Datasheet

APC Console Port Server Installation and Configuration 3
Configuration
Configure the initial settings
If you have a DHCP server on your LAN. Use the Web interface to configure the initial settings
for the CPS. (The CPS comes with a DHCP client enabled by default.)
1. After the DHCP server assigns an IP address to the CPS automatically, type that IP address into
the address field of your Web browser.
2. Change the root user password.
3. Click the Network link on the top banner and click Host Setting on the left navigation menu to
configure the basic parameters.You must configure the following settings:
– Gateway IP: The IP address of the default gateway.
– Network Mask: The subnet mask.
4. To make the changes effective and save them to flash, click the apply changes button and click
OK in the dialog that appears.
5. The CPS is now configured as a CAS with its assigned IP address and no authentication. You
can use Telnet to connect to the CPS at serial port 1 with the following command:
telnet <assigned_IP_address> 7001
If you do not have a DHCP server on your LAN. Configure the initial settings of your CPS
through a serial connection to a COM port.
1. Connect the DB9/RJ45 console cable (provided) to the port labeled Console on the back of the
CPS and to COM port 1 on your computer.
2. Apply power to the CPS.
3. Open a terminal emulation program such as HyperTerminal or Minicom, and configure the
serial port at 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.
4. Log on. Use the login name root and the password apc.
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If the DHCP server fails to answer the automatic IP address request, the CPS will
use the static IP address 192.168.160.10. If this occurs, do not continue with this
procedure, but use the procedure in “If you do not have a DHCP server on your
LAN.” on page 3.
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When setting up a CPS for the first time, always change the password of the
root user as soon as possible after an IP address is assigned. Failure to change
the root user password leaves your LAN vulnerable to unauthorized access of the
CPS. See “Change the Root Password” on page 5.
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For a detailed description of the other parameters, see “Installation and
Configuration” in the User’s Guide.