Quick Start Guide¶

Get FloofOS configured and operational in minutes.

Prerequisites¶

FloofOS installed on hardware or VM
Console or SSH access
Network connectivity information

Login with default credentials:

floofos login: floofos
Password: floofos

Step 2: Interface Configuration¶

Accept the first-boot interface wizard:

Configure interfaces? [Y/n]: y

Enter configuration mode and commit:

floofos> conf
floofos(config)# commit

Step 3: Change Hostname¶

floofos(config)# set hostname core-router
floofos(config)# commit

Step 4: Change Passwords¶

Change default user password:

core-router(config)# create user floofos password YourSecurePassword
core-router(config)# commit

Change root password:

core-router(config)# create user root password AnotherSecurePassword
core-router(config)# commit

Step 5: Configure Interface IP¶

core-router(config)# set interface ip address GE12/0/0 192.0.2.1/24
core-router(config)# set interface state GE12/0/0 up
core-router(config)# commit

Step 6: Set Timezone¶

core-router(config)# set system time-zone Europe/London
core-router(config)# commit

Step 7: Enable Security¶

Enable firewall:

core-router(config)# set security firewall enable
core-router(config)# commit

Verify Fail2ban is active:

core-router(config)# show security fail2ban status

Step 8: Configure BGP (Optional)¶

Open BGP configuration:

core-router(config)# set protocol bgp

Edit configuration, then save (Ctrl+Q) and commit.

Step 9: Install to Disk (If Needed)¶

If running from installation media:

core-router(config)# system install

Follow the installation wizard prompts.

Verification Commands¶

# System status
show system

# Resource usage
show resource

# Running configuration
show configuration

# Interface status
show interface

# Security status
show security