📂 Category: Configuration

🛠️ Overview

This article guides you through the initial configuration of the EasyNAC appliance after it has been installed on VMware ESX/ESXi or Hyper‑V.

✅ Prerequisites

• EasyNAC appliance deployed and powered on

• Console or SSH access to the appliance

• At least three available static IP addresses

• Admin credentials

🔧 Initial Setup Steps

1. Access the Appliance

• For physical appliances:

  • Connect via Ethernet cable to default IP: 10.0.0.250/24

  • Or connect keyboard + monitor to the device.

• For virtual appliances:

  • Open the VM console window from your hypervisor.

2. Login

• Username: admin

• Password: admin (default; change it during setup)

3. Run the Setup Wizard

• From the CLI main menu, choose: 1 - Run Setup Wizard

• Enter the following configuration:

  • Date & Time

  • Managed IP address (for GUI access)

  • Subnet mask

  • Default gateway

  • DNS servers

  • Hostname

💡 Important: Keep the new admin password in a secure place. If lost without an alternate admin user, recovery may not be possible.

🌐 Web GUI Access

1. On a browser, go to:

   https://<Managed IP Address>

2. Supported browsers:

   • Chrome v89+

   • Firefox v65+

   • Safari v12+

   • Microsoft Edge

3. Login with:

   • Username: admin

   • Password: the one you just set

🧠 Default Accounts

Username	Purpose	Notes
admin	Full access + CLI/SSH login	Used during setup
cguser	For file uploads via SFTP	Not for GUI login