User manual

Sensorsoft Alert User Manual
 The P/N C2013 cable that came with your Alert appliance. This is a blue RJ-45 straight-
through cable.
1. If the Alert appliance is currently running, then shut it down using the web interface (Refer to section
Appliance Shutdown and Reboot for how to do this). If you have lost the Alert appliance’s web
password then simply skip this step.
2. Power off the Alert appliance using the ON/OFF switch located on the back of the Alert Appliance.
3. Connect one end of the blue RJ-45 straight-through cable to the serial console port on the Alert
appliance. The serial console port is located on the back of the appliance, and is labeled “CONSOLE”.
4. Connect the other end of the blue RJ-45 straight-through cable to the gray colored connector labeled
“Console”.
5. Connect the gray connector to the serial port on your host computer.
6. Launch a terminal emulation program on your host computer. If your host computer’s operating
system is Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2K, or XP, you can use HyperTerminal located under Start >
Program > Accessories. If your host computer’s operating system is UNIX, you can use either Kermit
or Minicom.
7. Configure the terminal parameters as shown below, and then connect.
 Serial Speed: 9600 bps
 Data Bits: 8 bits
 Parity: None
 Stop Bits: 1
 Flow Control: None
 Emulation: ANSI
8. Power up the Alert appliance using the ON/OFF switch located on the back of the appliance.
9. As the appliance is booting up it will output the following on the terminal:
Entry Point = 0x00002120
loaded at: 00002120 0000D370
relocated to: 00300020 0030B270
board data at: 003052C8 0030537C
relocated to: 002FF120 002FF1D4
zimage at: 00008100 0006827E
relocated to: 00DB7000 00E1717E
initrd at: 0006827E 0024F814
relocated to: 00E18000 00FFF596
avail ram: 0030B270 00E18000
Linux/PPC load: root=/dev/ram
10. After “Linux/PPC load: root=/dev/ram” is printed, you have 4 seconds to enter the following:
“<SP>single<Enter>” (One press of the space bar and then the word “single” and then press the
Enter key).
11. This will allow you to access the Sensorsoft Alert Appliance in single user mode.
12. You will see the following prompt: [root@(none) /]#
13. At the prompt type passwd and press the Enter key
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. Enter a new root password and then reenter it to confirm.
15. At the prompt type saveconf and press the Enter key
16. At the prompt type reboot and press the Enter key. The Alert appliance will now reboot.
17. After the appliance has rebooted, the new root password will be active.
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