To activate the connector, after the virtual machine boots and finishes its initial setup, complete the following steps:

1. Login to the virtual machine console using the connector provisioning credentials.
2. Use the sudo passwd axis command to change the password.
3. Use the sudo kubectl get pods -A command to verify that all connector services are running.
4. Provision the connector as follows:
   1. In the management console, in the Settings -> Connectors page, click New Connector.
   2. Enter a name and select a connector zone from the related drop-down menu.
   3. Click Next.
   4. Copy the displayed code snippet and clock Ok.
   5. Paste and run the script in the virtual machine's terminal.
5. Verify that the connector status is displayed as Connected in the Settings -> Connectors page.

Additional Configurations for a Static Network

If your environment requires static IP configuration instead of DHCP, complete the following steps:

1. Login to the virtual machine's console and run the nmtui command to open the Network Manager UI.
2. Select Edit a Connection and click Wired Connection 1.
3. Change the IPv4 Configuration to Manual and enter your static IP, gateway, and DNS settings.
4. Activate the connection.
5. Enable and start the connector service with the following commands:
   • systemctl enable axis-connector.service
   • systemctl start axis-connector.service
   • systemctl status axis-connector.service
6. Activate the connector using the steps in the previous section.