Juniper MX480 User Manual

Configure System Attributes
1. Configure the name of the router. If the name includes spaces, enclose the name in
quotation marks (“ ”).
[edit]
root@# set system host-name host-name
2. Configure the router's domain name.
[edit]
root@# set system domain-name domain-name
3. Configure the IP address and prefix length for the router's Ethernet interface.
[edit]
root@# set interfaces fxp0 unit 0 family inet address address/prefix-length
4. Configure the IP address of a backup router, which is used only while the routing
protocol is not running.
[edit]
root@# set system backup-router address
5. Configure the IP address of a DNS server.
[edit]
root@# set system name-server address
Commit the Configuration
1. Optionally, display the configuration to verify that it is correct.
[edit]
root@# show
system {
host-name host-name;
domain-name domain-name;
backup-router address;
root-authentication {
authentication-method (password | public-key);
}
name-server {
address;
}
}
interfaces {
fxp0 {
unit 0 {
family inet {
address address/prefix-length;
}
}
}
}
2. Commit the configuration to activate it on the router.
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General

Brand	Juniper
Model	MX480
Category	Network Router
Language	English