root@#
set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password:
password
Retype new password:
password
6. (Optional) Configure the name of the switch. If the name includes spaces, enclose the name in quotation marks (“ ”).
[edit]
root@#
set system host-name host-name
7. Configure the default gateway.
[edit]
root@#
set routing-options static route default next-hop address
8. Configure the IP address and prefix length for the switch management interface.
[edit]
root@#
set interfaces em0 unit 0 family inet address address/prefix-length
NOTE:
The management port em0 (C0) is found on the FRU end of the QFX5210 switch.
9. (Optional) Configure the static routes to remote prefixes with access to the management port.
[edit]
root@#
set routing-options static route remote-prefix next-hop destination-ip retain no-readvertise
10. Enable telnet service.
[edit]
root@#
set system services telnet
NOTE:
When Telnet is enabled, you cannot log in to a QFX5210 switch through Telnet using root credentials.
Root login is allowed only for SSH access.
11. Enable SSH service for root login.
[edit]
root@#
set system services SSH
12. Commit the configuration to activate it on the switch.
[edit]
root@#
commit
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