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APX 8000/MAX TNT/DSLTNT Physical Interface Configuration Guide v
Contents
Customer Service..................................................................................................................... iii
About This Guide............................................................................ xvii
What is in this guide.............................................................................................................. xvii
What you should know ......................................................................................................... xvii
Documentation conventions................................................................................................. xviii
Documentation set................................................................................................................... xix
Chapter 1 Performing Basic Configuration.................................................... 1-1
Introduction to basic configuration........................................................................................ 1-1
Connecting to a new unit ....................................................................................................... 1-3
New APX 8000 unit........................................................................................................ 1-3
New MAX TNT or DSLTNT unit.................................................................................. 1-3
Configuring the shelf-controller IP address on a nonredundant unit..................................... 1-4
Setting the system date........................................................................................................... 1-5
Setting the system name.........................................................................................................1-5
Setting the log level................................................................................................................ 1-5
Configuring a default gateway............................................................................................... 1-6
Configuring basic DNS information...................................................................................... 1-6
Pinging the TAOS unit from a local host............................................................................... 1-7
Recommended basic security measures................................................................................. 1-7
Changing the Admin password....................................................................................... 1-8
Securing the serial port ................................................................................................... 1-8
Assigning a Telnet password.......................................................................................... 1-8
Requiring acceptance of the pool address....................................................................... 1-9
Ignoring ICMP redirects................................................................................................. 1-9
Disabling directed broadcasts......................................................................................... 1-9
Configuring SNMP access to the unit........................................................................... 1-10
Overview of SNMP security.................................................................................. 1-10
Enabling SNMP in the TAOS unit ........................................................................ 1-11
Setting community strings..................................................................................... 1-11
Setting up address security .................................................................................... 1-11
Where to go next.................................................................................................................. 1-12
Chapter 2 Configuring Shelf-Controller Redundancy
(APX 8000) ....................................................................................... 2-1
Overview of redundancy operations ...................................................................................... 2-1
Shelf-controller startup and primary election................................................................. 2-1
Normal operation............................................................................................................ 2-2
Controller switchover ..................................................................................................... 2-3
Log messages.................................................................................................................. 2-3