-
agement Console window and go to the
Info
tab.
To manually install the license (without Internet
connectivity):
1. Download the license file from My Entitlements:
support.broadcom.com/security
and click
My
Entitlements
. When prompted, enter the admin
User
-
name
and
Password
, then click
Sign In
.
Search for the appliance you want to license by enter
-
ing its
Serial Number
,
Site ID
, or
.
Follow the on-screen prompts to generate and down
-
load the license file.
2. Upload the license to the appliance:
Open a browser and enter the appliance’s IP address
and port number. For example, an IP address of
192.168.2.42 with a port number of 8082 (the default)
would be: https://192.168.2.42:8082.
When prompted, enter the default
Username
[touch]
and
Password
[touch], then click
Login
. The Manage
-
ment Console window opens.
At the bottom of the Management Console window,
click
File Browser
. Locate the license file and upload it
to a folder on the appliance (such as 9.256/).
3. Activate the license:
At the bottom of the Management Console window,
click
CLI Commands
.
Baud rate:
9600 bps
Data bits:
8
Parity:
none
Stop bits:
1
Flow control:
none