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router. To ensure basic security, you must define the root password during initial
configuration. If a root password is not defined, you cannot commit configuration
settings to take effect on the router.
If you use a plain-text password, the router displays the password as an encrypted
string so that users viewing the configuration cannot easily see the password.
The root password must meet the following conditions:
Time Zone and System Time
You define the time zone for the location where you plan to operate the Services
Router by using a designation that consists of the following information for the
location:
A Network Time Protocol (NTP) server provides accurate time across a network. The
router synchronizes the system time with the NTP server, and periodically accesses
the NTP server to maintain the correct time.
The time zone and system time must be accurate so that the router schedules events
and operations as expected.
Network Settings
A Domain Name System (DNS) server on the network maintains a database for
resolving hostnames and IP addresses. Network devices can query the DNS server
by hostnames rather than IP addresses. The router accesses the DNS servers that
are added to the configuration to resolve hostnames in the order in which you list
them.
If you plan to include your router in several domains, you can add these domains to
the configuration so that they are included in a DNS search. When DNS searches are
requested, the domain suffixes are appended to the hostnames.
Default Gateway
A default gateway is a static route that is used to direct packets addressed to networks
not explicitly listed in the routing table. If a packet arrives at the Services Router with
an address that the router does not have routing information for, the router sends
the packet to the default gateway. The default gateway entry is always present in
the routing and forwarding tables.
The password must be at least 6 characters long.
You can include most character classes in a password (alphabetic, numeric, and
special characters), except control characters.
Valid passwords must contain at least one change of case or character class.
Name of the continent or ocean—For example,
Name of the major city or other geographic feature in the time zone—For
example, or
Detroit Azores
Chapter 6: Establishing Basic Connectivity
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America Atlantic
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