Nortel Networks 50 Series manual Quick Install Guide

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BusinessBES50Ethernet Switch 50 Series

Quick Install Guide	Mounting Options
	Steps 4 10

	You can download all documents			The BES50FE12/24T and BES50GE12/24T switch units can be
	referenced in this Quick Install guide at			mounted horizontally on a flat surface and stacked with a BCM50.
	www.nortel.com.			4		4. If you mount a BES50 unit on a desktop or shelf,
	Steps 1	3
			1			attach the supplied rubber feet to the bottom of the
	Before you					unit. If the BES50 system includes additional units,
						you can set the additional units beside, or stack
	start
						them on top of, the first unit.
			1. Download the Business Element
					5
			Manager 1.0 Installer to a			5. If you are mounting the additional units
			computer on your network. You			beside the first unit, attach the supplied
			install the Element Manager in
						rubber feet to the bottom of each unit.
	2		Step 16.
				6		6. If you are stacking the additional units on top of
						the first unit, mount each unit into the tabs on top
	2. Confirm that you have the tools and					of another unit.
	package contents as follows:			7
	Tools Required:
	a. Phillips or flathead screwdriver, depending
C	on the type of screws used.
M	Package contents:			7. If you mount the switch on a
Y	b. BES50FE-12/24T PWR or			desktop or flat surface, attach the
	BES50GE-12/24T PWR switch			four adhesive feet to the device as
CM	c. Adhesive foot pads (4)			indicated.
MY	d. AC power adapter
CY	BES50-FE/GE-12T PWR switch			a. Set the device on a flat surface near an AC power source, making
				sure there are at least two inches of space on all sides for proper air flow.
	System Indicators	Port/PoE Status Indicators
CMY				b. If you install multiple switches, attach four adhesive feet to each one.
K				Place each device squarely on top of the one below, in any order.
				8	8. To install a BCM50 unit on top of a BES50 unit, place
		RJ-45 Ports with PoE			the BCM50 unit on top of the BES50.

Steps 11 13

Powering up

	!	Perform steps 11 and
		12 in the order listed.
11	11. Insert the power adapter
	into the DC power socket in the
	front of the switch.

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12. Plug the other end of the power adapter into a grounded, 3-pin socket, AC power source.

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13. Check the front-panel LEDs as the device powers on to confirm that the PWR LED is green. If not, check that the power cable is correctly plugged in.

The BES50 series switch performs a short self-test as soon as you connect the switch to the power supply. The status LED will flash green during the self-test, then solid green when finished. If the Status LED turns off, the device is not working correctly. When the self-test finishes, the BES50 starts switching data.

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17. Enter the range 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.255 and then click OK.

Note: By default the Read Community is “PlsChgMe!RO” and the Write Community is “PlsChgMe!RW”.

18	18. Select the BES device from the list of
	tree.network elements on the Element Manager
19	19. Click the Web Page button on the
	Element Manager menu.
	20	20. Enter the default username
		(nnadmin) and password
		(PlsChgMe!) to log on to the

21 BES50.

21. From the main menu, choose Administration > Quick Start. The Quick Start screen appears showing the IP address and other items that you can optionally configure. If you want to manually assign IP addresses, refer to Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 50 at www.nortel.com.

BES50-FE/GE-24T PWR switch		9	9. Make sure the feet of the BES50 are in the slots
System Indicators	Port/PoE Status Indicators
			on the top of the BCM50 unit and in front of the slots
		10	10. Slide the unit back until it clicks in place on

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Steps 14 21

Initial Access and Configuration

RJ-45 Ports with PoE RJ-45 Ports the slots.

3	3. Check your cables; when you install
	the switch into a network make sure you
	use the following required cables:
• Category 3 UTP or STP cables with an RJ-45 connector
(for 10BASE-T ports).		Slots	Feet
• Category 5 UTP or STP cables with an RJ-45 connector
(for 100BASE-TX ports).
• Category 5, 5e, or 6 UTP or STP cables with an RJ-45
connector (for 1000BASE-T ports).

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14. To access the BES50, first install the Business Element Manager 1.0. Refer to Element Manager documentation at www.nortel.com for instructions.

	15	15. Start the Element Manager.	You are now ready to use the BES50 series switch in
			your network installation.
16	16. From the Element Manager		Refer to Using the Nortel Business Ethernet Switch 50
	menu, choose Network > Find		at www.nortel.com for detailed installation
	Network Elements > Business		instructions.When you connect a PC directly to the
	Ethernet Switch.		BES50, use the default IP address 192.168.1.128