Getting Started Guide

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Detailed Hardware Installation and Initial Setup Steps
Overview
Note The admin username gives you access to the Application Main Menu from
which you can configure IP settings. Later in the initial setup process, you will
establish a console session and enter root as the username. The root username
grants you all rights to the DCM Controller’s operating system. (When you use
root access, you must be extremely careful not to misconfigure the operating
system so that it malfunctions.)
The Application Main Menu is displayed:
Figure 2-14. The Main Menu of the Console Interface
Note For security purposes, ProCurve recommends that you change default pass-
words during your first session. To change the console menu password, press
1 at the Main Menu, then press 2 for Change Password and follow the prompts.
4. Press 1 for Configuration and then 1 for IP Configuration.
The DCM Controller’s current IP address configuration is displayed.