Installing and Configuring the Network Inspector

Installation and Configuration Steps

1. Place the device on a flat, stable surface.
2. Plug in the power cable and then power on the device.
3. Connect a monitor and keyboard to the device and verify that the system is initializing.
4. Connect a laptop directly to the Management port of the device using an Ethernet cable with an RJ-45 connector.
5. Configure your laptop to the following IP and subnet: 192.168.0.2/ 255.255.255.0.
6. Verify that the green link LED lights up on the Management NIC card.
7. On your laptop, open a browser and enter the management address: https://192.168.0.1:8080. The Login page appears in the browser.
8. Log in to the application using the username and password that you received from your account manager.

After a successful login, the Setup Wizard is displayed.

9. Enter the Customer Name, Site, and Location.
10. In the Management NIC section, select the management IP address assignment method: DHCP or Manual (default). If you select Manual, then:
    a. Either leave the default IP address as-is or specify a new IP address and subnet (recommended) in CIDR format (for example: 192.168.0.0/24). Keep a record of the IP address that you assigned.
    b. Enter the Gateway address.
11. In the NTP Servers section, select the NTP servers assignment method: Use default NTP servers (default) or specify Custom servers. If you select Custom, then either leave the pre-configured server as-is or specify one or more NTP servers.
12. In the iDRAC NIC section, select the iDRAC IP address assignment method: DHCP (default) or Manual. If you select Manual, then:
    a. Enter the IP address and subnet in CIDR format.
    b. Enter the Gateway IP address.
13. Click Save. A confirmation page shows the configuration changes that you made.

13. Click Apply.
    The changes are applied. It takes approximately 2 minutes for the updates to take effect, while the Applying Changes page is shown.

When the configuration is completed, the Success page is shown.