Configuring Appliance-Level Settings - IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Manual

Configuring Appliance-Level Settings

Introduction
Prerequisite
Procedure
IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Guide, Version 1.3
To configure appliance-level settings, you must log in to the appliance and run the
Proventia Setup Assistant. Appliance-level settings define the network and administrative
settings for the agent. You can change most of the settings later through the Proventia
Manager or through the SiteProtector Console.
Set up the terminal emulation program as described in "Setting Up Your Appliance for
Initial Configuration" on page 31.
To configure basic settings:
1. With the terminal emulation connection to your appliance, wait for the
unconfigured.appliance login:
2. Type admin for the login, and then press
3. Type admin for the password, and then press
The Welcome to the Proventia Manager Setup Wizard screen appears.
4. Press to advance to the next screen.
ENTER
5. Press the
SPACE BAR
the to select Next, and then press
DOWN ARROW
6. Press the
SPACE BAR
to select Next, and then press
DOWN ARROW
7. Review the information required for the wizard, select Next, and then press
The keyboard navigation Help appears at the top of each configuration screen.
Tip:
8. Continue with the Proventia Setup Assistant, and refer to the following table for the
requirements of each screen:
You will see only the screens that apply to your configuration choices.
Important:
Screen
Hostname
Management Interface
(eth0)
Scanning Interface
(eth1)
Nameservers
DNS Search Path
prompt to appear.
ENTER
to select I accept (End User License Agreement for IBM ISS), press
to select I accept (Linux End User License Agreement), press the
Descriptions
The fully qualified domain name for the Enterprise Scanner
appliance.
Important: In the Hostname box, press
unconfigured.appliance
The IP Address, Netmask (subnet mask), and Gateway for the
management port that connects to the SiteProtector system.
The IP Address, Netmask (subnet mask), and Gateway (IP) for the
scanning interface (data port) that connects to your network.
One or more of the Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary
Nameservers to use for resolving DNS names.
Note: The nameservers are used by both the management network
interface (eth0) and the scanning network interface (eth1).
A space-delimited list of domain names that make up your DNS
search path.
Configuring Appliance-Level Settings
.
.
ENTER
.
ENTER
.
ENTER
BACKSPACE
, and then type the host name.
.
ENTER
to erase
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