Logging into the system from the console

This topic assumes that the system just arrived from the factory and you have cabled the components together, or that you have successfully installed or updated the system software.

To log in to the system from the console:

1. After you have powered up the machine, at the console, log in as craft or sa with the corresponding default password. When prompted, change the default password.
2. As soon as you log in, the system displays the Netscape browser with the Administration menu. If you have logged in with the highest access, rather than craft, sa, or icftp, type webadmin to display the web-based administration pages.

   Note: The first time you log into the Netscape browser from the console, the Netscape license agreement displays. Read the agreement, uncheck the box labeled Display this message again, and then click Accept.

Once you log in, verify that the monitor displays system information well enough to do initial administration. If the Sampo Alphascan 511 monitor isn't purchased with the system, any 15" or greater monitor can be connected and will function properly, although some additional configuration steps may be necessary. If the display is poor, perform the following process after powering up:

1. Log off of the console. If the display is so poor that you cannot see the mouse pointer well enough to exit or log off, you can exit by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Backspace simultaneously.
2. Log in at the console as monitor with the password of monitor.
3. On the text-based display, look for the name of the monitor you are using. Use the down arrow or PageDown keys to scroll through the list of many available monitors, or try typing the first letter of the brand name.
4. Use the Tab key to move between the menu and the buttons, if necessary.
5. Highlight the name of the monitor that most closely matches the customer's monitor, and then press Enter.
   The monitor screen flashes during testing and adjusting, and then the cursor returns to the login prompt.
6. Log in to the system with craft or sa, as appropriate, and see if the display has improved.
7. If the display is still poor, relogin as monitor, and select the Generic monitor setting, which is the first one on the list.
8. If there is still no improvement, the customer must supply a different monitor.

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