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Setting Up Websense V-Series Appliances > Perform initial command-line configuration
Perform initial command-line configuration
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Setting up a Websense V-Series appliance involves the following tasks. This topic covers Step 2:
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The first time you start a Websense appliance and connect via the serial console, a brief script (firstboot) prompts you to:
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You are given the opportunity to review and change these settings before you exit the firstboot script. After you approve the settings, the appliance mode is configured.
Later, if you want to change settings (except the security mode), you can do so through the Appliance manager user interface.
To change the security mode, re-image the appliance with the image for your appliance from the Websense Downloads site. Then run the firstboot script again.
Gather the data
Gather the following information before running the script. Some of this information may have been written down on the Quick Start poster during hardware setup.
Run firstboot
Run the initial command-line configuration script (firstboot) as follows.
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When asked if you want to begin, enter yes to launch the firstboot activation script.
To rerun the script manually, enter the following command:
firstboot
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After the activation script has been completed successfully, access the Appliance manager by opening a supported browser and entering this URL in the address bar:
https://<IP-address-of-interface-C>:9447/appmng/
 
You are now ready to move to this step: Configure the appliance
Note that all Websense consoles support the following browsers:
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