Connecting The Steelhead Appliance To Your Network - Riverbed Steelhead CX Guía Rápida De Instalación

Installing the Steelhead Appliance
At the login prompt, type admin. The default password is password.
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The configuration wizard automatically starts when you log into the Steelhead command-line interface
for the first time.
Follow the prompts to configure network and in-path interface settings for the Steelhead appliance.
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Confirm your settings; then type exit to log out of the system.
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5. Connecting the Steelhead Appliance to Your Network

Make sure you use the correct cables to connect to your network:
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– Straight-through cables: Primary and LAN ports to LAN switch.
– Cross-over cable: WAN port to WAN router.
Plug the straight-through cable into the Primary port of the Steelhead appliance and the LAN switch.
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This can be any port on your LAN switch that is configured to connect to a host.
Identify the straight-through cable that connects your LAN switch to your WAN router; unplug the
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end connected to the WAN router.
Getting Started Guide
Installing the Steelhead Appliance
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