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- Connect the appliance to a network by using an Ethernet cable. For information about cabling the appliance to a network, refer to Cabling the Appliance to a Network.
- Connect the appliance to a power source and turn on the power. For information about powering the appliance, refer to Powering the Appliance. The appliance automatically sends a lease request to the DHCP server, which assigns a DHCP lease and a dynamic IP address to the appliance. The DHCP client tries to send the lease request for a duration of one minute and if the request fails, the default IP address (192.168.1.2) is assigned to the appliance.
- Join the appliance to the Grid Master. For information about joining an appliance to the Grid Master, refer to the NIOS Administrator Guide.
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