FAQ Gateway GAU
Administrative and Configuration Access
There are a number of different ways that you can configure and administer your Sixnet C120/C13X series product.
Via the onboard Graphical_Administration_Utility (GAU):
This quickest and easiest method of configuration support. Using an Ethernet cable and a web browser you can access the device's onboard Graphical interface. The Ethernet section of the FAQs will provide you with all the information you need to facilitate an ethernet connection to the device via TCP/IP. Once basic Ethernet connectivity has been established, you connect to the device's web interface using the following URL syntax, where "X.X.X.X" is replaced with the IP address of the Sixnet device's ethernet port:
http://X.X.X.X:10000/
or, if you have previously configured the device and enabled HTTPS/SSL access to the GAU:
https://X.X.X.X:10000/
Once presented with a login dialogue window, login using the user account 'jbmadmin'. The default password is the serial number of the device, all lower case. The serial number may be found on the sticker on the bottom of the device. It is STRONGLY recommended that one of your first configuration activities be to change this password.
Please note: For security reasons, the 'jbmadmin' account is only used to permit access to the web interface. Other access methods, such as telnet, SSH, or console access require the use of other accounts. Additional information can be found in the online manual.
Please note: For security reasons, the 'jbmadmin' account is only used to permit access to the web interface. Other access methods, such as telnet, SSH, or console access require the use of other accounts. Additional information can be found in the online manual.
Via Secure Shell Command Line Interface:
NOTE: YOU SHOULD ONLY USE THIS OPTION IF YOU ARE COMPLETELY AND THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH ADMINISTERING LINUX OPERATING SYSTEMS.
Secure Shell (SSH) provides an encrypted, secure method for exchanging user ids and passwords with the Sixnet device and allows access to the command line interface. As Sixnet routers are Linux based, you should be thoroughly familiar with the workings of a Linux operating system before attempting to configure your device via this interface. If you are not thoroughly familiar with Linux operating systems we recommend that you use the Gateway Administration Utility (GAU) described in the section above.
To access the Sixnet via the SSH command line interface you should first establish basic ethernet and TCP/IP connectivity with the device. Information on how this may be accomplished is located in the Ethernet section of the FAQs. Once basic ethernet/IP connectiity has been established, you can use either a command line version of SSH, or your favorite graphical front-end, with the userid 'jbmgatew'. Hence, via a command line, 'the syntax would be: jbmgatew@X.X.X.X.
Though it can be enabled, direct login into the device as 'root' is not enabled in the factory default configuration, and in the interest of best practice security, Sixnet strongly recommends that you do not enable this feature. Therefore, once you have successfully exchanged encryption certificates with the device and logged in as the 'jbmgatew' user you will presented with a regular Linux user account prompt of '$'. Sixnet strongly recommends that you change this initial, default password. Instructions on how to change this password are contained in the password section of the FAQs.
In order to configure the device you will need to be logged into the device as the 'root' user. In order to 'switch user' ids from the basic, unprivileged 'jbmgatew' to root issue the following command at the '$' prompt:
su -
You will receive a password prompt: Password:
The root password defaults to the device's serial number, all lower case. The serial number is located on a sticker on the bottom of the device. It is strongly recommended that you change this password. Instructions on how to change this password are contained in the password section of the FAQs.
Once you have successfully logged into the device as 'jbmgatew' and 'switched user' ids to root your command line prompt should change to a '#'. You are now free to configure the device as needed. However, we recommend that you exercise the same caution as you would when logged into the device as 'root' as you would when logged into any Linux/Unix operating system as improper configuration changes could result in the need to reload the firmware of the device in order to restore proper operation.
Please note: When a device is booted for the first time, one of the "first boot" startup tasks is for the device to generate RSA key pairs to be used with SSH. This process can take anywhere from 5-10 minutes. Therefore, SSH access may not be immediately available the first time that the device is booted. You should boot the device and wait 5-10 minutes before attempting to connect to the device's command line interface. Additional information can be found in the online manual
Via the Telnet Command Line Interface
NOTE: YOU SHOULD ONLY USE THIS OPTION IF YOU ARE COMPLETELY AND THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH ADMINISTERING LINUX OPERATING SYSTEMS.
