User Guide
22.....Avocent® Universal Management Gateway Appliance Installer/User Guide
NOTE: For instructions on assigning an IPaddress using the CLI, see the Universal Management Gateway
Appliance Command Reference Guide.
The GB1 (eth0)port on the appliance is configured as a DHCP client. If your network is set up for
DHCP, you must first find the IPaddress assigned to the appliance by looking at the DHCPleases
on the network DHCPserver. Then use a supported web browser to navigate to https://<appliance
IP>to connect to the appliance.
NOTE: Adobe® Flash Player and Oracle® Java Runtime are required for full product support to client PCs
accessing the appliance. See the release notes for a list of supported web browsers.
If your network is not set up for DHCP, the GB2 (eth1)port has a default IPaddress of
192.168.1.10. You can assign your PC connected to eth1 an IPaddress of 192.168.1.10 and then
browse to the appliance using the default IPaddress.
To assign the IPaddress using the VGAconsole:
1. Log in to the appliance using admin as both the default username and password.
2. Under the Administration tab, click Network Settings. For more information on Network
Modes, see Defined networks on page 92.
NOTE: Changes to the network mode should be performed before targets are configured. Changing the
network mode after adding and configuring targets may interrupt their communication, and they may need
to be added again and reconfigured in order to work again.
3. Click the entry for the desired interface in the table and change the method to Static.
4. Assign the desired IPvalues and click Apply.
Setting Up Your Network
The appliance uses IP addresses to uniquely identify itself to IP-based target devices. It supports
both Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and static IP addressing.
As a network infrastructure device, its IPs should be static or use DHCPreservations to ensure the
appliance is always available via a consistent address. GB1 (eth0) on the appliance is a DHCP
client intended only to facilitate initial network access but should be made static before being put
into production environments.
An IP address can be obtained via DHCP or a static IP can be assigned using the VGA console or
CLI Setup port.