Configuring your system, Using a keyboard, monitor, and mouse – Dell PowerVault 775N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual

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other connector is an embedded remote access connector. Use it only for remote access functions.

3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a functioning Ethernet jack.

4. Push the power button to turn on the NAS system.

The NAS system retrieves the required information to set up network parameters (the IP address, gateway subnet

mask, and DNS server address) from a DHCP server on the network.

NOTE:

It may take several minutes for the NAS system to boot, depending on your configuration and the

amount of storage attached to the system.

5. Verify that the link LED on the NIC connector is illuminated. See

Figure 1-1

.

If the LED is not illuminated, check to make sure that each end of the Ethernet cable is seated properly in the NIC

connector and the Ethernet jack.

Figure 1-1. NIC Connector

6. From a client system on the same network, open Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, type the default system

name in the Web address field, and press <Enter>.

The default system name is Dellxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxx is the system's service tag number.. For example, if your

service tag number is 1234567, enter http://DELL1234567.

You can also access the system directly through secure port 1279 by connecting to https://DELLxxxxx:1279 where

xxxxxxx is the system's service tag number.

NOTE:

If you cannot connect to the system through a Web browser, you must use another method to configure

the IP address, gateway subnet mask, and DNS server. See "

Configuring Your System Using a Keyboard,

Monitor, and Mouse

."

7. Enter the default administrative user name and password for your system when prompted, and then click OK.

NOTE:

The default administrative user name is administrator and the default password is powervault.

8. Use the NAS Manager to begin setting up shares and volumes on the NAS system.

See "

NAS Manager

."

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