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Warning

Due to an IPMI vulnerability, Ribbon recommends not connecting the BMC Ethernet port to an external network unless the network is deemed well-protected.

[Reference: NIST National Vulnerability Database website]

Sonus ships the 

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pre-configured with the default IP address, “169.254.77.1” to facilitate out of the box access to the BMC web interface. Configure your PC/Laptop IP address to be on this network so that it can communicate with 
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platform. To access the BMC web application, connect the Field Service Port to the PC configured with the pre-configured IP address and type the IP address in a web browser.

To configure BMC for remote access:

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

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    and power it up (if not already on).

    SBC 5400 - connecting PC to FSP

  2. Verify that both the 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.
  3. If 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 is displayed.

    Network and Sharing Window

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

    LAN Connection Status

  6. Click Properties. The LAN Properties screen is displayed.

    LAN Properties

  7. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window is displayed.

    TCP-IPv4 Properties Window

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

    TCP-IP Properties Window

  9. Type 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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    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 
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    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, see Generating PKI Certificates.

  10. Login to the 

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    BMC GUI.

    At the prompt, enter:

    Username: root
Password: superuser 

    The

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    BMC main screen is displayed.

     

  11. Click Configuration > Network tab.

    BMC Configuration Path


    The Network Settings screen is displayed.

    BMC Network Settings Screen

  12. Configure the IPv4 Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway network settings. Else, select Use DHCP to obtain the IPv4 configuration details automatically.

  13. Select the Enable JViewer, Enable SSH and Enable IPMI options under Security depending upon your requirements.

  14. Click Save.

    Configuring BMC Network

    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 not occur until the Save button is clicked.

    Rebooting BMC for Enabling IPMI


    Click Ok to reboot the BMC.

  15. Once you click Save, the following warning message appears:

    BMC Network Configuration Warning Message

  16. Click OK to proceed. A pop up window appears stating that the security configuration is successfully completed.

    Successful Configuration Message

  17. Click OK to complete the process.
  18. Disconnect the PC/Laptop from the FSP.

  19. Connect the FSP of 

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    to the Ethernet router on LAN segment using a CAT5 Ethernet cable to access the BMC over the network.

    Field Service Port

  20. Connect a PC/Laptop to the IP network that can access the BMC IP address.

  21. Continue to configure network management interfaces.

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.

 

 

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