System information

15 | P a g e Celestix DAX Series Quick Start Guide
Configure
This section provides instructions for the appliance setup configuration that is
required for all deployments. It covers:
 Front Panel Controls to Configure Access to Your Appliance
 Web User Interface Access
 Quick Setup Steps:
 Interfaces
 Date/Time
 Administrator Password
 Server Name
 Server Membership
 Alert Email
 Quick Setup Finish
 DirectAccess (DA) Configuration
Front Panel Controls to Configure Access to Your Appliance
Front panel controls include the front panel display and Jog Dial. The Jog Dial can be
used to power on and off your appliance, and it can also be used with the front panel
display to perform some appliance management functions.
The first section, Configure Remote Management Access Settings, explains how to
configure the settings that enable access to the appliance through either an RDP
session or the web UI. Setting remote access will be necessary for most deployments.
The instructions in the second section below, Configure IP Address without DHCP, are
included in case they are necessary for some deployments. While the appliance can
be deployed in a network that does not use DHCP, it is generally easier to start setup
with an automatically assigned IP address for your internal network (LAN) adapter if
DHCP is available. The Jog Dial/front panel display can also be used to assign a static
IP address to any of the appliance adapters.
Configure Remote Management Access Settings
Configure Remote Management to enable administration access to your appliance
from any terminal on your LAN. You will need to include all remote terminals, IP