Cisco Expressway CE500 User manual

Cisco Expressway

CE500 Appliance

Installation Guide

X8.2 or later

December2014

Contents

Introduction 3

About this document 3

About the Cisco Expressway appliance 3

Related documents

nCisco Expressway Administrator Guide - describes how to maintain and operate the Cisco Expressway

software.

nCisco Expressway Cluster Creation and Maintenance Deployment Guide - describes how to create and

maintain a cluster of Cisco Expressways.

Training

Training is available online and at our training locations. For more information on all the training we provide

and where our training offices are located, visit www.cisco.com/go/telepresencetraining

Glossary

A glossary of TelePresence terms is available at: https://tp-tools-web01.cisco.com/start/glossary/

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Introduction

Preparing to install

Environmental and power specifications

To view environmental and power specifications for the appliance server see

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220/install/spec.html.

Unpacking the unit and preparing the installation

See http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220/install/install.html for information

on:

nUnpacking and inspecting the server

nInstallation guidelines

nRack requirements

nEquipment requirements

nSlide rail adjustment range

Locating serial numbers

The Cisco Expressway appliance displays two serial numbers:

nUCSserial number:

lhas the format FCHxxxxxxxx

lis displayed on the physical hardware and in the CIMCweb interface

nApplication/Software serial number:

lhas the format 52XNNNNN, where X is a letter and N are numbers

lis displayed in the Cisco Expressway web interface, console and SSH session

lmust be supplied to obtain release and option keys

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Preparing to install

Installing

Installing the unit in a rack

See http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/hw/C220/install/install.html#wp1341126

for information on how to install the unit in a rack.

Connecting and powering on the unit

Attach a power cord to the power supply in your server, and then attach the power cord to a grounded AC

power outlet. See http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_

computing/ucs/c/hw/C220/install/spec.html#wp1070378 for power specifications.

The power button of the unit is located in the top left-hand corner of the front panel.

If this is the first time that the power switch has been turned on after connecting the power cable, the system

will perform a Self Test and the unit will automatically restart.This is expected behavior. The system will be

operational after it has booted up a second time. The first boot will take approximately 2 minutes.

To verify the power status look at the Power Status LED (see Figure 3: Front view of the Cisco Expressway

unit. [p.12]):

nOff—There is no AC power present in the server.

nAmber—The server is in standby power mode. Power is supplied only to the CIMC and some motherboard

functions.

nGreen—The server is in main power mode. Power is supplied to all server components.

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Installing

Configuring

Before you can use the Cisco Expressway, you must configure its IPv4 and/or IPv6 address, subnet mask

and default gateway. Consult your network administrator for information on which addresses to use. Note

that the Cisco Expressway must use a static IP address.

This section describes how to connect to the Cisco Expressway and perform the initial configuration.

Connecting to the Cisco Expressway

Before you can use the Cisco Expressway, you must configure its IPv4 and/or IPv6 address, subnet mask

and default gateway. Consult your network administrator for information on which addresses to use. Note

that the Cisco Expressway must use a static IP address.

Note: an additional IPaddress is required if the CIMC(Cisco Integrated Management Controller) tool is used.

It can be a static IP address or assigned via DHCP.

This initial configuration can be done:

nby connecting from a PC to the Cisco Expressway using a serial cable (see Connecting via the serial port

[p.8] followed by Configuring the Cisco Expressway [p.9]).

nby connecting a monitor and keyboard directly into the unit (see Connecting via the KVM port [p.9] followed

by Configuring the Cisco Expressway [p.9]).

nif your network is set up to allow it, by connecting using a web browser to the default IP address of

192.168.0.100 (see Using the web interface [p.10]).

Figure 1: Rear panel showing ports.

The rear panel ports are:

1 VGAport

2 Serial port

3 Dedicated management port (can be used for CIMCin the

future)

4 LAN1 (left-hand 1-Gb copper port)

5 LAN2 (right-hand 1-Gb copper port)

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Configuring

6 LAN3 (not currently used)

7 LAN4 (not currently used)

8 USB port

9 USBport

Figure 2: Front panel showing KVM connector.

The front panel port is:

1 KVMconnector

Connecting via the serial port

To connect to the Cisco Expressway via the serial port:

1. Connect the Ethernet LAN cable from the LAN 1 port on the rear of the unit to your network.

The LAN 1 port is the left-hand port of the dual port adapter on the rear panel of the unit (shown in Figure 1:

Rear panel showing ports. [p.7]).

