Get Started with Predix Edge Technician Console

1. Install Predix Edge for your operating system.
2. SSH into to the Predix Edge image and sign into Predix Edge using the default credentials:
   • user: root
   • password: root
3. To access Predix Edge Technician Console, find the assigned IP address of Predix Edge. If you are using the Developer image of Predix Edge, enter the following command:

   ifconfig | grep inet

   The IP address is displayed in the inet addr field in the "enp" section.

   If you are using the Production image of Predix Edge, SSH is disabled, so you cannot access Predix Edge internally. To find the assigned DCHP address, you can use nmap to scan the IP range of the gateway to see what IP address is assigned to Predix Edge. To do this:

   1. Download nmap from https://nmap.org/download.html. and install it on the host machine.
   2. Enter the following command:

      nmap ip_address_of_gateway/24
      

      For example:

      nmap 172.16.200.1/24

      This scans all IP addresses on the subnet (0 to 255 on the last digit).

      On VMWare Fusion, if you select Share with my Mac, the IP address of the gateway is the inet address of the vmnet8 device.

      Note: If you created a custom network, use that device instead.

      On ESXi server, use the server address.

Use a Web browser to sign into Predix Edge Technician Console.

1. Open a Web browser and navigate to https://<predix_edge_OS-ip-address>
   Note:

   Since the Web Console uses a self-signed certificate, the browser warns that the connection is not private. You can proceed.

   On Chrome, click Advanced, proceed to_______(unsafe).

   On Firefox, select Advanced > Add Exception > Confirm Certificate Exception.

2. Enter your user name and password. If this is your first time logging into the Predix Edge Technician Console, use the following default credentials:
   • User name – admin
   • Password – admin
   1. If this is your first time logging in, you are prompted to changed your password.
      Enter:

      • Old password – Enter your current password.
      • New Password – Enter the new password.
      • Re-enter New Password – Re-enter the new password.
      To unmask the passwords, click Show Passwords.
      Note: Your password must:

      • Be at least eight characters long and not more than 15 characters long
      • Contain at least two uppercase letters
      • Contain at least one lowercase letter
      • Contain at least two numbers
      • Contain at least one special character
      • Not contain the user name
      • Not contain spaces
   2. Click Reset Password.
      After you reset the password, you have to sign into Predix Edge Technician Console again, using your new password.
   You are signed into Predix Edge Technician Console, where the Device Status page is displayed. If you have not yet set up the device, some information is not displayed.

If you do not want to use the default settings for Predix Edge Technician Console, you can configure certain settings by creating and deploying your own settings.json file.

1. Create a file and name it settings.json.
2. Configure the parameters in JSON format, and save the file.
   The following is an example settings.json file:

   {
       "maxOSUpdateFileSizeMB":  500,
       "maxStagingAggregateSizeMB":  1000,
       "modelName":  "Predix Edge Device",
      "sessionTimeoutSeconds": 600
   }

   The following table contains information about the configurable parameters.

   Parameter	Description	Default Value
   sessionTimeoutSeconds	Maximum time Predix Edge Technician Console can be idle before the user is logged out. Default value is 900 seconds (15 minutes) Minimum value is 300 seconds (5 minutes) Maximum value is 3600 seconds (one hour)	900
   modelName	Device models name that appears on the Device Status page.	Predix Edge Device
   maxStagingAggregateSizeMB	Maximum allocation, in megabytes, that can be used for all staged config packages, prior to applying them to applications.	1000
   maxOSUpdateFileSizeMB	Maximum file size of the OS update image that you can upload to Predix Edge Technician Console.	500

3. Deploy the configuration package.
   You can deploy the configuration using Predix Edge Technician Console or Predix Edge Manager.

   Note: When you apply a new configuration, Predix Edge Technician Console restarts and you are signed out. You will need to sign into Predix Edge Technician Console again.