RuggedCom RX1000 Accessing The RuggedRouter Command Prompt, RuggedRouter Setup Shell, From SSH

RuggedRouter™ User Guide

End Backup Server, VPN Server, NFS, OSPF/RIP protocol and firewall) are disabled by default.

Accessing The RuggedRouter™ Command Prompt

From the Console Port

Attach a terminal (or PC running terminal emulation software) to the RS232 port on the rear of the chassis. The terminal should be configured for 8 bits, no parity operation at 38.4 Kbps. Hardware and software flow control must be disabled. Select a terminal type of VT100.

Once the terminal is connected, pressing <CR> will prompt for the user to login as and that user's password. Sign-in as either the rrsetup or root user. The router is shipped with default passwords of “admin” for either of these accounts.

From SSH

Use an SSH agent running the version 2 protocol. SSH to either the rrsetup or root accounts of the router at one of its IP addresses described above. The router is shipped with default passwords of “admin” for either of these accounts.

The RuggedRouter Setup Shell

Signing-in as the rrsetup user will automatically enter the configuration shell shown below. Quitting the shell (with cancel, or by entering escape) will cause the connection to close.

Figure 1: RuggedRouter Setup Main Menu

The shell provides a number of configuration commands, described below.

Configuring Passwords

The Change Passwords command changes the rrsetup and root account passwords. These passwords should be changed before installing the router on the network.

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