HT4814 Is it possible to manage the mac mini server with server app before set up?

The article says using the server app I need to enter the IP address, then the Administrator name and password, but obviously on the first boot these are not configured yet. The article does not mention if this is possible or the server.app can only manage the server after its initial configuration using a monitor connected.

From dim memory...  Load Server.app on the client box or use Server.app on some other handy server, and either configure DHCP with the server's MAC address (usually listed on the shipping box) and your intended static IP address and then boot the new target server box, or just boot the new target server box and use Bonjour Browser or the command-line dns-sd tool to find the IP address that the new server box has acquired from DHCP, and then in either case, connect to the new target server via Connect To Server in Server.app via its IP address, specify the root user and use the system serial number (again, usually listed on the shipping box) as the password.

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