Telnet provides an unencrypted, insecure method for exchanging userids and passwords with the Sixnet device and allows access to the command line interface. As Sixnet routers are Linux based, you should be thoroughly familiar with the workings of a Linux operating system before attempting to configure your device via this interface. If you are not thoroughly familiar with Linux operating systems we recommend that you use the Gateway Administration Utility (GAU) described in the section above.
To access the Sixnet via the telnet command line interface you should first establish basic Ethernet and TCP/IP connectivity with the device. Information on how this may be accomplished is located in the Ethernet section of the FAQs. Once basic Ethernet/IP connectivity has been established, you can telnet to the device using the command syntax 'telnet X.X.X.X' where 'X.X.X.X' is replaced by the IP address of the Sixnet device's Ethernet port to which you are connected.
Once the connection between your PC/Laptop has been established, you will receive a "login:" prompt. Log into the device using the userid 'jbmgatew'. The default password is the device's serial number, all lower case. The serial number may be located on a sticker on the bottom of the device.
Once you have successfully logged in as the 'jbmgatew' user you will presented with a regular Linux user account prompt of '$'. Sixnet strongly recommends that you change this password. Instructions on how to change this password are contained in the password section of the FAQs.
In order to configure the device you will need to be logged into the device as the 'root' user. In order to 'switch user' ids from the basic, unprivileged 'jbmgatew' to root issue the following command at the '$' prompt:
su -
You will receive a password prompt: Password:
The root password defaults to the device's serial number, all lower case. The serial number is located on a sticker on the bottom of the device. Sixnet strongly recommends that you change this password. Instructions on how to change this password are contained in the password section of the FAQs.
Once you have successfully logged into the device as 'jbmgatew' and 'switched user' ids to root your command line prompt should change to a '#'. You are now free to configure the device as needed. However, we recommend that you exercise the same caution as you would when logged into the device as 'root' as you would when logged into any Linux/Unix operating system as improper configuration changes could result in the need to reload the firmware of the device in order to restore proper operation. Additional information can be found in the online manual.
Via Asynchronous Serial Console Port:
NOTE: YOU SHOULD ONLY USE THIS OPTION IF YOU ARE COMPLETELY AND THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH ADMINISTERING LINUX OPERATING SYSTEMS.
Your Sixnet C120/C13X device was shipped with an RS-232 serial console cable. As your Sixnet device is Linux based, this console port can provide useful diagnostic information both while the system is booting and while it is in operation. Using the supplied serial cable, you can connect the RS-232 port of a PC/Laptop to the Sixnet's console port, and set the communications port parameters of your PC/Laptop to:
9600 bits per second, an 8-bit word, 1 stop bit, no parity, and 'ansi' terminal emulation.
Once you have established RS-232 communications with the Sixnet device's console port, and the device has completed the boot process, you will be provided with a 'login:' prompt. If you are connecting to the device after it has completed the boot process it may be necessary to hit the
key a few times in order to 'wake up' the port before receiving a 'login:' prompt. If you have just recently powered on the device and connected the serial cable while the device was booting it may be necessary to wait anywhere from a few seconds to up to a minute before seeing any output appear on your screen as there are a number of 'first boot' procedures that must be accomplished the first time the device is powered on after leaving the factory.
The Sixnet device's Asynchronous Serial Console Port is the only port on the device where logging directly into the device as the user 'root' is permitted. Once you have received a 'login:' prompt you may log into the device as the user 'root'. The initial, default root password is the device's serial number, all lower case. Sixnet strongly recommends that you change this password. Instructions on how to change this password are contained in the password section of the FAQs. Additional information can be found in the online manual.
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