3. Start the CLI.
root@% cli
4. Enter configuration mode.
root> configure
5. Add a password to the root administration user account.
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root@# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password: password
Retype new password: password
6. (Optional) Configure the name of the router. If the name includes spaces, enclose the name in quotation
marks (“ ”).
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root@# set system host-name host-name
7. Configure the default gateway.
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root@# set routing-options static route default next-hop address
8. Configure the IP address and prefix length for the router management interface.
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root@# set interfaces em0 unit 0 family inet address address/prefix-length
CAUTION: Although the CLI permits you to configure two management Ethernet
interfaces within the same subnet, only one interface is usable and supported.
NOTE: The management ports em0 (MGMT for RJ-45 connections), and em1 (also labeled
MGMT for fiber connections) are located on the Routing and Control Boards of an MX10016.
9. (Optional) Configure the static routes to remote prefixes with access to the management port.
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