SSG 500 M Series Hardware Installation and Configuration Guide
36 Accessing a Device
3. Launch a serial terminal-emulation program on your workstation. The required
settings to launch a console session with the device are as follows:
Baud rate: 9600
Parity: None
Data bits: 8
Stop bit: 1
Flow Control: None
4. If you have not yet changed the default username and password, enter
netscreen at both the login and password prompts. (Use lowercase letters only.
The login and password fields are both case-sensitive.)
5. (Optional) By default, the console times out and terminates automatically after
10 minutes of idle time. To remove the timeout, enter set console timeout 0.
6. Once the command prompt is displayed, the device is ready to be configured,
See “Basic Device Configuration” on page 37 to complete the initial device
configuration.
Using the WebUI
To use the WebUI, you must be on the same subnetwork as the device. To access
the device with the WebUI browser interface, perform the following steps:
1. Connect your workstation to the port labeled 0/0 (ethernet0/0 interface), which
is prebound to the Trust security zone.
2. Launch your browser, enter the IP address for the ethernet0/0 interface (the
default IP address is 192.168.1.1), then press Enter.
The WebUI application displays the login prompt.
3. If you have not yet changed the default username and password, enter
netscreen at both the login and password prompts. (Use lowercase letters only.
The login and password fields are both case-sensitive.)
4. Once the WebUI home page is displayed, the device is ready to be configured.
See “Basic Device Configuration” on page 37 to complete the initial device
configuration.