Service manual

Network Configuration

Network Settings

The following instructions assume you are installing a new console server or you have reset an

existing unit to factory default parameters.

Default configuration is with IPV4 and IPV6 enabled:

• IPV4 networking will be enabled and the main Ethernet interface IP address will be obtained

from a DHCPv4 Server.

• IPV6 networking will be enabled only for the basic services of the main Ethernet interface and

its IPv6 address will be obtained from a local router (stateless only option).

To configure initial network parameters using the wiz command:

1. From your terminal emulation application, log in to the console port as

root. The default

password is

avocent.

NOTE: It is strongly recommended to change the default password to a new password before configuring the

console server for secure access.

2. To change a password, run the following command.

[root@CAS root]# passwd

New password:

3. Launch the configuration wizard by entering the wiz command.

[root@CAS root]# wiz

4. The system displays a configuration wizard banner, instructions for using the utility and the

current configuration.

5. At the prompt, Set to defaults?, enter

n to change the defaults.

6. Continue through the configuration parameters until you are prompted to determine if the

parameters are correct.

Are all these parameters correct? (y/n) [n] :

7. Enter n to go back and change any configuration parameters.

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