Well, no answer regarding to model number yet, and I gotta go, but it's probably SRX210 or SRX240, so I wore the following based on these models. You might have to change the interface name if you're using the other models.
If you configure your laptop interface in a way to obtain an IP address automatically by DHCP, and connect your laptop to one of those interfaces somewhere in middle, you're laptop get an IP address automatically probably in range of 192.168.1.0/24, then you can connect to the device by address 192.168.1.1. But honestly it's not my favorite method, I like to do it manually, delete everything and config it from scratch, so if you want to do it in my way please read the following.
Do it step by step:
1. connect to the device via console.
2. Login as "root" user and just leave the password blank, just press enter.
3. Issue the command "cli"
3. Your promt should be ending with ">" mark.
4. Type "configure" and press enter.
5. Type following commands one by one:
delete
yes
set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password:
Retype new password:
set system hostnam MyFirewall
set system services web-management https port 5050 system-generated-certificate
set interfaces ge-0/0/0 unit 0 family inet address 192.168.1.1/24
set security zone security-zone Internal-LAN interface ge-0/0/0.0 host-inbound-traffic system-services https
set security zone security-zone Internal-LAN interface ge-0/0/0.0 host-inbound-traffic system-services ping
set security zone security-zone Internal-LAN interface ge-0/0/0.0 host-inbound-traffic system-services ssh
set system services web-management https port 5050 system-generated-certificate
set system services ssh
commit
PLEASE NOTE THAT CONFIGURATION SHOULD BE COMMITTED SUCCESSFULLY, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT I MISSED SOMETHING HERE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN'T COMMIT THE CONFIG, AND SEND ME IT'S ERROR TOO.
AND ALSO PLEASE NOTE, THIS CONFIGURATION HELPS YOU TO JUST GET STARTED.
All you have to do is to set an address to your laptop, let's say 192.168.1.10/24 and plug the patch cord to ge-0/0/0 that is the first interface from the left. Then connect to the device by typing this URL in your browser: https://192.168.1.1:5050
However I prefer ssh 😉
For more information refere to Study guides in Fast track program, or DayOne guides as Tim said.
Hope this is helps