How to deploy a SteelConnect Gateway

Deploying a SteelConnect Gateway

1. Login to SteelConnect Manager
2. Navigate to Appliances > Add Appliances > Register Hardware Appliance
3. Enter the serial number of the Gateway and select the Site you want to deploy the appliance
4. Per default a DHCP-Client Uplink will be automatically created and attached to the Gateways WAN1 Port. In addition all switched LAN Ports will pre-configured with the site-local Zone
5. Further Networks can be added in Network Design > Zones later on demand. These Zones can then be assigned to a Gateway Port in the Ports section
6. Please note that if Gateway Selection Mode is set to Automatic then the SteelConnect Gateway will always configure itself with the Default Gateway IP from the IP configuration of the zone
7. Additionally you can enable Gateway services like IPv4 DHCP server and IPv6 RA per Zone
8. Plug the network cables into the configured Gateway Port(s) and wait a bit until the Appliance appears online in SteelConnect Manager

Initial provisioning

It’s critical to make sure that internet connectivity and a DHCP server are available on WAN Port of the Gateway to allow the first provisioning to succeed. When booting up, one green LED of the Gateway will glow as long as a connection to SteelConnect Manager was established successfully. Glowing will stop in normal operation mode.

In a scenario where no DHCP server is available in the existing network, or a static IP or DSL Uplink should be assigned to the new gateway, offline provisioning can be used. Offline provisioning a gateway via USB method

SteelConnect Gateway
SteelConnect Manager