After you have reviewed the hardware requirements and become familiar with the i800 Series platform, you can install the unit into a 19-inch rack.

The quick-install rails are optimized for installation into square hole cabinets, but can be installed in other cabinet styles, such as round hole cabinets, using the screws provided. The rails are easily converted to mount to either cabinet style.

Quick-install rails

For information about installing the platform using the quick-install rails, see the instruction guide provided by the manufacturer, which is included with the rail hardware.

After installing the platform, secure the chassis to the rack with the rail lock brackets that are provided.

You must ground the platform after you install it in a rack. The chassis ground lug is located on the back of the platform.

Do not secure multiple bonding or grounding connectors with the same bolt. The grounding connectors do not need to be removed to perform service or installation procedures. You can connect other bonding or grounding conductors to a grounding connector provided a reliable bond between the connector and the equipment is not disturbed during installation, service, or maintenance of the platform.

Chassis ground lug

1. If you are using the default network configured on the management interface, connect an Ethernet cable to the management port.
   Note: For EMI compliance, shielded cables are required for the management port, and the shield must be grounded at both ends.
2. Connect the console port to a serial console server. Depending on which F5^® system you have, you can use either the supplied RJ45 to DB9 console port cable or the RJ45F to RJ45M rolled serial adapter to connect the system to a serial console.
   • Connect the RJ45 to DB9 console port cable to the console port on the system.
     Note: The default baud rate and serial port configuration is 19200/8-N-1.
   • Connect the RJ45F to RJ45M rolled serial adapter to the console port if you are connecting the system to a serial console server with a standard CAT5 cable, and then connect the CAT5 cable to the adapter. The adapter provides the appropriate pinout connection to your equipment. For information about cable and connector pinout specifications, see F5 Platforms: Accessories at support.f5.com.
     

     The RJ45F to RJ45M rolled serial (pass-through) adapter (CBL-0143-00)

3. Connect power to installed power supplies:
   Note: Be sure to route the power cords away from the fan tray so that the cords do not impede access to it.
   • For AC-powered systems, connect an auto locking power cable to the power input panel on all installed power supplies, and then connect the cable to the power source.
     Note: Not all country-specific power cables include a locking feature.
     Note: To remove the locking power cord, pull one or both of the power cord locking tabs away from the power supply.
4. If you plan to set up device service clustering (DSC^®) with hard-wired failover capacity, connect the serial failover cable to the FAILOVER port on each unit.
   For more information about configuring failover, see BIG-IP^® Device Service Clustering: Administration.

1. Optional: Remove the protective film from the LCD panel using the small cutout on the lower right corner of the film.
   
2. Touch the screen to activate the LCD menus.
   
3. Tap Setup.
   The Setup screen displays.
   
4. Tap Management.
   The Management screen displays.
   
5. For the Type setting, tap to select either IPv4 or IPv6.
6. If you are using IPv4, you can configure the management IP address using DHCP:
   1. Tap DHCP.
      The DHCP option displays.
      
   2. Tap to set the DHCP option to ON.
   3. Tap Commit to save your changes.
7. If you are using IPv6 or IPv4, you can configure the management IP address manually:
   1. Tap DHCP.
      The DHCP screen displays.
   2. Make sure that the DHCP option is set to OFF.
      If the DHCP option was set to ON, tap OFF, and then tap Commit to save the change.
   3. Tap Back to return to the Management screen.
      If you selected IPv4, this screen displays:

      

      If you selected IPv6, this screen displays:

      

   4. Tap IP Address.
      The IP Address screen displays.
   5. Use the left, right, up, and down arrows to configure the management IP address and the length of the routing prefix for the IPv4 or IPv6 management IP address.
      For an IPv4 address, this screen displays:

      

      For an IPv6 address, this screen displays:

      

   6. Tap Commit to save your changes.
   7. On the Management screen, swipe to scroll down and tap Gateway.
      
   8. Use the left, right, up, and down arrows to configure the default route for the management interface.
      
   9. Tap Commit to save your changes.

1. Using a Web browser, navigate to the management IP address that you assigned to the platform.
   Use this format where <mgmt_ip_address> is the management IP address that you assigned:
   https://<mgmt_ip_address>
   For example, type an IPv4 management IP address like this: https://192.168.0.22. For an IPv6 management address of 2001:0DB8::f5f5/64, type the address like this: https://[2001:0DB8::f5f5].
2. Type admin as the user name and admin as the password.
   If this is the first time you have accessed the Configuration utility, the first screen you see is the Introduction screen.
3. Click Next to view the License screen.
4. Follow the instructions in the Configuration utility to license the platform.