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Chapter 7 Setting Up a Device Provisioning Engine

Logging In

Step 2 Attach the other end of the cable to the serial port on the computer that you want to use to configure the DPE.

Step 3 Proceed to the “Configuring and Running a Terminal Emulation Program” section on page 7-2.

Configuring and Running a Terminal Emulation Program

You must configure and then run a terminal emulation program on the computer that you have connected to the DPE.

To configure and run a terminal emulation program, complete these steps:

Step 1 Log in to the computer as root.

At the command line, enter the name of a terminal emulator. Choose a terminal emulation program that enables communication with the DPE through the serial port on the host computer.

Step 2 Configure these settings on the terminal emulator:

•Speed:9600

•Data Bits:8

•Parity:None

•Stop Bits:1

•Flow Control:Hardware

When you have correctly configured the terminal emulation program, you are prompted to log in to the DPE.

Step 3 Proceed to the “Logging In” section on page 7-2.

Logging In

To log in to the DPE, complete these steps:

Step 1 At the password prompt, enter the login password. The default user and enable passwords are changeme. For example:

localhost BPR Device Provisioning Engine

User Access Verification

Password:

Note For security reasons, Cisco Systems strongly recommends that you change the original password.

The system displays this user mode prompt:

localhost>

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