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PTX10016 Router Quick Start Guide
Step 8–Performing Initial Configuration
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You must perform the initial configuration of a PTX10016 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:
Connect the console port to a laptop or PC using the supplied RJ-45 cable and RJ-45
1.
to DB-9 adapter. The console (
Log in as root. There is no password. If the software booted before you connected to
2.
the console port, you might need to press the Enter key for the prompt to appear.
login: root
Start the CLI.
3.
root@% cli
Enter configuration mode.
4.
root> configure
Add a password to the root administration user account.
5.
[edit]
root@# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password: password
Retype new password: password
(Optional) Configure the name of the router. If the name includes spaces, enclose the
6.
name in quotation marks (" ").
[edit]
root@# set system host-name host-name
Configure the default gateway.
7.
[edit]
root@# set routing-options static route default next-hop address
) port is located on the port panel of the router.
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