First log on and system test
When starting up your ProtectServer 3+ External for the first time, complete the procedures described in this section.
Access the console, power on, and log on
To test the system and configure the network, you must first access the ProtectServer 3+ External console. You must connect a terminal directly to the serial port on the rear of the appliance with the supplied Prolific Technology Inc. USB to RJ45 (with 8P8C connector) adapter. Use the serial connection to configure at least one of the network interfaces.
To open a serial connection and log on for the first time
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Connect the serial port on the appliance's rear panel to a terminal server, dumb terminal, PC, or laptop, using the supplied Prolific Technology Inc. USB to RJ45 (with 8P8C connector) adapter.
Note
Do not connect the serial cable to one of the Ethernet ports.
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If the driver for the Prolific Technology Inc. USB to RJ45 (with 8P8C connector) adapter did not download and install automatically, go to http://www.prolific.com.tw to download and install the PL2303 USB-to-Serial Windows driver.
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Open Device Manager (Control Panel > Hardware > Device Manager) and expand the Ports (COM and LPT) folder. If the driver installed successfully, an entry is displayed for the Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port, followed by the port associated with the adapter.
For example:
Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM4)
Record the COM port (COM4 in this example) associated with the adapter. You will need this port number when you open a serial connection.
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Power on the ProtectServer 3+ External.
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Use a terminal emulation package, such as PuTTY, to open a serial connection to the COM port associated with your Prolific USB-to-Serial adapter. Set the serial connection parameters as follows:
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Baud rate: 115200
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Data bits: 8
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Parity: None
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Stop bits: 1
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You might need to press ENTER several times to initiate the session. You must log on within two minutes of opening an administration session, or the connection will time out.
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When the connection is made, the HSM appliance login prompt appears:
Protect Server External 7.0 PSE+ login:
You can log on as admin or pseoperator to access the PSE shell (PSESH), which provides a CLI for configuring and managing the appliance. Refer to the PSESH Command Reference for command syntax. There is a third account, audit, which is used to configure audit logging on the appliance. This account cannot be used to perform administrative tasks.
The default passwords for the admin and pseoperator users are: password
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After logging in, you will be prompted to change the password for the account. Please remember your password. To change the account password at any time, log on to the account and use the command user password.
The admin user can reset all account passwords to their factory defaults at any time with the PSESH command sysconf appliance factory. For more information about this procedure, refer to Resetting the ProtectServer 3 Network HSM appliance to factory settings.
Run system test
Before field testing and deployment, run the diagnostic utility. While logged on as the admin or pseoperator enter the command hsm state to display the current status:
psesh:>hsm state
HSM device 0: HSM in NORMAL MODE. RESPONDING to requests. Usage Level=0%
State = (0x8000, 0xffffffff)
Host Interface = PSIe3
Command Result : 0 (Success)
You can also use the PSESH command status to check each of the HSM's processes. See the PSESH command reference for command syntax.
Continue to Network configuration.