18Cyclades® ACS 5000 Installation/Administration/User Guide
Turning on the console server and the connected devices
Perform the following procedures in the order shown to avoid problems with components on connected devices.
To turn on the console server:
1.Make sure the console server’s power switch is off.
2.Plug in the power cable.
3.Turn the console server’s power switch(es) on.
NOTE: If your console server is equipped with
To turn on connected devices:
Turn on the power switches of the connected devices only after you have completed the physical connection to the console server.
Performing basic network configuration using the wiz command
The following procedure assumes that a hardware connection is made between the console server’s console port and the COM port of a server.
To log into the console server through the console:
From your terminal emulation application, log into the console port as root.
ACS 5000 console server login: root
Password: avocent
WARNING: For security reasons, it is recommended that you change the default password for root (avocent) and admin (avocent) as soon as possible. To change the default password of a root user, enter the passwd command at the prompt and enter a new password when prompted. To change the default password of an admin user, enter passwd admin at the prompt and enter a new password when prompted.
NOTE: The Security Advisory appears the first time the console server is accessed or after a reset to factory default parameters. If you are upgrading the firmware on the console server, the previously configured security parameters are retained in the Flash memory.
To use the wiz command to configure network parameters:
1.Launch the configuration wizard by entering the wiz command.
[root@CAS root]# wiz
As shown below, the system displays the configuration wizard banner and begins running the wizard.
