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Perform the Initial Software Configuration for the PTX10002-36QDD

Before you begin connecting and configuring a PTX10002-36QDD, set the following parameter values on the management console or console server:

  • Baud rate—9600

  • Flow control—None

  • Data—8

  • Parity—None

  • Stop bits—1

  • DCD state—Disregard

You can provision the router through the console port using the CLI or through zero-touch provisioning (ZTP). To provision the router using ZTP, you’ll need access to a Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) server and a File Transfer Protocol (anonymous FTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), or Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server on which the software image and configuration files are stored.

To connect and configure the router using the CLI:

  1. Connect the console port to a laptop or PC by using the supplied RJ-45 cable and RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter. The console port (labeled CON) is located on the management panel of the router (see Connect a Device to a Management Console Using an RJ‑45 Connector for more information).
    Note:

    We no longer include the RJ-45 console cable with the DB-9 adapter as part of the device package. If the console cable and adapter are not included in your device package, or if you need a different type of adapter, you can order the following separately:

    • RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter (JNP-CBL-RJ45-DB9)

    • RJ-45 to USB-A adapter (JNP-CBL-RJ45-USBA)

    • RJ-45 to USB-C adapter (JNP-CBL-RJ45-USBC)

    If you want to use RJ-45 to USB-A or RJ-45 to USB-C adapter, you must have X64 (64-Bit) Virtual COM port (VCP) driver installed on your PC. See https://ftdichip.com/drivers/vcp-drivers/ to download the driver.
  2. Log in as root. There is no password. If the software boots before you connect to the console port, you might need to press the Enter key for the prompt to appear.
  3. Start the CLI.
  4. Enter configuration mode.
  5. Add a password to the root administration user account.
  6. (Optional) Configure the name of the router. If the name includes spaces, enclose the name in quotation marks (“ ”).
  7. Configure the default gateway.
  8. Configure the IP address and prefix length for the management interface.
  9. (Optional) Configure the static routes to remote prefixes with access to the management port.
  10. Enable the Telnet service.
    Note:

    When Telnet is enabled, you cannot log in to the router through Telnet by using root credentials. Root login is allowed only for SSH access.

  11. Commit the configuration to activate it on the router.