Juniper MX2020 User Manual

Step 8: Perform Initial Software Configuration
This procedure connects the router to the network but does not enable it to forward
traffic. For complete information about configuring the router to forward traffic, including
examples, see the Junos OS configuration guides.
Check the LEDs on the craft interface to verify the hardware status after reinstalling or
powering on the MX2020 router.
For a list of system status verification commands, see the MX2020 3D Universal Edge
Router Hardware Guide at http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/.
To configure the software:
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Enter Configuration Mode on page 64
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Configure User Accounts and Passwords on page 64
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Configure System Attributes on page 65
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Commit the Configuration on page 66
Enter Configuration Mode
1. Verify that the network device is powered on.
2. Log in as the root user. There is no password.
Amnesiac <ttyd0>
login: root
3. Start the CLI.
root@% cli
root>
4. Enter configuration mode.
root> configure
Entering configuration mode.
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root#
Configure User Accounts and Passwords
For information about using an encrypted password or an SSH public key string (DSA or
RSA), see authentication.
1. Add a password to the root administration user account. Enter a clear-text password.
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root# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password: password
Retype new password: password
2. Create a management console user account.
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Juniper MX2020 Specifications

General

Brand	Juniper
Model	MX2020
Category	Network Router
Language	English