Initial Log-In

Connect keyboard, mouse, and monitor to the VIP appliance as shown in the Installation and Startup section and apply AC power.

After the boot sequence is complete, the screen should appear as shown below in Figure 1.

At the telosinfinityserv login prompt, type "admin".

If the log-in screen differs from what is shown below, press "Enter."

Upon logging in for the first time, you will be prompted to set a password for the admin account. Passwords must be at least six characters long. Remember to hit "Enter" after entering your password.

Important! The password will not be displayed on-screen as you type. Please be very careful typing your password. If you feel you have made an error while entering your password, backspace beyond the number of characters you have entered to ensure you have deleted all entered text, then enter your password. See Figure 2 below.

After you have carefully and successfully entered your password, the Telos VIP Setup menu will appear as shown in Figure 3 below. If the menu does not appear and the admin prompt remains, type "vip-setup-admin" followed by the "Enter" key to enter the setup menu.

System Network Setup

Once Infinity VIP setup has been run, the "Telos VIP Setup" menu will appear. Use the arrow keys to highlight "1 Set up System Network", then click "OK".

Figure 3 - Telos VIP setup for system network

The Network Manager TUI window will appear. Highlight "Edit a connection", then click "OK".

The "Edit" selector window will appear.

Highlight either "WAN" or "AoIP" as appropriate, then click "Edit".

Important! In early versions of the VIP appliance, selections labeled ENO0 and ENO1 appear in addition to WAN and AoIP. In this case, open ENO0 to edit the AoIP address and ENO1 to edit the WAN address. Do not edit the WAN and AoIP selections.
Later versions show only options for WAN and AoIP.

The "Edit Connection" window will appear allowing the IP configuration information to be entered and may require help from your IT manager.

Figure 7 below shows an example of a VIP configuration where only the AoIP network is used, necessitating addresses for the Gateway and DNS Server.

If necessary, repeat the above steps for the remaining network.

Important! If you are unsure about any of the information required to complete these steps, please contact Telos Alliance Support for assistance.

Exiting or Restarting

On occasion, it may be necessary to quit the VIP Setup Menu to restart or terminate the configuration process. Clicking on the “Exit” button at any time will return you to the console prompt.

Telos VIP Console Prompt.png — Figure 9 - Telos VIP console prompt

If the menu does not appear and the admin prompt remains, type "vip-setup-admin" followed by the "Enter" key to enter the setup menu.

Docker Network Setup

The Docker network must also be configured. From the Telos VIP Setup menu, highlight "Set up Docker Network", then click "OK". If prompted, enter the admin password.

Figure 10 - Telos VIP Docker network setup

A confirmation window will appear confirming that the Docker network setup configuration is required.

Enter the first IP address of the block you reserved for VIP. See the Network Connections and Configuration section for more information. This IP address is used for internal routing and should not be used on any containers or devices on the AoIP network.

Note - The Docker Network option can be rerun multiple times. Docker networks consist of a Name and GUID (Globally Unique IDentifier). If the Docker network named 'telosmacvlan' exists, each time this setup is run that network will be deleted. It is then recreated with the same name (telosmacvlan) and a new GUID. All containers will need to be attached to the new 'telosmacvlan' network and rebuilt or they will fail to start. The 'telosmacvlan' and old GUID the container refers to no longer exist.

VIP Domain Name Setup

The Domain is needed in order for clients to connect for the VIP from external networks or the Internet. The name needs to resolve to the public IP address of the VIP Server Appliance. Alternatively, it can point at a router that forwards the traffic to the VIP server.

There are security and internet connectivity considerations that are addressed in the Security and Internet Access section.

If the configuration is using an Internet router, the following ports must be forwarded:

TCP 443 (HTTPS) - Provides access to the VIP Client WEB
TCP 80 (HTTP) - Needed during the setup of Letsencrypt security certificate validation

Note - You may test networks or systems using a temporary IP address by using one of the free DNS services to obtain a domain name for the network. For example, https://www.noip.com/download?page=win.

From the Telos VIP Setup utility, highlight "Set VIP Domain Name", then click "Enter".

Enter your fully qualified domain name, then click "OK".

Domain Name.png — Figure 13 - VIP domain name

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