Configuring Basic Network Settings At The Command Line; Change The Default Password Of The System Administrative Account - Cisco MARS Install And Setup Manual

Configuring Basic Network Settings at the Command Line

Power on the MARS Appliance and the console, and if required by the option, open your terminal
Step 2
emulation communication software on the console.
The login prompt appears.
Enter pnadmin as the username and the password associated with that account.
Step 3
By default, the password is pnadmin.
If you are logging in to the appliance for the first time, you are prompted to change the password
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associated with this account. In doing so, you can skip
Administrative Account, page
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Configuring Basic Network Settings at the Command Line
The first time you boot the appliance and whenever you re-image it, you must configure the MARS
Appliance. Before you begin to configure the appliance, ensure you have the following information:
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To configure the MARS Appliance, follow these steps:
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Change the Default Password of the System Administrative Account

Good security practices suggest that you now change the default password. We suggest using strong
passwords for the MARS appliances.
Note The first time you log in to the appliance using a console connection, you are prompted to change the
password. The password you are changing is the password for the system administrative account,
pnadmin.
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prompt appears. You can now perform the initial configuration.
[pnadmin]$
Network hostname of the appliance
Administrative username and password
IP, netmask, and gateway addresses you will assign to the MARS Appliance
The IP addresses of one or more DNS servers that the appliance will use to resolve hostnames
(configured in the web interface)
Whether you will be using NTP synchronization and, if yes, the address of the NTP server
The time, date, and timezone in which the appliance operates
Change the Default Password of the System Administrative Account, page 5-6
Specify the IP address and Default Gateway for the Eth0 Interface, page 5-7
(Optional) Specify the IP Address and Default Gateway for the Eth1 Interface, page 5-8
Specify the Appliance Hostname, page 5-9
Specify the Time Settings, page 5-10
Set Up Additional Routes, page 5-9
Change the Default Password of the System
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Chapter 5 Initial MARS Appliance Configuration
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