Basic ifconfig

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“root” login

In order to login to the Linux CLI you must login as the root user

• Type root

• Enter the default root password scopserv

• If you need to change the default root password then after a successful root login type passwd

• You will be prompted to enter your new root password twice for confirmation.

Best practices:

• Do not use dictionary words.

• Use a combination of alphanumeric characters in your password.

• Minimum password length should be 8 characters.

Network Module

ifconfig

• A newly installed server uses DHCP to get an IP address from a DHCP server on the network so make sure the eth0 interface is connected to the network so the server can get an IP address.

• Before you can login to the server you must know the IP address of at least one physical interface.

• From the Linux console login prompt, enter username root omitting any quotation marks.

• From the password prompt enter the default root password scopserv omitting any quotation marks.

• Once you are successfully logged as root type the command ifconfig to determine at least one eth interface.

• In this example the eth0 IP address is 192.168.192.60 which is the IP address that will be used to login to the GUI later.

• Also notice that the HWaddr is the MAC address of the eth0 interface.

Web GUI Login

• Open a web browser and use the IP address found using the ifconfig command in the following format: http://<ip address>:5555

• Where <ip address> if the IP address of the server and the :5555 is the listening port of the SCOPTEL web server.

• Example: http://192.168.192.60.5555

• The default login username is admin

• The default admin password is admin