Initial Network Configuration via CLI

After the PXE is connected to your network, you must provide it with an IP address and some additional networking information.

This section describes the initial configuration via the USB connection.

Note: To configure the PXE via the LAN, see Using the Web Interface.

  1. On the computer connected to the PXE, open a communications program such as HyperTerminal or PuTTY.
  2. Select the appropriate COM port, and set the following port settings:
  3. In the communications program, press Enter to send a carriage return to the PXE.
  4. The PXE prompts you to log in. Both user name and password are case sensitive.
    1. At the Username prompt, type admin and press Enter.
    2. At the Password prompt, type raritan and press Enter.
  5. When prompted to change the default password, follow onscreen instructions to type your new password.
  6. The # prompt appears.
  7. Type config and press Enter.
  8. To configure network settings, type appropriate commands, and press Enter. All commands are case sensitive.
    1. The default networking mode is the "wired" mode. Do not change this mode.
    2. Configure the LAN interface settings. In most scenarios, the default setting (auto) works well and should not be changed unless required.

    To set

    Use this command

    LAN interface speed

    network interface LANInterfaceSpeed <option>

     

    <option> = auto, 10Mbps, or 100Mbps.

    LAN interface duplex mode

    network interface LANInterfaceDuplexMode <mode>

     

    <mode> = half, full or auto.

    Tip: You can combine multiple commands to configure multiple parameters at a time. For example,
    network interface LANInterfaceSpeed <option> LANInterfaceDuplexMode <mode>

    1. To determine which IP protocol (IPv4 or IPv6) is enabled and which IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) returned by the DNS server is used, configure the following parameters.

    To set

    Use this command

    IP protocol

    network ip proto <protocol>

     

    <protocol> = v4Only, v6Only or both

    IP address returned by the DNS server

    network ip dnsResolverPreference <resolver>

     

    <resolver> = preferV4 or preferV6

    1. After enabling the IPv4 or IPv6 protocol in the earlier step, configure the IPv4 or IPv6 network parameters.

    To set

    Use this command

    IPv4 configuration method

    network ipv4 ipConfigurationMode <mode>

     

    <mode> = dhcp (default) or static

    IPv6 configuration method

    network ipv6 ipConfigurationMode <mode>

     

    <mode> = automatic (default) or static

    To set

    Use this command

    Preferred host name (optional)

    network <version> preferredHostName <name>

     

    <name> = preferred host name

    Tip: To override the DHCP-assigned DNS servers with those you specify manually, type this command:

    network <version> overrideDNS <option>

    where <option> is enable or disable. See the table below for the commands for manually specifying DNS servers.

    To set

    Use this command

    Static IPv4 or IPv6 address

    network <version> ipAddress <ip address>

     

    <ip address> = static IP address

    IPv4 subnet mask

    network ipv4 subnetMask <netmask>

     

    <netmask> = subnet mask

    IPv4 or IPv6 gateway

    network <version> gateway <ip address>

     

    <ip address> = gateway's IP address

    IPv4 or IPv6 primary DNS server

    network <version> primaryDNSServer <ip address>

     

    <ip address> = IP address of the primary DNS server

    IPv4 or IPv6 secondary DNS server (optional)

    network <version> secondaryDNSServer <ip address>

     

    <ip address> = IP address of the secondary DNS server

  9. To quit the configuration mode, type either of the following commands, and press Enter.

    Command

    Description

    apply

    Save all configuration changes and exit.

    cancel

    Abort all configuration changes and exit.

    The # prompt appears, indicating that you have quit the configuration mode.

  10. To verify whether all settings are correct, type the following commands one by one.

    Command

    Description

    show network

    Show network parameters.

    show network ip all

    Show all IP configuration parameters.

  11. If all are correct, type exit to log out of the PXE. If any are incorrect, repeat Steps 7 to 10 to change network settings.

The IP address configured may take seconds to take effect.

See Also

Configuring the PXE

Installing the USB-to-Serial Driver (Optional)

Connecting the PXE to a Computer

Connecting the PXE to Your Network