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If the appliance has not yet been configured with an IP address, select Appliance does
not have an IP address assigned yet. Complete the following steps:
a. Plug in the appliance and turn it on.
b. (IPv4 addresses) Type the subnet mask in the field provided.
c. Enter a gateway in the field provided.
d. (IPv6 addresses) Select the prefix length from the menu. The preset value is 64 bits.
e. Click Next.
4. The Select Options window will open. (For more information about the options that affect
adding target devices connected to the appliance, see Topology Synchronization on page
129.)
For appliances supported by plug-ins, the content of this window may differ; see the
appropriate documentation.
a. Enable the Enable secure mode checkbox if you want the managed appliance to only
be accessible by this Rack Power Manager software system. In non-secure mode, the
managed appliance may be added to multiple Rack Power Manager software systems.
This checkbox will not appear when adding a PM3000, which may only be
added in Secure mode.
b. Under Allow target devices that contain default names to be added for these type of
connections, you may enable the checkboxes for one or more connection types. Any
target devices that contain default names in the managed appliance and support the
enabled connection type in the managed appliance will be added to the Rack Power
Manager software database.
c. Click Next.
5. If automatic inheritance is enabled, the Select Group(s) to Inherit window opens. Select the
groups to which the appliance will belong and click Add. Attached target devices will
inherit these group memberships. Click Next. For more information, see Automatic
Inheritance for Group Memberships and Properties on page 131.
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If you do not want to select groups at this time, click Do not inherit group
membership.
6. The Apply Configuration Template window opens.
If you want to apply a configuration template to the appliance, select a template from
the list and click Next.
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