# SDWAN Bonder Provisioning
## Important Notes / Requirements:
* Antares Portal Access: [How to login to Antares Portal](https://kb.hostednetwork.com.au/support/services/connectivity/sd-wan/getting-started/how-to-login-to-antares-v2-portal)
* An Internet accessible connection.
* A laptop with an ethernet/Network Adapter and Wi-Fi connection.
* Node Key - needed for manual provisioning. (Can be obtained in Service Details in Partner Portal or in Antares Portal)
## Zero-Touch Provisioning:
1. Obtain the MAC address of the node hardware. This is found on the underside of the hardware itself.
2. Log in to your Antares Portal.
3. Navigate to the corresponding bond/node. This is typically shown on your dashboard by default.
4. Once the node is opened, Click Action > Node Provisioning then input the MAC into the field and ensure that **all characters must be lower case**.\
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Click Save.
5. You will notice that the profile is now waiting for the hardware to be found with a message atop the Antares profile advising the Node is awaiting provisioning.
6. Connect the bonder eth1(WAN1) into an Internet capable network and power on the Node. \
This can be behind any router/firewall with internet or direct to an NBN connection.\
It is highly recommend connecting it to a direct internet connection to avoid unforeseen firewall/router issues.
7. Turn on the bonder. If previously powered on and connected prior to Step 6, please power cycle the device.
8. Wait for approximately 5 Minutes and monitor the profile in Antares. If the device fails to successfully come online, check the Internet connection to the node is valid and power cycle the device once more.
9. If it still fails after step#8. Please cancel the node provisioning in the Antares portal.
10. Transfer the connection to bonder's eth2(WAN2) from the previous internet connection port. Follow again the step #4. If the device still fails to successfully come online, please proceed with the next method below.
## Manual Provisioning via Web Interface
Connection Requirements
* Connect the Bonder eth1(WAN1) to an Internet accessible connection via DHCP/IPoE.
* Connect the LAN port(eth0) of the Bonder to your Laptop (or any PC).
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1. Open a Web Browser and type the following into the address bar: [www.bondedinternet.com](http://www.bondedinternet.com) or the obtained default gateway IP Address and press \[Enter]. The window (below) will appear. If it does not appear, please ensure that the URL is showing as HTTP, not HTTPS.\
2. Retrieve your 20-digit Bonding (Node) Key from the SCA (service completion) provided by Hosted Network or through the Antares Portal.\
Node > Details & Optimization > Node Key\
*Be sure to copy the correct Bonding Key associated to the client you are provisioning the Bonder for.*
7. Type (or Copy and Paste) your unique Bonding Key into the \[Key] box and click the \[Download configuration] button.
8. The configuration is downloaded and applied to the host. If the download of the configuration is successful, a page displaying the configuration will appear as shown below.\
9. If it fails, please powercycle the bonder and try the steps again.
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1. Go to the LAN Ethernet IPV4 properties/settings of your laptop and set the following:
`IP address: 10.207.35.250`
`Netmask: 255.255.255.248`
`Leave the Gateway address blank`
2. Ping the bonder IP Address - 10.207.35.254. If pingable, proceed to Step#4. If not, reboot the bonder.
3. Access the Bonder IP Address: 10.207.35.254 and input it on a web browser.\
4. The download configuration window should appear.\
5. Input the node key and click download configuration.
6. The configuration is downloaded and applied to the host. If the download of the configuration is successful, a page displaying the configuration will appear as shown below.\
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If you experience difficulties, issues, blockers or have inquiries, [our support team is here to help.](https://kb.hostednetwork.com.au/support/getting-started/getting-support)
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