First Boot Configuration

On first boot, you will have 10 seconds to interrupt the automatic assignment of IP details via DHCP

To interrupt this process, click into the console window and press any key. You can then enter the following details manually.

• IP Address
• Subnet Mask
• Gateway
• DNS Server
• These changes are persistent and will survive a reboot and don’t need to be configured again on the VA.

First Boot – DHCP Successful

If you do not interrupt the network assignment process, your ADC will contact a DHCP server after a timeout to obtain its network details. If contact is successful, then your machine will be assigned the following information.

• IP Address
• Subnet Mask
• Default Gateway
• DNS Server

We advise that you do not operate the ADC VA using a DHCP address unless that IP address links permanently to the MAC address of the VA within the DHCP server. We always advise using a FIXED IP ADDRESS when using the VA. Follow the steps in Changing the Management IP Address and subsequent sections until you have completed the network configuration.

First Boot – DHCP Fails

If you do not have a DHCP server or the connection fails, the IP Address 192.168.100.100 will be assigned.

The IP address will increment by ‘1’ until the VA finds a free IP address. Equally, the VA will check to see if the IP address is currently in use, and if so, will increment again and recheck.

Changing the Management IP Address

You can change the IP address of the VA at any time using the command set greenside=n.n.n.n, as shown below.

Changing the Subnet Mask for eth0

The network interfaces use the prefix ‘eth’; the base network address is called eth0. The subnet mask or netmask can be changed using the command set mask eth0 n.n.n.n. You can see an example below.

Assigning a Default Gateway

The VA needs a default gateway for its operations. To set the default gateway, use the command route add default gw n.n.n.n as shown in the example below.

Checking the Default Gateway value

To check if the default gateway is added and is correct, use the command route. This command will display the network routes and default gateway value. See the example below.

You can now access the Graphical User Interface (GUI) to configure the ADC for production or evaluation usage.

Accessing the web interface

You can use any Internet browser with Javascript to configure, monitor, and deploy the ADC into operational use.

In the browser URL field, type either HTTPS://{IP ADDRESS} or HTTPS://{FQDN}

The ADC, by default, uses a self-signed SSL certificate. You can change the ADC to use the SSL certificate of your own choice.

Once your browser reaches the ADC, it will show you the login screen. The factory default credentials for the ADC are:

Default Username = admin / Default Password = jetnexus