Juniper MX10004 - Page 152

1. Connect the console port to a laptop or PC using the supplied RJ-45 cable and RJ-45 to DB-9
adapter. The console (CON) port is located on the Roung and Control Board of the router.
2. Verify that your laptop or PC has the following default values:
• Baud Rate—9600
• Flow Control—None
• Data—8
• Parity—None
• Stop Bits—1
• DCD State—Disregard
3. Log in as root. There is no password. If the soware boots before you connect to the console port,
you might need to press the Enter key for the prompt to appear.
login: root
4. Start the CLI.
root@% cli
5. Enter conguraon mode.
root> configure
6. Add a password to the root administraon user account.
[edit]
root@# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password: password
Retype new password: password
NOTE: Oponally, instead of conguring the root password at the [edit system] hierarchy
level, you can use a conguraon group to strengthen security.
7. (Oponal) Congure the name of the router. If the name includes spaces, enclose the name in
quotaon marks (“ ”).
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