Interface Connections and

Interface Connections and

First Time Start-Up

This chapter describes the procedure for powering up the system for the first time. Specifically covered are the following:

Connecting to the Management Console

Powering Up the System

First time configuration

Making Connections

Management

Serial Port

Connections

This section describes connections to the chassis interfaces, including:

Management serial port

Ethernet port

Power connections

The system provides you with multiple ways to access the Management Console. You can connect to the console by either connecting a terminal or a PC to the system’s serial (craft) connector or by Telneting into the system Management Console remotely.

For the initial configuration you can connect to the system through the craft port. Alternatively, you can connect to the system through telnet if you have the DHCP service in your network. By default, DHCP is enabled on your system, after your intital configuration you can disble the DHCP service.

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