Installation guide

Enterasys Matrix Security Module Installation Guide 4-1

Enterasys Sentinel

Trusted Access Gateway Setup

Thissectiononlyappliesifyouinsta lledthe7S‐NSTAG‐01,orthe7S‐NSTAG‐01NPS

MatrixSecurityModule(MSM),thatcontainstheEnterasysSentinelTrustedAccess

Gatewaysoftware.

Pre-Commissioning Tasks

The7S‐NSTAG‐01andthe7S‐NSTAG‐01NPSshipwiththeTrustedAccessGateway

alreadyinstalled.OncetheMSMhasbeeninstalledonaMatrixDFEbladeintheMatrix

chassis,youcancommissiontheMSMtoruntheTrustedAccessGatewaysoftware.

Youmusthavethefollowinginformationprior

tocommissioningtheMSMtorunthe

TrustedAccessGatewaysoftware:

•MSMHostname,IPaddress,andnetmask

• GatewayIPaddress

• ManagementServerIPaddress

Commission the MSM to Run Trusted Access Gateway

TocommissiontheMSMtoruntheTrustedAccessGatewaysoftware:

1. AccesstheMSMusingyouraccessmethod(forexample,serialconsole).

2. Loginasroot,withnopassword,andthenpressEnter.

Youwillreceiveawarningthatthereisnorootpassworddetected,andaskedifyou

wouldlike

tosetarootpassword.

Note: To upgrade the pre-installed software, go to the Enterasys Networks web site to

download the latest version of the Enterasys Sentinel Trusted Access Gateway image. For

instructions, refer to Appendix C, Upgrading Enterasys Sentinel Trusted Access Gateway

Software.