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Run the Setup Program

This section explains how to run the setup program to configure the system.

Step 1 Boot the system without a configuration.

When the system finishes booting, a login prompt appears.

Step 2 Log in with the username of setup.

Step 3 Enter responses to the prompts that appear:

hostname

System hostname. Appears in command prompt.

domain name

System domain name.

admin password

Password for the Linux administrative user account on the IE2100 Series; case sensitive, between 5 and 20 characters.

confirm password

Reenter password to verify that you typed it correctly.

eth0 IP address

IP address of Ethernet 0 interface.

eth0 network mask

Network mask of Ethernet 0 interface.

eth0 default gateway IP address

IP address of default router that connects IE2100 Series to network.

eth1 IP address

Optional. To skip, press Enter.

eth1 network mask

Optional. To skip, press Enter.

eth1 default gateway IP address

Optional. To skip, press Enter.

Primary DNS nameserver IP address

IP address of DNS server that

IE2100 Series uses for name/IP-address resolution.

Secondary DNS nameserver IP address

Optional. To skip, press Enter.

enter country code

Enter the two (2) character country code.

enter Location code

Enter the location code or name without embedded blanks.

enter Configuration Server username

Username for the Configuration Registrar administrative account; case-sensitive

with a maximum of 32 characters.

<username> password

Password for the administrative user account on the Configuration Registrar; case sensitive, between 5 and 20 characters.

confirm password

Reenter password to verify that you typed it correctly.

Would you like to save this configuration

[yes]

Press Enter to accept the configuration. The configuration is saved.

Step 4 Log in as admin.

Step 5 Type rootenable.

Step 6 Set your root password.

Caution If you forget your root password, you will be locked out of the system!

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