Trustgrid Local Console Utility

Accessing the Trustgrid Console Utility

Connecting to Trustgrid Local Console

• The following physical nodes can be connected via Keyboard and Monitor
  • Netgate - HDMI Monitor output, USB Keyboard
  • Protectli RM8B - VGA Monitor output, USB Keyboard
  • Dell Precision 3240 compact - DisplayPort Monitor Output, USB Keyboard
• The following devices support connecting a serial cable connected to a laptop/desktop with the settings in the table below

• VMware and Hyper-V based nodes can utilize the native console tools for each respective platform
• AWS and Azure nodes can be accessed via each providers Serial Console option. This may require enabling additional feature on the EC2 instance/virtual machine

Logging In

• Login with username tgadmin and password of mac address of the wan nic of the device all lowercase including colons. Example 82:f5:48:a9:14:05

Finding the MAC Address

• If registered, the mac address can be seen on the node’s interface panel as the Hardware Address
• For Lanner NCA-1210 devices the serial number is the WAN MAC address without the colons. You’ll need to add the colons.
• AWS and Azure list the MAC address in their management portals
  • AWS shows the MAC under the IP addresses section on the ENI properties

    

  • Azure shows the MAC under properties of the virtual network interface. Note that they show the MAC in all upper case and with - instead of :. You will need to convert to lowercase and : when entering as the password

    

• Determining the MAC will vary for other hardware models

Trustgrid Local Console Dashboard

As seen below the console dashboard displays information on the current version of software the node is currently running as well as the connectivity/network status.

Network Status

The network status section displays information about the node (name, domain, version, etc) as well as the current WAN IP address in CIDR format. Beneath this information it will display the health of the node’s control plane connectivity

Below is what is shown with successful connectivity:

And this shows a node unable to communicate:

Changing a Trustgrid Node WAN IP via Trustgrid Console

To change the nodes WAN IP address:

1. Enter the console utility and login with the username tgadmin and the password of the mac address of the WAN interface of the device.
2. Select Network Configuration from the main menu.

   

   If the Trustgrid service is unreachable this option will not be available. Use the Advanced Network Configuration option to modify the IP settings.
3. The current settings will be displayed and you will be presented with two options, DHCP or Static IP.

   

   1. Selecting DHCP will cause the device to attempt to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server and restart the Trustgrid service.
   2. Selecting Static IP will open a dialog box where you can enter the IP address, netmask, gateway, and DNS server information.

      

      1. Adjust the settings as desired and use TAB to select OK to save the settings.
      2. The device will apply the changes and ask if you wish to save the changes permanently. Select Yes to save the settings.

         

      3. The Trustgrid service will be restarted.
4. Use Back to return to the main menu.
5. Once returned to the main menu you should be able to see if the node was able to successfully communicate with the Trustgrid control plane.

Changing the Default Password

The tgadmin user’s password can be changed by selecting option 3.

You will then need to enter the current password (mac address of wan nic all lowercase with colons) followed by the new password.

After this password is changed it can only be reset if the device successfully connects to the Trustgrid control plane. Please ensure the password is appropriately documented for future use.