Configure the initial network settings

You can configure the network settings for the appliance from the appliance Network Setup Console after you connect a monitor and keyboard directly to the appliance and after the appliance's first boot.

Configure the network settings for the Virtual appliance from the Virtual KACE Systems Deployment Appliance Administrator Console, and configure the RSA from the virtual RSA Administrator Console.

1.	Connect a monitor and keyboard directly to the appliance.

2.	Power on the appliance. The first-time startup takes 5 to 10 minutes.

The login screen appears.

3.	At the login prompt, enter konfig for both Login and Password.

4.	Choose the language to use for the console. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to move between fields.

5.	Configure the following network settings. To select options in a field, use the right and left-arrow keys; to move between fields, use the up- and down-arrow keys.

Field	Description
Host Name	Enter the host name of the appliance. The default is k2000.
Domain Name	Enter the domain the appliance is on. For example, example.com.
IP Address	Enter the static IP address of the appliance.
Network Speed	Select the speed of your network. This speed should match the setting of your LAN switch. If you select Auto-negotiate, the system determines the best value automatically provided that the LAN switch supports auto-negotiation.
Default Gateway	Enter the network gateway for the appliance.
Subnet Mask	Enter the subnet (network segment) that the appliance is on. For example, 255.255.255.0.
Primary DNS	Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server the appliance uses to resolve host names.
Secondary DNS	Optional: Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server the appliance uses to resolve host names.
Proxy	Optional: Enter proxy server information.   NOTE: The appliance supports proxy servers that use basic, realm-based authentication requiring usernames and passwords. If your proxy server uses a different authentication type, add the appliance’s IP address to the proxy server’s exception list.
Save appliance data	The Save appliance data setting enables you to save the appliance data to an offboard virtual disk during the initial configuration for a new Virtual appliance and a new Remote Site Appliance. You can also configure offboard storage later for the virtual KACE Systems Deployment Appliance and RSA using the Administrator Console. The Save appliance data setting is not available for the physical KACE Systems Deployment Appliance during the initial configuration. Configure the physical appliance to save the appliance data to an offboard-storage device from the Administrator Console. Select one of the following check boxes: • On the virtual appliance (onboard storage) • To this offboard-storage device (Virtual disk)   NOTE: You can only have one virtual disk connected.

6.	Use the down-arrow key to move the cursor to Save, and then press Enter or Return.

The appliance restarts.

7.	Connect a network cable to the port indicated: