Performing The Initial Configuration - Nokia EM5400 Installation Manual

Performing the Initial Configuration

The initial configuration allows you to assign a hostname, create the admin
password, and to configure the management interface.
To perform the initial configuration
1. Turn on the appliance.
2. At each subsequent prompt, enter the requested configuration
3. When you are prompted to select an interface, Nokia recommends that
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At the console, a series of startup messages appears, then the following
prompt appears:
Type any character to enter command mode.
The prompt remains on the screen for about five seconds.
After some miscellaneous output appears, the following prompt appears:
Hostname?
If the Hostname prompt does not appear on the console, check the console
port and console display connections to ensure that the serial cable is
completely plugged in at both ends. If you verify the console connections
and still do not see either the BOOTMGR or Hostname prompts, verify
that the terminal or terminal emulator program settings are correct. If the
settings are correct, contact your Nokia service provider as listed in
"Nokia Contact Information"
information.
For more information about how to respond to the prompts during the
initial configuration process, see the release notes for the Nokia software
release you are running.
you select one of the built-in Ethernet interface ports, which are
numbered eth1 through eth4.
To select an interface, enter the number adjacent to the physical ID in the
list of connected interfaces.
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