IBM Proventia Network Enterprise User Manual - page 33
Configuring Appliance-Level Settings
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IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Guide, Version 1.3
Configuring Appliance-Level Settings
Introduction
To configure appliance-level settings, you must log in to the appliance and run the
Proventia Setup Assistant. Appliance-level settings define the network and administrative
settings for the agent. You can change most of the settings later through the Proventia
Manager or through the SiteProtector Console.
Prerequisite
Set up the terminal emulation program as described in “Setting Up Your Appliance for
Initial Configuration” on page 31.
Procedure
To configure basic settings:
1. With the terminal emulation connection to your appliance, wait for the
unconfigured.appliance login:
prompt to appear.
2. Type
admin
for the login, and then press
ENTER
.
3. Type
admin
for the password, and then press
ENTER
.
The Welcome to the Proventia Manager Setup Wizard screen appears.
4. Press
ENTER
to advance to the next screen.
5. Press the
SPACE
BAR
to select I accept (End User License Agreement for IBM ISS), press
the
DOWN
ARROW
to select Next, and then press
ENTER
.
6. Press the
SPACE
BAR
to select I accept (Linux End User License Agreement), press the
DOWN
ARROW
to select Next, and then press
ENTER
.
7. Review the information required for the wizard, select Next, and then press
ENTER
.
Tip:
The keyboard navigation Help appears at the top of each configuration screen.
8. Continue with the Proventia Setup Assistant, and refer to the following table for the
requirements of each screen:
Important:
You will see only the screens that apply to your configuration choices.
Screen
Descriptions
Hostname
The fully qualified domain name for the Enterprise Scanner
appliance.
Important: In the Hostname box, press
BACKSPACE
to erase
unconfigured.appliance
, and then type the host name.
Management Interface
(eth0)
The IP Address, Netmask (subnet mask), and Gateway for the
management port that connects to the SiteProtector system.
Scanning Interface
(eth1)
The IP Address, Netmask (subnet mask), and Gateway (IP) for the
scanning interface (data port) that connects to your network.
Nameservers
One or more of the Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary
Nameservers to use for resolving DNS names.
Note: The nameservers are used by both the management network
interface (eth0) and the scanning network interface (eth1).
DNS Search Path
A space-delimited list of domain names that make up your DNS
search path.