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Getting Started
This card provides connection and initial configuration information for the IBM Proventia
Model ES1500 appliance. You will find more advanced configuration information in the IBM Proventia Network
Enterprise Scanner Getting Started Guide available on the Web at www.iss.net/support/documentation/.
Prerequisites
1
A. Gather Materials
• IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner with appropriate updates (consult product ReadMe file)
• A laptop computer (or mobile desktop)
• A terminal emulator installed on your laptop (for example, HyperTerminal included within Windows)
• A serial cable (RJ45 to DB9) included in box
• One power cord
• IBM Proventia Management SiteProtector Server 2.0 SP6 or later with appropriate updates (consult product ReadMe file)
B. Consult your networking team for the following:
• Appliance hostname ___________________
• Static IP address for the Management Port ___________________
(Use to browse to the appliance and for communications with SiteProtector.)
• Static IP address for the Scan Port #1 ___________________
• Your DNS search path ___________________
• DNS server names ___________________
• IP address of your Default Gateway
Management Port ___________________
Scan Port ___________________
• Administrative username and password that is used to manage SiteProtector
• Username ___________________
• Password ___________________
• Name, IP address and credentials of the Agent Manager (a component of SiteProtector) that will communicate with the
Enterprise Scanner agent
• Name ___________________
• IP address of the Agent Manager ___________________
• Any credentials for the Agent Manager ___________________
• Time zone for the location where the appliance will be installed
C. Definitions
• Root Username = root
• Root password = admin
• Defining root – This username and password is used to log into the Linux kernel of the appliance.
(Most users will never do this.)
• Administrative Username = Admin and Password = Admin
• The administrative user is the log in credentials for the Proventia Setup Wizard.
• Proventia Manager Username = ___________________ Password= ___________________
Connect the Cables
2
A. Connect the power cord to the power receptacle on the back of the appliance, and plug the cord into
the power source.
B. Optional: Connect the Management Port to a router or a switch on your network that has connectivity
with the SiteProtector system that will manage your agent.
C. Connect Scan Port 1 to the network to scan.
D. Connect the laptop or mobile desktop to the same network as the appliance using the Ethernet adapter
on the computer and a standard Ethernet cable.
E. Plug the RJ45 connection into the Console outlet on the appliance, and plug the other end of the cable
into a serial port on the back of the computer.
Run the Terminal Emulator and Connect to the Appliance
3
A. Start the terminal emulator (VT100).
B. Set the following:
• Communications Port = Com 1 or the appropriate cable connection port
• Communications baud rate = 9600
• Data bits = 8
• Parity = "none"
• Stop bits = 1
• Flow control = hardware
Quick Tip:
Use your arrow keys on the keyboard to navigate up/down/left/right within the
emulator. Use the space bar to select/deselect.
Run the Proventia Setup Wizard
4
A. Follow the onscreen instructions for configuring the appliance. Keep in mind the following steps.
B. To login to the Setup Wizard, use the following: Username: admin; Default Password: admin
C. The management interface (eth0) will be the IP address you will use to browse to the appliance from your
laptop in future steps.
D. The management interface is also the IP address that SiteProtector will use to connect to the appliance.
Quick Tip:
Enter keystrokes slowly for the time zone as the Wizard caches keystrokes.
Network Enterprise Scanner
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