Initial Setup

6When you are successfully logged in, the command line prompt displays as shown below (password text is not displayed).

pep login: admin Password:

Last login: Tue Jan 29 19:18:59 2008 on ttyS0 Welcome admin it is Tue Jan 29 19:37:12 UTC 2008 admin>

It is strongly recommended that you change the default passwords when you configure the ETEP for operation. For more information about user management see the documentation for your management software: ETEP CLI User Guide or the EncrypTight Manager User Guide.

Configuring the Management Port

The ETEP can be managed in-line or out-of-band through a dedicated Ethernet management interface. Management port configuration consists of the following items:

Setting the IP address and default gateway Reviewing the auto-negotiation settings

About the management port IP address, mask and gateway

The management port must have an assigned IP address in order to be managed remotely and communicate with other devices. An IPv4 IP address is mandatory, even when the ETEP is operating in an IPv6 network. When the ETEP is operating in an IPv6 network, configure the ETEP for dual-homed operation by assigning an IPv4 and an IPv6 address to the management port.

The Ethernet management port IP address identifies the ETEP to the management workstation. The subnet mask is the portion of the IP address that identifies the network or subnetwork for routing purposes.

When the ETEP management port and the management workstation are on different subnets, the ETEP uses a default gateway to route packets to the other devices. The default gateway identifies the local router port that is on the same subnet as the ETEP Ethernet management port. The appliance sends all packets to the specified router for forwarding to the management station or other EncrypTight Manager components (key generation server, time server). When the management port and workstation are on the same subnet a default gateway is not needed to route packets between the devices.

Figure 42 shows an example of a default gateway when the management station and ETEP are on different subnets. The management station’s IP address is 192.168.1.10, and the ETEP’s management port IP address is 192.168.10.10. To send packets between the two devices, the local port on Router #1 is specified as the default gateway (192.168.10.1). The gateway address must match the subnet of the management port.

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