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play_arrow Fast Track: Initial Installation
- Fast Track to Rack Installation and Power
- Onboard, Configure, and Monitor MX960
play_arrow Overview
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  - MX960 Router Overview
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  - MX960 Cooling System Description
  - MX960 Fan LED
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play_arrow Site Planning, Preparation, and Specifications
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- play_arrow Transceiver and Cable Specifications
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play_arrow Initial Installation and Configuration
play_arrow Installing and Replacing Components
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  - MX960 Field-Replaceable Units
  - Tools and Parts Required for MX960 Router Connections
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- play_arrow Replacing Cooling System Component
  - Replacing the MX960 Air Filter
  - Replacing an MX960 Fan Tray
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- play_arrow Replacing Line Card Components
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- play_arrow Replacing and Upgrading Switch Control Boards
play_arrow Maintaining the Chassis and Components
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  - Routine Maintenance Procedures for the MX960 Router
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  - Converting from AC to DC Power Supplies on an MX960 Router
  - Converting from DC to AC Power Supplies on an MX960 Router
play_arrow Troubleshooting Hardware
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play_arrow Contacting Customer Support and Returning the Chassis or Components
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- play_arrow Locating Component Serial Numbers
- play_arrow Packing and Returning Components
play_arrow Safety and Compliance Information
- play_arrow General Safety Guidelines and Warnings
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  - Laser and LED Safety Guidelines and Warnings
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Initially Configuring the MX960 Router

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The T320 router is shipped with Junos OS preinstalled and ready to be configured when the T320 router is powered on. There are three copies of the software: one on a CompactFlash card in the Routing Engine, one on a rotating hard disk in the Routing Engine, and one on a USB flash drive that can be inserted into the slot in the Routing Engine faceplate.

When the router boots, it first attempts to start the image on the USB flash drive. If a USB flash drive is not inserted into the Routing Engine or the attempt otherwise fails, the router next tries the CompactFlash card (if installed), and finally the hard disk.

You configure the router by issuing Junos OS command-line interface (CLI) commands, either on a console device attached to the CONSOLE port on the Routing Engine, or over a telnet connection to a network connected to the ETHERNET port on the Routing Engine.

Gather the following information before configuring the router:

Name the router will use on the network
Domain name the router will use
IP address and prefix length information for the Ethernet interface
IP address of a default router
IP address of a DNS server
Password for the root user

This procedure connects the router to the network but does not enable it to forward traffic. For complete information about enabling the router to forward traffic, including examples, see the Junos OS configuration guides.

To configure the software:

Verify that the router is powered on.
Log in as the “root” user. There is no password.
Start the CLI.
```
root# cli
root@>
```
Enter configuration mode.
```
cli> configure 
[edit]
root@#
```
Configure the name of the router. If the name includes spaces, enclose the name in quotation marks (“ ”).
```
[edit]
root@# set system host-name host-name
```

Create a management console user account.

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root@# set system login user user-name authentication plain-text-password
New password: password
Retype new password: password

Set the user account class to super-user.

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root@# set system login user user-name class super-user

Configure the router’s domain name.
```
[edit]
root@# set system domain-name domain-name
```
Configure the IP address and prefix length for the router’s Ethernet interface.
```
[edit]
root@# set interfaces fxp0 unit 0 family inet address address/prefix-length
```
Configure the IP address of a backup router, which is used only while the routing protocol is not running.
```
[edit]
root@# set system backup-router address 
```
Configure the IP address of a DNS server.
```
[edit]
root@# set system name-server address 
```

Set the root authentication password by entering either a clear-text password, an encrypted password, or an SSH public key string (DSA or RSA).

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root@# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password: password 
Retype new password: password 

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root@# set system root-authentication encrypted-password encrypted-password

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root@# set system root-authentication ssh-dsa public-key

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root@# set system root-authentication ssh-rsa public-key

(Optional) Configure the static routes to remote subnets with access to the management port. Access to the management port is limited to the local subnet. To access the management port from a remote subnet, you need to add a static route to that subnet within the routing table. For more information about static routes, see the Junos OS Administration Library for Routing Devices.
```
[edit]
root@# set routing-options static route remote-subnet next-hop destination-IP retain no-readvertise
```
Configure the telnet service at the [edit system services] hierarchy level.
```
[edit]
root@# set system services telnet 
```

(Optional) Display the configuration to verify that it is correct.

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root@# show
system {
    host-name host-name;
    domain-name domain-name;
    backup-router address;
    root-authentication {
        authentication-method (password | public-key);
    }
    name-server {
        address;
    }
}
interfaces {
    fxp0 {
        unit 0 {
            family inet {
                address address/prefix-length;
            }
        }
    }
}

Commit the configuration to activate it on the router.
```
[edit]
root@# commit
```
(Optional) Configure additional properties by adding the necessary configuration statements. Then commit the changes to activate them on the router.
```
[edit]
root@host# commit
```
When you have finished configuring the router, exit configuration mode.
```
[edit]
root@host# exit
root@host>
```

Note:

To reinstall Junos OS, you boot the router from the removable media. Do not insert the removable media during normal operations. The router does not operate normally when it is booted from the removable media.

When the router boots from the storage media (removable media, CompactFlash card, or hard disk) it expands its search in the /config directory of the routing platform for the following files in the following order: juniper.conf (the main configuration file), rescue.conf (the rescue configuration file), and juniper.conf.1 (the first rollback configuration file). When the search finds the first configuration file that can be loaded properly, the file loads and the search ends. If none of the file can be loaded properly, the routing platform does not function properly. If the router boots from an alternate boot device, Junos OS displays a message indication this when you log in to the router.

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