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title: "Connecting to the Appliance"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/te906/314540614/Connecting%20to%20the%20Appliance"
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> ℹ️ **Note**: The MGMT port can be used for device management on the TE-906 if required. However, the MGMT port cannot be configured until after LAN1 has been set up. Use the 9-pin console port to configure the MGMT port after configuring LAN1. LAN1 and LAN2 ports are typically used for service delivery.

Configuration of the Infoblox TE-906 appliance, through the Grid Manager, requires a network connection. For all TE-906 systems, the default network settings of the LAN1 port are 192.168.1.2/24 with a gateway at 192.168.1.1 (the HA, MGMT, and LAN2 ports do not have default network settings). To change these settings to suit your network, use the console port.

# Console Port

The Infoblox appliance has a male DB-9 console port on the front panel. You can log in to the appliance through this port and specify initial network settings using the NIOS CLI. 

> ⚠️ **Note**
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> ⚠️ For serial port connections, use only a properly grounded USB-to-Serial dongle. If the dongle is connected to a laptop, the laptop also must be properly grounded. Failure to do so may result in damage to the serial console port of the Infoblox appliance. Infoblox is not responsible for such damage.

1. Connect a console cable from the console port of the management system to the console port of the Infoblox appliance.
2. Using a serial terminal emulation program such as Hilgraeve Hyperterminal® (provided with Windows® operating systems), launch a session. The connection settings are:
  - Bits per second: 9600
  - Stop bits: 1
  - Data bits: 8
  - Flow control: Xon/Xoff
  - Parity: None
3. Log in using the default user name and password *admin* and *infoblox*. User names and passwords are case-sensitive.
4. To change the network settings from the default, enter the `set network` command. Then enter information as prompted to change the IP address, netmask, and gateway for the LAN1 port.

`Infoblox > set network`  
`NOTICE: All HA configuration is performed from the Grid Manager. This interface is used only to configure a standalone node or to join a grid.`  
`Enter IP address: LAN1 port IP address`  
`Enter netmask: [Default: 255.255.255.0]: netmask`  
`Enter gateway address [Default: n.n.n.1]: gateway IP address`  
`Become grid member? (y or n): n`

After you confirm your network settings, the appliance automatically restarts.

5. To enable the MGMT port and configure its network settings, enter the `set interface mgmt` command. Then enter information as prompted to configure the IP address, netmask, and gateway for the MGMT port. You can configure an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address, or both for the MGMT interface of the appliance.

`Infoblox > set interface mgmt`  
`Enable Management port? (y or n): y`  
`Enter Management IP address: MGMT port IP address`  
`Enter Management netmask [Default: 255.255.255.0]: netmask`  
`Enter Management gateway address [Default: n.n.n.1]: gateway IP address`  
`Configure Management IPv6 network settings? (y or n): y or n`  
`Restrict Support and remote console access to MGMT port? (y or n): y or n`

After you confirm the management port settings, the appliance updates the configuration accordingly.