Chapter 1 Setting Up the ACE
Connecting and Logging into the ACE
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Cisco 4700 Series Application Control Engine Appliance Administration Guide
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To connect to the ACE and access configuration mode to perform initial
configuration, perform the following steps:
Step 1
Access the ACE directly by its console port, attach a terminal to the asynchronous
RS-232 serial port on the rear panel of the ACE. The ACE has one standard
RS-232 serial port found on the rear panel that operates as the console port. Any
device connected to this port must be capable of asynchronous transmission.
Connection requires a terminal configured as 9600 baud, 8 data bits, hardware
flow control on, 1 stop bit, no parity.See the
“Establishing a Console Connection
on the ACE”
section.
Step 2
Log into the ACE by entering the login username and password at the following
prompt:
switch login:
admin
Password:
admin
By default, both the username and password are admin.
The prompt changes to the following:
switch/Admin#
To change the default login password, see the
“Changing the Administrative
Password”
section for details.
Note
When you boot the ACE for the first time and the appliance does not
detect a startup-configuration file, a setup script appears to enable
connectivity to the ACE Device Manager GUI. The start-up script is not
intended for use with the CLI. Select
no
to skip the use of the setup script
and proceed directly to the CLI. See
“Using the Setup Script to Enable
Connectivity to the Device Manager”
section for details.
Caution
For software versions A1(8.0a) and higher, you must change the default Admin
password if you have not already done so. Otherwise, you will be able to log in to
the ACE only through the console port.