Now that the ACX7024 is powered on, let’s do some initial configuration to get it up and running on the network. It’s
simple to configure and manage the ACX7024 using the CLI.
Plug and Play
The ACX7024 router ships with factory-default settings that enable plug-and-play operation. These settings load as
soon as you power on the router.
Customize the Basic Configuration
You can easily customize the factory-default configuration with just a few commands. Initially, you’ll need to make
changes through the console port. After you configure the management port, you can access the ACX7024 using SSH
and make additional configuration changes. You can always revert to the factory-default configuration whenever you
want.
Have the following information ready before you begin customizing the router:
• Hostname
• Root authentication password
• Management port IP address
• Default gateway IP address
• IP address and prefix length of remote prefixes
• (Optional) SNMP read community, location, and contact information
1.
Verify that the following default serial port settings are configured on your laptop or desktop PC:
• Baud Rate—9600
• Flow Control—None
• Data—8
• Parity—None
• Stop Bits—1
• DCD State—Disregard
2.
Connect the console port on the ACX7024 to a laptop or desktop PC using the RJ-45 cable and RJ-45 to DB-9
adapter. The console (CON) port is the lower RJ-45 port on the left side of the port panel.
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