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Setup Cockpit

Setup Cockpit

Starting the Setup Cockpit when connected via LAN

  • Connect the network cable to the LAN port.

  • Assign an IP address in the appropriate range (e.g., 192.168.214.2) on the PC.

  • In the browser, call up the setup cockpit via the IP address of your device in the GREEN network (LAN), on port 9090 - e.g. https://192.168.214.1:9090

Starting the Setup Cockpit via WLAN connection

Now, the login screen should now open in the browser:

  • Enter username "sym-tech" and password "sym-tech" plus serial number of the box, e.g.
    "sym-tech3205307s005" (without quotation marks), the checkbox "Reuse my password for privileged tasks." must be set.

  • Click on Log in.

The interface of the setup cockpit opens:

Under no circumstances should you change the hostname of the device!

Changing the Hostname under Configuration will result in the device being disconnected from the cloud. This means that services like tunnel or VNC will no longer be available.

If the hostname is changed by mistake, it must be reset to the initial value and the device must be rebooted.

Settings of the Setup Cockpit

Using the drop-down menu in the upper right corner, you can set the display language by clicking on Display Language:

 

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The system time and date is set automatically via NTP.

The Edge Device uses the NTP servers provided by DHCP (Option 42) on the "RED" interface. If this option is not set the Edge Device will use the default NTP server configuration.
To support the default NTP server configuration the firewalls should allow the UDP port 123 for the hosts: "0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org", "1.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org", "2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org", "3.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org".
There is also a fallback NTP server defined, which can also be opened in the firewall: "ntp.ubuntu.com".

It is also possible to configure an NTP server in the cockpit:

  • Enter the NTP server address to synchronize with in the field.

  • Confirm input with

    .

  • The entry can be deleted via

    .

  • Via

    , it can be checked if an NTP server has already been entered.

 

Logout of the cockpit

  • To log out of the cockpit, click Logout.

 

Restart / Shutdown

  • To restart or shut down the symmedia Edge Device, select Restart or Shutdown from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner

 

 

Configure Network

  • Click on Networking to open the Network menu:

 

 

The interfaces of the Edge Device and the firewall can be configured here:

symmedia Edge Devices are delivered pre-configured. Typically, no additional settings need to be configured.

 

The network configuration is based on a zone principle with blue, red and green zone. Blue here denotes the WLAN (available in certain models), red stands for the WAN port and green for LAN:

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These zones can be found in the network settings of the Edge Device under Interfaces:

The WLAN capability of the Edge Device can be deactivated by deleting the entry wlp1s0.

Attention: Reactivation of the WLAN reception can only be carried out by symmedia.

  • Click on the respective entry to adjust the network configuration of an interface (here at the example of the red zone):

 

  • To configure the IP address (IPv4), click on the entry behind IPv4 .

The menu for the IPv4 settings opens:

 

Any settings can be left on automatic or adjusted manually. Additional entries can be added at any time via the

 button.

  • To enter the IP address manually, click on the drop-down list under Addresses and change the entry from "Automatic (DHCP)" to "Manual":

 

  • Enter IP address, prefix / netmask and gateway and click .

  • Adding DNS servers, DNS search domains or additional routes is identical. Make entries and confirm with :

  • Inserting multiple entries is possible at any time using the  button at the end of the line.