Cyclades AlterPath KVM Quick Installation Manual page 5

9. Perform Basic Network
Configuration
You can perform one of the following procedures to
assign a static IP address to the KVM and to specify
other network parameters:
• Use the "wiz" command through a console
connection to the console port.
See "Configuring Network Parameters Using the
"wiz" Command" on page 5.
• Use the OSD through a local KVM connection to the
User 1 or User 2 ports.
See "Configuring Basic Networking Using the OSD"
on page 6.
Before you start, collect the following network
information from your network administrator.
Hostname:
KVM's public IP address:
Domain name:
DNS server's IP address:
Gateway IP address:
Network mask:
KVM's MAC address:
NTP server' IP address:
Configuring Network Parameters
Using the "wiz" Command
The following procedure require a hardware connection
between the KVM's console port and the COM port of a
computer as described under "To Connect to the
Console Port" on page 4.
To Log Into the KVM Through the Console
From your terminal emulation application, log into the
console port as "root".
KVM login: root
Password: cyclades
The default password is "cyclades." If the password has
been changed from the default use the new password.
To Change the Password Through the
Console
If the default password "cyclades" is still in effect,
change the "root" password.
AlterPath KVM Quick Installation Guide
Warning: For security reasons, it is strongly
recommended that you change the default
password "cyclades" as soon as possible.
Enter the following command in the terminal
1.
window.
[root@KVM /]# passwd
Enter a new password when prompted..
2.
New password: new_password
Re-enter new password: new_password
Password changed
3. Issue the "saveconf" command to save the new
password in the flash memory.
[root@KVM /]# saveconf
To Use the wiz Command to Configure
Network Parameters
Launch the Configuration Wizard by entering the wiz
1.
command.
[root@KVM /]# wiz
2. At the prompt, enter n to change the defaults.
Set to defaults (y/n)[n]: n
Press Enter to accept default hostname, otherwise
3.
enter your own hostname.
Hostname [KVM]: kvm_hostname
Press Enter to disable DHCP.
4.
Do you want to use DHCP to
automatically assign an IP for your
system? (y/n)[n]: n
5. Enter a public IP address to assign to the KVM.
System IP[192.168.160.10]:
public_IP_address
Enter the domain name.
6.
Domain name[cyclades.com]:
domainname
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