Skybox Appliance 5500 Quick Start Guide
Skybox version 10.1.200
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Configuration via serial port
To configure connection using a serial port connection
1
Connect one end of the serial cable to a serial port on the management
computer; connect the other end to the serial port on the Appliance.
2
On the management computer start a terminal emulation program, select the
port that you connected to in the previous step, and configure the following
port settings:
•
Bits per second: 9600
•
Data bits: 8
•
Parity: none
•
Stop bits: 1
•
Flow control: none
•
(If using PuTTY as your terminal emulator) Character set translation on
received data: UTF-8
3
Press the Power button on the Appliance front panel and verify that the Power
LED turns green.
4
Log in to the Appliance using the default user name (root) and the default
password (skyboxview).
5
Configure a network interface with an IP address, netmask, and default
gateway:
a.
Run the command
set_appliance_network
b.
Select a network interface to configure.
c.
Select the IP mode (static or DHCP).
—
If you select static mode, provide the IP address, netmask, and default
gateway.
6
If you are using DHCP, run
ifconfig,
and note the IP address assigned to
the Appliance. You need it later.
Configuration via network port
You can connect to the Appliance via the preconfigured static network port
(eno2), whose IP address is 192.168.1.1 /24.
To configure connection via eno2
1
Configure the IP address of the client side to a different IP address on the
same network. For example, 192.168.1.50 /24.
2
In your browser, connect via the IP address for eno2:
https://192.168.1.1:444/
