Citrix SD-WAN Series - Prerequisites; Configuring the Appliance by Connecting a Computer to the Ethernet Port

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Prerequisites

May 23, 2019

Before you begin configuring the appliance, make sure that the following prerequisites have been

met:

• You should have physical access to the appliance.

• In the Worksheet, record all IP addresses and other values you would use to configure the appli-

ance. Preferably, print the worksheet before you start the configuration process.

• You should already have an SD-WAN license key from Citrix, sent in an email. If you are using

remote licensing, you need the IP address of the licensing server.

• WAN Send and Receive Speeds.

Configuring the Appliance by Connecting a Computer to the Ethernet

Port

June 19, 2020

For initial configuration of an SD-WAN appliance, perform the following tasks:

• Configure the appliance for use on your site.

• Install the Citrix license.

• Enable acceleration.

• Enable traic shaping (inline mode only).

With inline deployments, this configuration might be all you need, because most acceleration features

are enabled by default and require no additional configuration.

You can configure the appliance connecting the appliance to your computer through either the Eth-

ernet port or the serial console. The following procedure enables you to configure the appliance by

connecting it to your computer through the Ethernet port.

Note: On an SD-WAN 1000 appliance, you use the Ethernet port labeled as MGMT. However, on

SD-WAN 2000 appliance, you use the Ethernet port labeled as PRI or LOM.

If you want to configure the appliance by connecting it to the computer through the serial console,

assign the management service IP address from your Worksheet by completing the Assigning a Man-

agement IP Address through the Serial Console procedure, and then run steps 4 through 25 of the

following procedure.