Quick Installation Guide

Avocent
®
Universal Management
Gateway Appliance
Quick Installation Guide
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WARNING: Connected serial devices should
not exceed 13 volts.
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Connecting locally or through the
console port
You can configure and manage the
appliance either via the VGA console or
the CLI Setup port. Use the provided RJ-45
to DB-9F cross converter to connect a
terminal or workstation to the CLI Setup
port. Terminal settings requirements are:
9600, 8, N and 1, with no flow control and
ANSI emulation.
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Connecting USB devices
You can use the USB ports on the front
of the appliance to connect a keyboard,
video and mouse or other supported USB
devices.
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Turning on the appliance
For redundancy, the appliance has dual
power supplies. Plug the power cables into
the appliance and then into a power source
to turn the appliance on. Then turn on the
devices connected to the appliance.
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Assigning an IP address
An IP address can be obtained via DHCP or
a static IP can be assigned using the VGA or
CLI Setup port.
NOTE: If using DHCP, you must first find the IP
address assigned to the appliance by looking at
the DHCP leases on the network DHCP server.
Then use a browser at https://<appliance IP> to
connect to the appliance.
To assign the IP address using the VGA
console:
a. Log in to the appliance’s web user
interface using admin as both the
username and password.
b. Under the Administration tab, click
Network Settings.
d. Click the eth0 entry in the table and
change the method to Static.
e. Assign the desired IP values and click
Apply.
NOTE: For instructions on assigning an IP
address using the command line interface see
the Universal Management Gateway Appliance
Command Reference Guide.
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