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E Series Installation Guide
Configure the Appliance
After the appliance has been installed on the network, settings need to be configured. The
configuration instructions describe general server and network settings, like IP address, server name,
and alert email. The section
provides necessary information about setup.
General Information
The following deployment notes provide information to understand feature configuration.
Requirement Checklist
Items below will be required to set up the appliance. Plan ahead so that items are available when
needed to complete configuration.
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Domain administrator credentials are needed to join the appliance to the domain.
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Static IP addresses are reserved for network adapters.
Deployment Assumptions
Information presented in the A Series setup instructions is based on the following:
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The LAN is configured for DHCP. Use DHCP initially to assign an IP address to the LAN0 network
adapter. Find the assigned IP address through the
Note: If DHCP is not deployed, use the front panel controls to
an IP address to LAN0.
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Active Directory (AD) is used as the domain controller.
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The local administrator account for the appliance is used for first login to the web UI.
Domain Terminology Disambiguation
The following list explains how terms to describe components are used in documentation.
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On-premises domains are sometimes referred to as AD domains, but documentation uses the
term
internal domain
.
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Servers configured with the role Active Directory Domain Services may be referred to as the
domain controller (DC) or designated by the acronym AD DS. The acronym AD is used as a gen-
eral referent for the internal domain directory.
