Step 8-Performing Initial Configuration - Juniper MX10016 Quick Start Manual

Step 8–Performing Initial Configuration
You must perform the initial configuration of an MX10016 router through the console port using the CLI.
Before you begin connecting and configuring the router, set the following parameter values on the console server or PC:
Baud Rate—9600
Flow Control—None
Data—8
Parity—None
Stop Bits—1
DCD State—Disregard
To connect and configure the router from the console:
1. Connect the console port to a laptop or PC using the supplied RJ-45 cable and RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter. The console
(CON) port is located on the port panel of the router.
2. Log in as root. There is no password. If the software booted before you connected to the console port, you might need
to press the Enter key for the prompt to appear.
login: root
3. Start the CLI.
root@% cli
4. Enter configuration mode.
root> configure
5. Add a password to the root administration user account.
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root@# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password: password
Retype new password: password
6. (Optional) Configure the name of the router. If the name includes spaces, enclose the name in quotation marks (" ").
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root@# set system host-name host-name
7. Configure the default gateway.
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