Local management interface Appliance Setup wizard

The Appliance Setup wizard runs the first time that an administrator logs in to the local management interface (LMI) of an unconfigured appliance.

After you log in to the LMI for the first time, follow the Appliance Setup wizard to complete the initial configuration of the appliance. The tasks that complete for the initial configuration include:

• Read and accept the License Agreement.
• Download and install the license file. Install the license to download the firmware for the hardware appliance updates.
• Depending on your requirements, choose Whether to enable the FIPS option to turn on compliance for NIST SP800-131a. If we enable this option, the appliance is automatically restarted before it continues on with the rest of the setup. Enable this option only if we must comply with the NIST SP800-131a requirements. There is no advantage to enabling this option if your installation does not require it. To disable NIST SP800-131a compliance, we must reinstall the appliance.

• Set the appliance password.
• Configure the networking, which includes the host name, management interface settings, and DNS configuration.
• Configure the application interface settings.
• Configure the date and time settings.

After completing the basic configuration, a summary screen displays. Review the details on the completion page and click Complete Setup.

Parent topic: Common tasks