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Cisco 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance Administration Guide
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Setting Up the ACE
This chapter describes how to initially configure basic settings on the Cisco 4700
Series Application Control Engine (ACE) appliance. It includes the following
major sections:
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Establishing a Console Connection on the ACE
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Using the Setup Script to Enable Connectivity to the Device Manager
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Connecting and Logging into the ACE
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Changing the Administrative Password
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Assigning a Name to the ACE
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Configuring an ACE Inactivity Timeout
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Configuring a Message-of-the-Day Banner
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Configuring the Time, Date, and Time Zone
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Synchronizing the ACE with an NTP Server
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Configuring Terminal Settings
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Modifying the Boot Configuration
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Restarting the ACE
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Shutting Down the ACE
For details on assigning VLANs to the ACE, configuring VLAN interfaces on the
ACE, and configuring a default or static route on the ACE, see the
Cisco 4700
Series Application Control Engine Appliance Routing and Bridging
Configuration Guide
.