Overview
This Quick Start Card describes how to install
the F5 Networks WANJet
™
200 appliance.
1 Before you begin
Gather the following information from your network administrator:
•
IP address and corresponding netmask for the WANJet appliance. The IP address must be in the
same subnet as the WAN router that connects directly to the WAN port on the WANJet appliance.
• IP address of the WAN router (WAN gateway).
•
Optional: IP address for the Management port if you are using out-of-band management and an
Ethernet cable to connect to the management network.
2 Check package contents
The WANJet 200 shipping box includes the following parts:
• WANJet 200 appliance
• Power cord
• Blue CAT-6 Ethernet cable
• External power supply
• Yellow CAT-5e crossover cable
• Beige console cable
Unpack the box and verify that all items are included. If parts are missing, contact F5 Networks Technical Support.
3 Power up the WANJet 200 appliance
There is no power button on the WANJet 200 appliance. To power up the WANJet appliance,
perform the following steps.
1.
Plug the power cord into the external power supply on the back of the WANJet appliance.
2.
Plug the external power supply into a power outlet.
The WANJet appliance starts up automatically.
WANJet 200 | Quick Start Card
The power cord included with the WANJet appliance is for exclusive use with the WANJet appliance. Do not use this power
cord with other electrical appliances.
CAUTION:
Power
Status
4 Set the addresses
The WANJet appliance is shipped with the following default values:
• IP address
192.168.168.100
• Subnet mask
255.255.255.0
The following instructions are for a PC with Windows
®
XP installed. If the computer or laptop that you are using to access
the WANJet appliance is currently connected to your corporate LAN, you must remove the corporate LAN cable from the
computer before proceeding.
Important
To attach a computer to the WANJet appliance
1.
On a computer or laptop, plug the yellow CAT-5e
crossover cable into the Ethernet port.
2.
Plug the other end of the yellow CAT-5e crossover
cable into the LAN port on the back of the
WANJet appliance.
3.
From the attached computer’s Start menu, choose
Control Panel.
4.
Click the
Network and Internet Connection
icon
then click
Network Connections
. A new window
opens with a list of network connections.
5.
Click the network connection (likely a local area
connection) that corresponds to the port to which
you connected the Ethernet cable in step 1. The
Local Area Connections Properties dialog box opens.
6.
On the General tab, click
Properties
. The
Local Area
Connections Properties
dialog box opens.
7.
In the box that reads
This connection uses the
following items
, select
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
and click
Properties
.
8.
On the General tab, select the option
Use the
following IP address
.
9.
Into the
IP address
box, type
192.168.168.175
or
an address in the same subnet as the WANJet
appliance default IP address
(192.168.168.100)
.
10. Into
the
Subnet
mask
box, type
255.255.255.0.
11.
Click
OK
when you are done, then click
OK
again
to dismiss the Local Area Connections Properties
dialog box.
To set WANJet appliance addresses from the
attached computer
1.
Open a web browser.
2.
Connect to the WANJet appliance using the
default address. In the address bar, type
https://192.168.168.100:10000
and click
Go
.
3.
If you see a Security Alert dialog box, click
Yes
.
The WANJet appliance login screen opens.
4.
Type the user name and password (the defaults
are both
admin)
and click
Log On
. The WANJet
appliance Web UI opens.
5.
In the navigation pane, expand
Confi guration
and
click
Local WANJet
. The Local WANJet screen opens.
6.
Confi gure the local WANJet appliance by typing
the following information:
•
After
WANJet Alias
, type a name for the
WANJet appliance.
•
After
WANJet IP
, type the IP address for the
WANJet appliance (default:
192.168.168.100
).
•
After
WANJet Netmask
, type the netmask for the
WANJet appliance (default:
255.255.255.000
).
•
After
WAN Gateway
, type the default WAN
gateway for the WANJet appliance (default:
192.168.168.001
).
7. Use the defaults for the other values. If using
a separate subnet for management, you can
optionally specify addresses for the
Management IP,
Management Netmask
, and
Management Gateway
.
When you fi nish, click
Save
.
8.
Unplug the orange yellow CAT-5e cable from both
the computer and the WANJet appliance.
