Installation guide

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Freeway 1200/1300 Hardware Installation Guide

You can change the default FTP user name and FTP password that Freeway uses

by changing the corresponding boot parameters on the Freeway. If you do,

remember that you must also change the user name and password of the FTP

account on the boot server.

4. The system administrator has assigned the following device names and addresses

in the UNIX

/etc/hosts ﬁle, the Windows NT hosts or lmhosts ﬁle, or using

your VMS TCP/IP package:

• Freeway name and Internet address

• Boot server name and Internet address

• Gateway Internet address (if applicable)

The procedure for conﬁguring the Freeway system boot parameters is the same for

UNIX, VMS, and Windows NT systems. Freeway obtains the boot parameters from

local non-volatile memory during system boot. Therefore, when you conﬁgure the boot

parameters in the following steps, all applicable parameters must be conﬁgured.

Step 1:

Connect a VT100-compatible terminal or terminal emulator to Freeway using the cable

supplied with your Freeway that has both a 9-pin and a 25-pin connector at each end.

Connect the 9-pin connector on one end of the cable to the console connector on the

Freeway’s back panel. For the location of this connector, see Figure 2–3 on page 36 for

the Freeway 1200 or Figure 2–4 on page 37 for the Freeway 1300. Connect the 25-pin

connector on the other end of the cable to the VT100-compatible terminal or emulator

that you want to use as a console.

You will use this terminal or emulator as a console to conﬁgure the boot parameters and

perform the initial system boot. Later you can disconnect the terminal or emulator

because you can then perform these conﬁguration functions using telnet or rlogin

through any terminal or workstation connected to the network.