1. Using a browser on which you have configured the management interface, type https://<varname><management_IP_address><varname> where management_IP_address> is the address you specified for device management. This is the IP address that the BIG-IQ system uses to communicate with its managed devices.
2. Log in to the BIG-IQ System with the default user name admin and password admin.
3. In the Base Registration Key field, type or paste the BIG-IQ registration key.
4. In the Add-on Keys field, paste any additional license key you have.
5. For the Activation Method setting, select Automatic, and click the Activate button. The End User License Agreement (EULA) displays.
6. To accept the EULA, click the Accept button.
7. Click Properties.
8. In the Host Name field, type a fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) for the system. The FQDN can consist of letters and numbers, as well as the characters underscore ( _ ), dash ( - ), or period ( . ).
9. In the Self IP Address field, type the self IP address of your internal VLAN. The self IP address must be in Classless InterDomain Routing (CIDR) format. For example: 10.10.10.10/24. This is the self IP address that managed devices use to communicate with the BIG-IQ system. This address is also referred to as the discovery address. Once you save this self IP address, you cannot change it.
10. Click the Save button to save your configuration.

1. Using a browser on which you have configured the management interface, type https://<varname><management_IP_address><varname> where management_IP_address> is the address you specified for device management. This is the IP address that the BIG-IQ system uses to communicate with its managed devices.
2. Log in to the BIG-IQ System with the default user name admin and password admin.
3. In the Base Registration Key field, type or paste the BIG-IQ registration key.
4. In the Add-on Keys field, paste any additional license key you have.
5. For the Activation method setting, select Manual and click the Generate Dossier button. The BIG-IQ system refreshes and displays the dossier in the Device Dossier field.
6. Copy the text displayed in the Device Dossier field, and click the Access F5 manual activation web portal link. Alternatively, you can navigate to the F5 license activation portal at https://activate.f5.com/license/.
7. Copy the text displayed in the Device Dossier field, and click the Access F5 manual activation web portal link. Alternatively, you can navigate to the F5 license activation portal at https://activate.f5.com/license/.
8. Paste the dossier into the Enter your dossier field, and then click the Next button. The Accept User Legal Agreement displays.
9. Click Accept.
10. Click Properties.
11. In the Host Name field, type a fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) for the system. The FQDN can consist of letters and numbers, as well as the characters underscore ( _ ), dash ( - ), or period ( . ).
12. In the Self IP Address field, type the self IP address of your internal VLAN. The self IP address must be in Classless InterDomain Routing (CIDR) format. For example: 10.10.10.10/24. This is the self IP address that managed devices use to communicate with the BIG-IQ system. This address is also referred to as the discovery address. Once you save this self IP address, you cannot change it.
13. To add an additional self IP address, click the + sign, and in the new Self IP Address field that the system creates, edit the duplicated self IP address to reflect the additional self IP address that you want to add.
14. Click the Save button to save your configuration.

1. Log in to BIG-IQ System with your administrator user name and password.
2. On the BIG-IQ Systems panel, click the gear icon next to the group name for which you want to define the DNS and NTP servers, and then click Properties.
3. Click Services.
4. In the DNS Lookup Servers field, type the IP address of your DNS server.
5. In the DNS Search Domains field, type the name of your search domain. The DNS search domain list allows the BIG-IQ system to search for local domain lookups to resolve local host names.
6. In the Time Servers fields, type the IP addresses of your Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers.
7. Click the Save button to save your configuration.

1. Log in to BIG-IQ Device with your administrator user name and password.
2. At the top of the screen, click Access Control.
3. On the Users panel, click the gear icon for the root user.
4. In the Old Password field, type the password.
5. In the Password and Confirm Password fields, type a new password.
6. Click the Save button.

1. Log in to BIG-IQ System with your administrator user name and password.
2. At the top of the screen, click Access Control.
3. On the Users panel, click the properties gear for Admin User.
4. In the Old Password field, type the password.
5. In the Password and Confirm Password fields, type a new password.
6. Click the Add button.

To prepare BIG-IQ Device to interface with your SNMP version 1 or 2 manager, you must complete the following procedures.

• Configure SNMP agent
• Configure SNMP access
• Create an SNMP trap destination

1. Log in to BIG-IQ System with your administrator user name and password.
2. At the top of the screen, click Configuration.
3. In the BIG-IQ Systems panel, click the gear icon next to the BIG-IQ management group you are configuring, and then click Properties.
4. Click SNMP Config. The screen displays the SNMP Agent Properties settings.
5. In the Contact Information field, type the name and email address of the person who is responsible for SNMP administration, and in the Machine Location field, type the location of the SNMP manager system. These details are for informational purposes only, and have no impact on how BIG-IQ Device interfaces with your SNMP manager.
6. To download the F5-specific MIBs, click the Download MIB link.
7. In the Addresses/Networks fields, type the IP address and networks (and the netmask if applicable) that the SNMP manager is allowed to access.
8. To add another address, click the plus ( + ) sign.
9. Click the Save button located at the top of the panel.
10. Click the Access tab. The SNMP Access settings display.
11. In the New v1/v2 Access Records section, from the Type list, select the appropriate protocol for the SNMP manager's IP address.
12. In the Community field, type the name of the associated community.
13. Click the Traps tab.
14. In the New v1/v2c Destinations section, from the Version list, select the version of SNMP you are using.
15. In the Community, Destination, and Port fields, type, respectively, the community name, IP address, and port for the trap destination.
16. To configure additional SNMP trap destination, click the plus ( + ) sign and specify the settings
17. Click the Save button located at the top of the panel.

