F5 WANJet 300 Technical manual

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F5 WANJet®300 Appliance
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How to get started with the WANJet 300 appliance
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To log on
a. In a web browser, go to https://<Mgmt IP
address, if you set up a management network.
Otherwise use the Bridge IP address.
b. In the user authentication popup screen, type
the user name and password, and click OK.
The default credentials are:
User Name: admin
Password: admin
The WANJet Setup Utility Welcome screen opens.
To activate the license
a. On the WANJet Setup Utility Welcome screen,
click Next to open the first License screen.
b. Click Activate to open the second License
screen. In the Base Registration Key box, your
registration key appears. If it does not appear, see
the note below.
c. Click Next.
d. Read the End User License Agreement (EULA), and
then click Accept if you agree to the conditions.
Note: If automatic license activation does not work,
you can use manual activation instead. On the
second License screen, for Activation Method, select
Manual and follow the directions on the screen.
To complete the setup
When the license activation has finished, the
Platform screen opens.
a. Verify the Management Port settings. If you are
not using a management interface, you must still
type an IP address and netmask (use fictitious
ones) to proceed with the setup.
b. For the Host Name, type a fully qualified domain
name, for example, mywanjet.wanopt.net.
c. Select the local time zone.
d. Change and confirm the passwords for the root
and Admin accounts.
e. Click Next to open the Local WANJet screen.
f. In the WANJet Alias box, optionally type a
common name for the WANJet appliance.
g. If you set up the local WANJet appliance using
the Bridge menu on the LCD, verify that the
addresses you specified appear on this screen.
If you did not specify these addresses, type them
in the appropriate boxes.
h. Click Save.
To reboot
After you complete the Setup utility, you must
reboot the WANJet appliance from the command
line. To reboot, use a terminal emulator program
(if you are working locally using a serial console
connected to the WANJet appliance) or an SSH
program. Log on to the WANJet appliance and run
the reboot command.
When the reboot has finished, you need to log on
again to continue using the browser interface.
7 Complete the WANJet 300 appliance setup
Log on to the appliance remotely through the browser interface, and use the Setup utility to activate the
license and complete the setup, as follows. For more detailed information, click the Help tab or refer to the
WANJet®Appliance Administrator Guide.
8 Configure the WANJet 300 appliance
Use the browser interface, called the Configuration utility, to configure the WANJet appliance, such as adding
remote WANJet appliances, setting up optimization and QoS policies, and creating static routes. For more
information, click the Help tab, or consult the WANJet®Appliance Administrator Guide.

1 Before you begin
Gather the following information from your
network administrator:
• IP address and netmask of 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).
• 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
Unpack the WANJet 300 shipping box and verify that it includes the following parts:
• WANJet 300 appliance • Gray CAT-5e Ethernet cable • Red CAT-5e crossover cable
• Two rack-mount ears • Power cord • Serial console cable
• Rail-mount kit including
rails and mounting plates
• Packet of screws
3 Install the unit into a network rack
Mount the unit directly into a rack, use the rack-mount rails, or place the unit on a flat surface.
For details about installing the unit into a rack, refer to the Platform Guide: WANJet®300.
4 Power up the WANJet 300 appliance
a. Insert the power cord into the power supply on the back of the WANJet appliance.
b. Plug the power cord into a power outlet. c. Press the power switch on the back of the unit.
5 Set the addresses
Use the front panel LCD to set the
management and local WANJet IP addresses,
netmasks, and gateways.
The LCD keypad has the following buttons for setting the addresses:
Displays the menu and selects the current item for configuration.
Moves to the right in an IP address.
Backs out of the current menu selection to the next level up, and acts like a Cancel key.
Moves to the left in an IP address.
Moves up through the menu items, or increases numbers when editing an IP address.
Moves down through the menu items, or decreases numbers when editing an IP address.
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To set the addresses using the LCD
If you are using a management network, set the management IP, the management netmask, and the
management gateway, as follows. Then, you need to set the local WANJet IP address, called the bridge IP, the
netmask, and the WAN gateway. To set these addresses, follow the same procedure using the menu selections
that are shown below in parentheses.
a. Press ESC to display the >LCD Configure menu.
b. Press to navigate to the >System menu.
c. Press to navigate to the >Management menu.
(Then press to navigate to the >Bridge menu.)
d. Press to display >Mgmt IP (>Bridge IP).
e. Set the IP address:
• Press .
• Use and to increase or decrease the
numbers in the address.
• Press to move forward to the next digit.
To move backward, press ESC .
• When you have fi nished setting the IP address,
place the cursor on the rightmost digit, and
press .
f. Set the netmask:
• Press to display >Mgmt Mask (>Bridge Mask).
• Press and set the netmask as you did the
IP address.
• When you have fi nished setting the netmask,
place the cursor on the rightmost digit, and
press .
g. Set the default gateway:
• Press to display >Mgmt Gateway
(>Gateway).
• Press and set the gateway as you did the
other addresses.
• When you have fi nished setting the gateway,
place the cursor on the rightmost digit, and
press .
h. Save the values you set:
• Press to display >Commit.
• Press .
The LCD cycles through the addresses you set.
• When OK is blinking on the LCD,
press to save the values.
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6 Cable the WANJet 300 appliance
To cable the WANJet appliance
a. Connect the gray Ethernet CAT-5e cable to the LAN port
on the front. Connect the other end to your LAN switch.
b. Connect the red crossover CAT-5e cable to the WAN port
on the front. Connect the other end to your WAN router.
c. If you are using a management network, connect an Ethernet
cable to the MANAGEMENT port on the front. Connect the
other end to your management network.
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Plug the gray
Ethernet cable
into the LAN port
If you are using a
management network, plug
an Ethernet cable into the
MANAGEMENT port.
Plug the red
crossover cable
into the WAN port