2.6 Initializing the Appliance

After you have deployed the appliance, you must initialize it. Use the Appliance Installation Worksheet to make sure you have the required information before you begin.

  1. Verify that your environment meets all requirements listed in Product Requirements.

  2. From a supported browser, access the initialization web interface at the URL displayed on the appliance screen after it is deployed.

    For example: https://appliance_ip_address/appliance/Init.html

    IMPORTANT:This URL is case-sensitive, so ensure that you enter the non-variable portions of the URL exactly as illustrated in the example above.

  3. Follow the prompts in the initialization wizard to provide the information needed to initialize the appliance.

    NOTE:The password that you specify in the last step becomes the appliance administrator password. Make a note of this password, since you will need it to log in to the appliance or to re-initialize the appliance.

  4. Click Finish.

    A successfully initialized appliance automatically redirects the browser to the administration console login page at https://appliance_dns_name/appliance/index.html.

  5. Log in with the following administrator user name and password:

    User name: appliance.admin (The user name is not case-sensitive, so Appliance.Admin also works.)

    Password: The password you set for the appliance in the last step of the initialization process.

  6. Proceed with Section 3.0, Configuring the Appliance.