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Using a Console Connection to Perform the Initial Configuration 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the VT100 console or to a system running a terminal-emulation program. To perform the initial configuration 1. Turn on the appliance. At the console a Series of startup messages appears, then the following prompt appears: BOOTMGR[0]> The prompt remains on the screen for about five seconds. If you type any character during this time, the appliance activates the Nokia IPSO boot manager. Note For information about using the boot manager, see Chapter 8, "Using the Boot Manager." After some miscellaneous output, 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" on page 3. 2. Respond to the Hostname? prompt within 30 seconds to prevent the DHCP client from starting. If the DHCP client starts, it might configure the appliance with an incorrect host name and IP address (this could happen if a DHCP server Nokia IP300 Series Security Platform Installation Guide 29

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Using a Console Connection to Perform the Initial Configuration
Nokia IP300 Series Security Platform Installation Guide
29
2.
Connect the other end of the cable to the VT100 console or to a system
running a terminal-emulation program.
To perform the initial configuration
1.
Turn on the appliance.
At the console a Series of startup messages appears, then the following
prompt appears:
BOOTMGR[0]>
The prompt remains on the screen for about five seconds. If you type any
character during this time, the appliance activates the Nokia IPSO boot
manager.
Note
For information about using the boot manager, see
Chapter 8, “Using
the Boot Manager.”
After some miscellaneous output, 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”
on page 3.
2.
Respond to the
Hostname?
prompt within 30 seconds to prevent the
DHCP client from starting.
If the DHCP client starts, it might configure the appliance with an
incorrect host name and IP address (this could happen if a DHCP server