F5 WANJet 200 Quick Start Manual

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F5 WANJet™ 200 Appliance

Quick Start Card

How to get started with the WANJet 200 appliance

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Overview

Power

Status

This Quick Start Card describes how to install

™

the F5 Networks WANJet

200 appliance.

1 Before you begin

Gather the following information from your network administrator:

• IP address and corresponding netmask for the WANJet appliance. The IP address must be in the same subnet as the WAN router that connects directly to the WAN port on the WANJet appliance.

• IP address of the WAN router (WAN gateway).

• Optional: IP address for the Management port if you are using out-of-band management and an Ethernet cable to connect to the management network.

2 Check package contents

The WANJet 200 shipping box includes the following parts:

• WANJet 200 appliance • Power cord

• Blue CAT-6 Ethernet cable • External power supply

• Yellow CAT-5e crossover cable • Beige console cable

Unpack the box and verify that all items are included. If parts are missing, contact F5 Networks Technical Support.

CAUTION:

The power cord included with the WANJet appliance is for exclusive use with the WANJet appliance. Do not use this power

cord with other electrical appliances.

3 Power up the WANJet 200 appliance

There is no power button on the WANJet 200 appliance. To power up the WANJet appliance, perform the following steps.

1. Plug the power cord into the external power supply on the back of the WANJet appliance.

2. Plug the external power supply into a power outlet.

The WANJet appliance starts up automatically.

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4 Set the addresses

The WANJet appliance is shipped with the following default values:

• IP address 192.168.168.100 • Subnet mask 255.255.255.0

Important

The following instructions are for a PC with Windows® XP installed. If the computer or laptop that you are using to access

the WANJet appliance is currently connected to your corporate LAN, you must remove the corporate LAN cable from the

computer before proceeding.

To attach a computer to the WANJet appliance

1. On a computer or laptop, plug the yellow CAT-5e

crossover cable into the Ethernet port.

2. Plug the other end of the yellow CAT-5e crossover

cable into the LAN port on the back of the WANJet appliance.

3. From the attached computer’s Start menu, choose

Control Panel.

4. Click the Network and Internet Connection icon

then click Network Connections. A new window opens with a list of network connections.

5. Click the network connection (likely a local area

connection) that corresponds to the port to which you connected the Ethernet cable in step 1. The Local Area Connections Properties dialog box opens.

6. On the General tab, click Properties. The Local Area

Connections Properties dialog box opens.

7. In the box that reads This connection uses the

following items, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.

8. On the General tab, select the option Use the

following IP address.

9. Into the IP address box, type 192.168.168.175 or

an address in the same subnet as the WANJet appliance default IP address (192.168.168.100).

10. Into the Subnet mask box, type 255.255.255.0.

11. Click OK when you are done, then click OK again

to dismiss the Local Area Connections Properties dialog box.

To set WANJet appliance addresses from the attached computer

1. Open a web browser.

2. Connect to the WANJet appliance using the default address. In the address bar, type https://192.168.168.100:10000 and click Go.

3. If you see a Security Alert dialog box, click Yes. The WANJet appliance login screen opens.

4. Type the user name and password (the defaults are both admin) and click Log On. The WANJet appliance Web UI opens.

5. In the navigation pane, expand Conﬁ guration and click Local WANJet. The Local WANJet screen opens.

6. Conﬁ gure the local WANJet appliance by typing the following information:

• After WANJet Alias, type a name for the WANJet appliance.

• After WANJet IP, type the IP address for the WANJet appliance (default: 192.168.168.100).

• After WANJet Netmask, type the netmask for the WANJet appliance (default: 255.255.255.000).

• After WAN Gateway, type the default WAN gateway for the WANJet appliance (default:

192.168.168.001).

7. Use the defaults for the other values. If using a separate subnet for management, you can optionally specify addresses for the Management IP, Management Netmask, and Management Gateway. When you ﬁ nish, click Save.

8. Unplug the yellow CAT-5e cable from both the computer and the WANJet appliance.

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5 Cable the WANJet 200 appliance

1. Connect the blue Ethernet CAT-6 cable to the LAN port on the back of the WANJet appliance. Connect the other end to your LAN switch.

2. Connect the yellow CAT-5e crossover cable to the WAN port on the back of the WANJet appliance. Connect the other end to your WAN router.

Note that the yellow CAT-5e cable now connects to a different port than it did when initially attaching the

computer to the WANJet appliance.

Plug the blue

Ethernet cable

into the LAN port

Optional: Plug an

Ethernet cable into

the Management

port (for out-of-band

management)

Plug the yellow

crossover cable

into the WAN port

3. Verify that the link LEDs on the front panel of the WANJet appliance are lit for the LAN port and the WAN port. If these lights are not lit, and you have veriﬁed that the cables are ﬁrmly connected, contact your network administrator.

6 Log on to the WANJet 200 appliance

Finally, check that you can log on to the appliance remotely by using the Web UI, and activate the license.

To log on

1. In a web browser, go to https://<WANJet IP address>:10000. (If you set up the Management port, use the Mgt IP Address instead.) The WANJet appliance login screen opens.

2. Type the user name and password (the defaults are both admin), and then click Log On. The Web UI opens and displays the WANJet Status screen.

To activate the license

1. In the WANJet Status screen, click the Not entered link, next to License, to display the WANJet License Details screen.

2. Next to Base Registration Key, you should see your registration key (ﬁ lled in at the factory).

3. Click Next. The EULA (End User License Agreement) screen opens.

4. Read the EULA, and then click Accept if you agree to the conditions. When license activation is complete, the WANJet License Details screen opens and shows the current license date.

Note: If automatic license activation does not work, you can use manual activation instead. On the WANJet License Details screen, next to Activation Method, select Manual and follow the directions on the screen.

Next, you can complete the conﬁ guration of the WANJet appliance including changing the default password, specifying remote WANJet appliances, and setting up optimization, IT service, and QoS policies. See the WANJet Appliance Administrator Guide for details.

F5 Networks, Inc. Technical Support

(888) 88ASKF5 Toll-free • +(800) 11ASK4F5 Intl • (206) 272-6802 Fax • [email protected] (Support) • [email protected] (AskF5SM)

and in certain other countries. This product protected by U.S. Patent 6,327,242. Other patents pending.

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