Accessing Erx Routers; Setting Up Management Access; Console Port Setup - Juniper ERX - RELEASE 11.1.X HARDWARE GUIDE 03-23-2010 Hardware Manual

Chapter 7

Accessing ERX Routers

Setting Up Management Access

Console Port Setup

This chapter discusses how to access the system to manage it. Managing your router
includes both configuring and monitoring it. For basic information on the management
of the system, see JUNOSe System Basics Configuration Guide, Chapter 5, Managing
the System.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Setting Up Management Access on page 69
Console Port Setup on page 69
Telnet Setup on page 72
SNMP on page 73
The Next Step on page 73
Before you power up the system, you must set up a management console. (See
"Connecting to a Console Terminal" on page 52.) You use the console to communicate
with the system during the power-up process, set an IP address, and manage the
system using the command-line interface (CLI).
You can manage and monitor the router through either of these methods:
Console terminal Connect a console (PC, Macintosh, or UNIX workstation)
directly to the system's RS-232 serial port.
Remote console Connect the 10/100Base-T port on the SRP I/O module to an
Ethernet network, and run Telnet from a remote console.
For initial access to the system, you need to physically connect your console directly
to the system's RS-232 port. Through this connection you can use the CLI to set an
IP address on the system. After you configure the IP address, you can access the
system remotely (for example, via Telnet).
You can connect a console terminal (PC, Macintosh, or UNIX workstation) directly
to the SRP I/O module via the RS-232 terminal port. When you connect a console
directly to the system, you can configure the system without an IP address.
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