Chapter 5
Performing the Initial Network
Configuration and Licensing Tasks
This chapter includes the following topics:
■ Performing the Initial Configuration on page 27
■ Getting Started with the EasyConfig Wizard (Serial Console Port) on page 29
■ Getting Started with the QuickStart Wizard (Management Port) on page 30
■ Getting Started with the ACM Wizard (Management Port) on page 31
■ Installing the Product License Key on page 32
Performing the Initial Configuration
We recommend the following workflow to perform the initial configuration:
1. In the machine room, connect your laptop to the serial port and run the
EasyConfig script to assign the management interface an IP address you can
reach from your subnet.
2. From your desk, run the ACM wizard from your Web browser. Be sure to change
the default passwords.
In some circumstances, you might not be able to use the serial console or might
prefer to get started with a simple configuration for limited purposes. For these cases,
we support alternative methods for getting started. Table 13 on page 28 summarizes
the getting started configuration tools.
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