The Out of Box Experience (OOBE) is a utility presented on BrickStor SP console upon the initial boot or before it is licensed. It provides a quick and easy way to view appliance status as well as configure basic settings such as management network.

The OOBE utility provides two main screens—​the status screen and the main menu. The initial screen is the status screen.

The status screen shows the current management interface configuration, network status, registration status, HTML management URL, TLS certificate thumbprint, as well as the system serial number (if registered). The status screen can be recalled by pressing F2.

The middle of the status screen includes a dialog box. The dialog box will contain a notice of any items requiring attention such as changing the root password after the initial install, configuring the management network, or accepting the terms and conditions. If no items require attention, the dialog box indicates there are no outstanding problems, and the button (when 'clicked') will exit the OOBE utility.

During the initial setup, there are a number of tasks (such as configuring the management network, setting a root password, etc) that may need to be performed. As such, the middle dialog box will contain a message indicating what task is required, and the button will be labeled Fix It.

'Clicking' on the button (pressing Enter) will display the appropriate screen corresponding to the required task. The exact tasks requried during the initial installation vary depending on the specifics of site (e.g. management networks using DHCP do not require explicit configuration).

The other display is the main menu. From the main menu, you can configure/update the management network, change the root password, view log files, show the terms and conditions, or return to the status display. Pressing F3 will recall the main menu.

On all displays, the Tab key can be used to cycle through any input fields on any screen. The Enter key can be used to 'click' a button if it is the currently selected item. If the display becomes corrupted, pressing Control-L will force a screen redraw.