To prepare BIG-IQ Device to interface with your SNMP version 3 manager, you must complete the following procedures.

• Configure SNMP agent
• Configure SNMP access
• Create an SNMP trap destination

1. Log in to BIG-IQ System with your administrator user name and password.
2. At the top of the screen, click Configuration.
3. Click SNMP Config. The screen displays the SNMP Agent Properties settings.
4. In the Contact Information field, type the name and email address of the person who is responsible for SNMP administration, and in the Machine Location field, type the location of the SNMP manager system. These details are for informational purposes only, and have no impact on how BIG-IQ Device interfaces with your SNMP manager.
5. To download the F5-specific MIBs, click the Download MIB link.
6. In the Addresses/Networks fields, type the IP address and networks (and the netmask if applicable) that the SNMP manager is allowed to access.
7. To add another address, click the plus ( + ) sign.
8. In the New v3 Access Records section, in the User Name field, type the SNMP manager's user name.
9. If you want to specify the authentication protocol for SNMP traps, from the Auth Type list, select the type that you want the system to use.
   • MD5 specifies digest algorithm.
   • SHA specifies secure hash algorithm.
10. If you selected an Auth Type, from the Privacy list, also select the type of encryption you want the system to use to encrypt SNMP traps.
    • AES specifies Advanced Encryption Standard
    • DES for Data Encryption Standard.
11. In the Privacy Password field, type the required password for access.

    SNMPv3 has special requirements when you create plain-text passwords on a router or switch:

    • The password must be at least eight characters long.
    • The password can include alphabetic, numeric, and special characters, but it cannot include control characters.
12. In the OID field, type the object identifier (OID) you want to associate with this user.
13. Click the Save button located at the top of the panel.

To have a specific recipient receive an email message when an alert is triggered by a system event, configure BIG-IQ Device to deliver locally-generated email messages using the internet-standard for electronic mail transmission, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). Sending an email alert ensures that administrators are immediately notified when a specific system event occurs so they can quickly troubleshoot potential issues.

1. Log in to BIG-IQ System with your administrator user name and password.
2. At the top of the screen, click Configuration.
3. Click the name of the gear icon next to the group for which you want to specify alert conditions, and then click Properties.
4. Click Alert Conditions.
5. Select the check box next to each event that should trigger an alert email.
6. If a threshold is associated with the condition, in the adjacent Threshold field, type a value on which you want to trigger an alert email.
7. Click the Save button.

1. Log in to BIG-IQ System with your administrator user name and password.
2. At the top of the screen, click Configuration.
3. In the BIG-IQ Systems panel, click the gear icon next to the BIG-IQ management group you are configuring, and then click Properties.
4. Click Auth Provider.
5. From the User Directory list, select Remote RADIUS. The screen refreshes to display RADIUS provider properties.
6. In the Name field, type a name for this new provider. This must be a unique name.
7. In the Host and Port fields, type the LDAP server's IP address (or fully qualified domain name) and port number.
8. If your LDAP server does not allow anonymous binds, in the Bind User and Bind User Password fields, type the full distinguished name and password for user with query access.
9. In the Root DN field, type the root context that contains users and groups. The root context must be a full distinguished name.
10. From the Authentication Method list, select an option.
    • None Select this option to prompt the LDAP server to ignore the user name and password.
    • Simple Select this option to require a user name and password for authentication.
11. In the Search Scope field, type a number to specify the depth at which searches are made. The default is 2. Alternatively, you can specify 0 for search only on the named object or 1 for a one-level search scope.
12. In the Search Filter field, type the LDAP filter expression that determines how users are found. The search filter is determined by your LDAP implementation.
13. In the Connection Timeout field, type the number of milliseconds after which the BIG-IP system stops trying to connect to the LDAP server.
14. In the Read Timeout, field type the number of milliseconds after which the BIG-IP system stops waiting for a response to a query
15. Select the Perform Test check box to test this provider.
16. Leave the Group Search Filter at its default query to return all groups under the provided rootDN. Alternatively, if you have a large number of groups (more than 100), you can narrow base the search on a specific term by typing a query with a "{searchterm}" token in this field.
17. In the Group Membership Filter field
18. Click the Save button to save this new provider.

1. Log in to BIG-IQ System with your administrator user name and password.
2. At the top of the screen, click Configuration.
3. In the BIG-IQ Systems panel, click the gear icon next to the BIG-IQ management group you are configuring, and then click Properties.
4. Click Auth Provider.
5. Click the New button.
6. In the Name field, type a name for this new provider. This must be a unique name.
7. From the User Directory list, select Remote RADIUS.
8. In the Host and Port fields, type the RADIUS server's IP address (or fully qualified domain name) and port number.
9. In the Secret field, type the case-sensitive text string used to validate communication.
10. To validate the user after adding it, in the Test Connection User and Test Password fields, type the user name and password.
11. Click the Save button to save this new provider.