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1. Connect your PC/laptop via an Ethernet cable to the Field Service Port (FSP) at the back of

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    and and power it up (if not already on).
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2. Verify that both link LEDs at the FSP are lit. If only the left LED is lit, your PC/laptop network adapter link speed may be set to 10Mbps. Check the PC/laptop Device Manager, and if necessary set your PC/laptop link speed to 100 Mbps/Full Duplex.If
3. Configure your PC/laptop uses DHCP and Automatic Private IP Address setting (default setting), the PC/laptop is assigned an IP address in the same subnet as the initial BMC IP; therefore proceed to Step 9. If your PC/laptop does not use DHCP, proceed to the Step 4 to configure a static IP.
   

4. In Windows 7 operating system, Open Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center. The Network and Sharing Center window displays.

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5. Click Local Area Connection link.The Local Area Connection Status screen is displayed.

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6. Click Properties. The LAN Properties screen displays.

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7. Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" option and click Properties. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties screen appears.

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8. Select Use the following IP addresses option and input the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway. Click OK.

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9. 's IPv4 Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway network settings. Otherwise, use DHCP to obtain the IPv4 configuration details automatically.

10. AnchorStep9Step9Type the pre-configured IP address “169.254.77.1” in a web browser (Firefox is the recommended browser. If using Internet Explorer, you must manually add “https://169.254.77.1” as a trusted site), and connect to the BMC web interface.
    
    

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    The SBC 7000 is delivered with sample self-signed X.509 certificates. Please be aware that even though these sample certificates will allow you to use HTTPS to access the SBC 7000 from BMC and EMA interfaces, using this protocol with the sample certificates is not a truly secure access method. If your organization requires a more secure access, refer to Generating PKI Certificates.

    
    

11. Log on to the SBC 7000 BMC GUI. The SBC 7000 BMC main screen is displayed.

12. Navigate to Configuration > Network tab.
    The Network Settings screen is displayed.

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    Configure the BMC IP Address, Prefix and Default Gateway network settings. Select Enable JViewer and/or Enable SSH options options under the “Security” settings, depending upon on your security requirements. It is recommended to leave the Enable IPMI option disabled.

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    Rebooting BMC for Enabling IPMI

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    Enable IPMI is a service-impacting operation. This reboots both the BMC and the host server. The changes to any of the three security items does do not occur until the Save button is clicked.
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14. Click Save. The —the following pop-up message appears.

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15. Click OK in each pop-up message to proceed.

16. messages display. Click OK for each instance to proceed.
    
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17. Disconnect the PC/Laptop from the FSP.

18. Connect To access the BMC over the network, connect the FSP of SBC 7000 to the Ethernet router on the LAN segment using a CAT5 Ethernet cable to access the BMC over the network.

19. Connect a PC to the IP network that can access the BMC IP address.

20. Continue to configure network management interfaces.
    
    

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    Once the real BMC address is configured, you cannot access the pre-configured BMC address. Clear the browser cache (browser-specific) and open a new browser session to reflect the changes.