Chapter 6 Configuring Administrative Access, System Timing, And Startup Settings; Administrative Configuration Overview - Lucent Technologies Stinger MRT 19 Getting Started Manual

Configuring Administrative
Access, System Timing, and
Startup Settings

Administrative configuration overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Making the initial administrative connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Logging into the Stinger MRT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Restricting administrative access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Providing a basic system IP configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Additional administrative connections and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Configuring system clocking (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
Retaining basic configuration settings for remote administration . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Saving and loading a backup configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
This chapter describes the tasks necessary for basic configuration of the Stinger MRT
unit as a stand-alone unit. Multiple Stinger MRT and MRT-2 units can also connected
together as a hosted system. Details of configuration for hosted operation are
described in Appendix B, "Hosted Operation of Cascaded Stinger MRT units."
However, you must be familiar with the basic information described here, before
attempting to configure a hosted system.
Administrative configuration overview
Administrative configuration includes the following tasks:
Connecting a console workstation to the CONSOLE serial port on the Stinger
MRT unit
Logging into the Stinger unit
Changing default security settings to protect the unit
Configuring IP to make the system accessible over its administrative network by
Telnet, SNMP, and Ping
Connecting and configuring additional types of administrative access
Configuring RADIUS access (if appropriate) (See the TAOS RADIUS Guide and
Reference.)
Configuring system clocking (if appropriate)
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