# Management

> Configure and manage the T1000 appliance including network settings, DNS, NTP, and system administration through the VM console interface.

The T1000 appliance must be configured on first boot. Network settings are
configured via the VM console (reachable from vSphere Client or vSphere Web
client) on TTY1. The VM console interface makes it possible to setup IP and DNS,
run shutdown or restart procedures, and reset the web interface password.

When connected to the VM console, a menu and basic information such as MAC, IP,
and GATEWAY address are displayed on TTY1. The addresses visible in the
screenshot below are only for illustrative purposes. Users need to use the
addresses that are valid in their production network environments.

First, choose how the appliance will obtain the IP - statically or dynamically
(DHCP). Currently active setup is indicated with an \[active\] mark beside the
menu item.

![](./_static/images/t1000-appliance-management-console.png)

Use the numbers to select individual settings. For example, press 1 to choose
interface, press 2 to configure a static IP address, and so on. Select values with
`Enter`, confirm with `y`, or cancel with `n`. When specifying network settings,
after changing them, wait for the *Network configuration has been saved* message, and
then reboot the appliance.

1. **Interface selection**: The default interface is `eth0`, but this can be changed.
2. **Static IP settings**:
   - The networking information uses dotted decimal notation.
   - Specify each of the networking values (IP address, subnet mask, broadcast address,
     gateway IP address).
3. **Dynamic IP (DHCP) settings**
4. **DNS settings**
5. **NTP settings**
6. **Reset the password**
   - This resets the Web management interface password to its original default.
7. **Shutdown/restart**
