Nodegrid Link SR

Quick Start Guide for Nodegrid Link SR

LSR shown

1 Mount your LSR

For detailed mounting instructions, see the Nodegrid User Guide which is available on the Document Library.

2 Connect to your network

Connect a ZPE-recommended CAT 5e or CAT 6 cable from the 10/100/1000BaseT port to your network.

3 Connect serial devices

Using the ZPE’s RJ-45 console adaptor, connect a terminal or workstation with terminal emulator (set to 115200bps, 8, N,1, with no flow control) to the LSR serial console port.

4 Connect power cables

Connect the power cable to the appliance.

5 Turn LSR on

Turn on the power switches.

6 Configure network parameters

NOTE: Skip to step 7 if you have a DHCP environment. DHCP is the default IP configuration. If no DHCP server is available, please log in to Nodegrid Link SR via its console or HDMI port using admin credentials and configure a static IP address using CLI instructions as follows:

[admin@nodegrid/]# cd /settings/network_connections/ETH0
[admin@nodegridETH0]# set ipv4_mode=static
[+admin@nodegridETH0]# set ipv4_address=10.0.0.10
[+admin@nodegridETH0]# set ipv4_bitmask=24
[+admin@nodegridETH0]# set ipv4_gateway=10.0.0.1
[+admin@nodegridETH0]# show
name: ETH0
type: Ethernet
ethernet_interface = eth0
description =
connect_automatically = yes
set_as_primary_connection = yes
enable_lldp = no
ipv4_mode = static
ipv4_address = 10.0.0.10
ipv4_bitmask = 24
ipv4_gateway = 10.0.0.1
ipv4_dns_server =
ipv4_dns_search =
ipv4_default_route_metric = 90
ipv4_ignore_obtained_default_gateway = no
ipv6_mode = address_auto_configuration
ipv6_dns_server =
ipv6_dns_search =
ipv6_default_route_metric = 90
ipv6_ignore_obtained_default_gateway = no
[+admin@nodegridETH0]# commit

7 Configure serial, network & USB devices

Note: Your LSR will respond over the network at 192.168.160.10 if your DHCP server fails or is unavailable.

Note: To check your current IP address, connect to the LSR console port and hit Enter at the login prompt until you see the IP address of ETH0 interface.

To configure the LSR for the first time via Network:

a) Open a web browser (HTTP/S) and enter its IP address in the address field. Or start an SSH session to your LSR’s IP address.

b) Log in to your LSR as admin.

c) Set your LSR basic configuration:

• Security

  • Security, Services page: Select the desired services and Ports, cryptographic protocols and cipher suite levels. Click Save when finished.
    Authentication page: add your Remote Authentication servers (AD, LDAP, Tacacs+, Radius and/or Kerberos).
    Authorization page: create users groups, set profiles and assign devices

• Network

  • Network Settings tab: Set your desired Network parameters. Click Save for each submenu.
    Network Connections tab: Set your desired Network Interfaces parameters. Click Save for each submenu.

• Serial and USB ports

  • Managed Devices tab: Enable and configure your desired serial and USB ports. - Change Admin Password At any time, click admin@domain.com in the upper right corner of your screen and click “Change Password” to change your system password.

8 Additional Configuration

NOTE: We recommend that you set up a new Administrator account (in admin group with full privileges) and use the new account instead of the default admin account.

Add New Users
Click Security tab, Local Accounts, Add, set options, Save.

Alerts & logging
Set and send alerts by email, SMS, and/or SNMP.

Power
Control network attached PDU power strips and server, network and storage devices.

For advanced configuration options, howtos and tips please refer to your Nodegrid Link SR User Guide.

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