Installation guide

Methods for Enabling Web Manager Access
30 AlterPath OnBoard Installation Guide
network configuration can be done to enable the administrative user to use the
Web Manager to finish configuration.
If configuring a static IP address, before you start, collect the following
network information from the administrator of the network.
• Hostname: _________________________________________________
• OnBoard’s public IP address: _________________________________
• Domain name: ______________________________________________
• DNS server’s IP address: _____________________________________
Table 2-3: Methods for Enabling Web Manager Access
Method Considerations Where Described
Connect a terminal to the
console port and use the
cycli command to
assign a static IP address.
You must be at the same location as the
OnBoard to make the local connection.
• “Connecting a
Terminal to
Configure Basic
Network
Parameters” on
page 31
Use the DHCP-assigned
address.
DHCP is enabled by default. It relies on
a DHCP server that must be available
to the OnBoard. If the DHCP server is
managing the OnBoard’s IP address as
a fixed address, obtain the fixed IP
address. If the DHCP server is
assigning a dynamic IP address from a
pool, you must be able to obtain the
dynamic address. If the OnBoard
cannot locate a DHCP server, it falls
back to using the default IP address
described in the following row.
“To Use a Dynamic
IP Address to
Access the
Web Manager” on
page 36
Use the default OnBoard
IP address
192.168.160.10 to bring
up a Web Manager to set
a fixed IP address.
You must temporarily change the
network portion of the IP address of a
computer on the same subnetwork as
the OnBoard to be able to use the
default IP address in launching the Web
Manager.
“To Use a Dynamic
IP Address to
Access the
Web Manager” on
page 36