2. Connect a serial cable from the serial port on the rear of the unit to the serial port on a PC (see Figure 1:

Rear panel showing ports. [p.7]).

The serial cable used must be a cross-over cable. The pin assignment for the serial cable is:

Male RJ45 pin Female DB9 pin

1 8

2 6

3 TXD 2

4 GND 5

5 GND 5

6 RXD 3

7 4

8 7

Note:if there is no DB9 port on your PC, a DB9 to USBserial port adapter is required.

3. Start a terminal emulator program (for example PuTTY) on the PC and configure it to use the PC’s serial

port as follows:

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Configuring

lbaud rate: 115200 bits per second

ldata bits: 8

lparity: none

lstop bits: 1

lflow control (hardware and software): none

Note: do not leave a terminal emulator session open after it is no longer in use. An open session may

cause issues during a system restart.

Connecting via the KVM port

1. Connect the Ethernet LAN cable from the LAN 1 port on the rear of the unit to your network.

The LAN 1 port is the left-hand port of the dual port adapter (shown in Figure 1: Rear panel showing ports.

[p.7]).

2. Either:

lconnect a USB keyboard and VGA monitor via a KVMadaptor to the KVM connector on the front panel

(see Figure 2: Front panel showing KVM connector. [p.8]), or

lconnect a USBkeyboard to the USBport and a VGA monitor to the VGAport on the rear panel (see

Configuring [p.7]).

Configuring the Cisco Expressway

When you have connected to the Cisco Expressway and powered up the system, perform the following

steps for the initial configuration:

1. If the system has just booted up, the terminal emulator program on the PC will display the Cisco

Expressway’s startup information. After approximately four minutes you will get the login prompt.

If the Cisco Expressway was already on when you connected the serial cable, press Enter to get the

The login prompt is

cisco login:

2. Enter the username admin and press Enter.

You will get the password prompt:

Password:

3. Enter the default password of TANDBERG and press Enter.

You will get the install wizard prompt:

Run install wizard [n]:

4. Type yand press Enter.

5. Follow the prompts given by the install wizard to specify the following:

lthe password you want to use for your admin account

Note: for security reasons you are advised to change the password from the default of TANDBERG.

lwhether you want to use IPv4, IPv6 or Both

lthe LAN 1 IP address of the Cisco Expressway

lthe LAN 1 IPv4 subnet mask of the Cisco Expressway (if you have selected IPv4)

lthe IP default gateway of the Cisco Expressway

lthe Ethernet speed

Note: use the default value of Auto.

lwhether you want to use SSH to administer the Cisco Expressway

6. After the wizard is finished the following message will appear:

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Configuring

Setting other settings...OK.

The system must be restarted for new

settings to take effect..

And you will get a restart prompt:

Restart Now?

Type yand press Enter.

7. After it has rebooted, the Cisco Expressway is ready to use. You can access the Cisco Expressway's

web interface via the IP address assigned to the LAN 1 Ethernet port.

Note: for security reasons you are advised to change the password for the default admin account (if you

have not already done so) and the root account from the default of TANDBERG.

Using the web interface

To use the web interface:

1. Open a browser window and in the address line type either:

lthe IP address of the Cisco Expressway

lthe FQDN of the Cisco Expressway

The Login page will appear.

2. Select Administrator Login.

3. Enter a valid administrator username and password and select Login.

You will be presented with the Overview page.

See the online help or CiscoExpressway Administrator Guide for information on the configuration options

available for each page of the Cisco Expressway web interface.

Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)

The command line interface is available over SSH and through the serial port by default.

To use the command line interface:

1. Start an SSH session.

2. Enter the IP address or FQDN of the Cisco Expressway.

3. Login with a username of admin and your system password.

You will see a welcome message.

For a full list of CLIcommands available on the Cisco Expressway, see Cisco Expressway Administrator

Guide.

Changing the admin account password

To change the password for the admin account using the web interface:

1. Go to Users > Administrator accounts. You are taken to the Administrator accounts page.

2. Click on View/Edit for the admin name.

3. In the Password and Confirm password fields, enter the new password, and click Save.

The Password strength box will indicate how secure your chosen password is.

To change the password for the admin account using the CLI:

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Configuring

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