Juniper EX4600 Quick Start Manual page 9

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2. Connect the console (CON) port on the switch's management panel to a laptop or desktop PC using
the RJ-45 cable and RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter (not provided).
NOTE: If your laptop or desktop PC doesn't have a serial port, use a serial-to-USB adapter
(not provided).
3. At the Junos OS login prompt, type root to log in. You don't need to enter a password. If the
software booted before you connected the laptop or desktop to the console port, you might need
to press the Enter key for the prompt to appear.
login: root
4. Start the CLI.
root@% cli
5. Enter configuration mode.
root> configure
6. Add a password for the root administration user account.
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root@# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
password
New password:
Retype new password:
7. (Optional) Configure the name of the switch. If the name includes spaces, enclose the name in
quotation marks (" ").
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root@# set system host-name
password
host-name
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