User guide

2: Freeway Installation and Initial Boot
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2.2.5 Display and modify the Boot Parameters
Display the Freeway’s current boot parameter settings by entering 2 from the initial
boot menu, or entering 2, 3, then 4 from the Freeway Main Menu. Unless you have
made prior arrangements with Protogate before your Freeway was shipped, you will at
least have to change the IP address (and possibly the subnet mask) of the Freeway so
that it can appear as a device on your network. You may also want to change the Freeway
name as well to make it easier for identification when you log in later.
To modify the boot parameters from the initial boot menu, hit return to get back to the
initial boot menu, then enter 3 to edit the boot parameters. From the Freeway menu, hit
1,1 to return to the Main Menu, then hit 3 then 2 to edit the boot parameters.
The Freeway will display the parameters one at a time and give you a chance to change
each one. To keep the parameter as is, hit enter. To change a parameter, type in the new
value then hit enter. To erase a parameter value type a period (“.”) then hit enter.
Figure 2–3 shows an example of changing the Freeway name and IP address from the
initial boot menu. User input is shown in bold.
Note that when the Freeway is configured to boot from its own flash drive (boot device
is “ide=0,0”), the following parameters are ignored at boot time:
• FTP User Name
• FTP Password
• Boot Server Name
• Boot server Inet Address
• System Boot Directory
You may either leave this information as is or erase these parameters.