Stellar Cyber Photon 250 Datasheet

October, 2022
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Photon 250 Installation & Quick Start Guide
To install the Photon 250 and get started:
1. Connect power.
2. Connect the Photon 250 to the network.
3. Access the Photon 250.
4. Change the management configuration.
5. Access the Stellar Cyber UI.
Connecting Power
To connect power to the appliance, have a licensed DC power technician:
1. Connect the included power cable to the DC power source.
2. Connect the cable to the Photon 250.
3. Press the power button.
Connecting to the Network
To connect the Photon 250 to the network:
1. Connect the management port (port 3) to a network accessible by the DP.
2. Use ports 4 –8 to connect to data sources (mirror ports or taps).
Accessing the Photon 250
You can access the appliance through the console port or using SSH.

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Console Access
To access via console, connect an RJ45 serial cable to the RJ45 console port. Configure the port
settings to:
Serial port speed: 9600
Data Bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop Bits: 1
Flow Control: None
SSH Access
The default management IP address on the appliance is 192.168.1.100/24, and the default
gateway IP address is: 192.168.1.1. The default username is aella and the password is
changeme.
For SSH access to the appliance:
ssh -l aella 192.168.1.100
Changing the Management Configuration
Change the default management configuration. From the console or an SSH session:
1. Log in with the default username of aella and password of changeme.
2. You are immediately prompted to change the password.
3. Change the management IP address:
set interface management ip <new management IP address>/<netmask>
4. Change the gateway IP address:
set interface management gateway <new gateway IP address>
5. Change the DNS IP address:
set interface management dns <new DNS server IP address>
6. Confirm your changes with the show interface, show gateway, and show dns commands.
7. Set the host name, which is displayed in Stellar Cyber and should be unique for each sensor:
set hostname <new hostname>
8. If necessary, set the proxy HTTP server:
set proxy http://<proxy IP address:port>
9. Optionally assign the tenant (if you skip this, the sensor is assigned to Root Tenant):
set tenant_id <Tenant ID from Stellar Cyber>
10. Set the IP address of the DP:
set cm <DP IP address>
Accessing Stellar Cyber
To log in to the Stellar Cyber UI, use Chrome or Firefox (the default User is admin, and the
default Password is changeme):
https://<Data Processor Management IP Address>
Go to Collect | Sensor Overview and authorize the sensor.