Laser Safety ····································································································································2-2 Installation Tools ·····································································································································2-3

3Installing a Switch ·····································································································································3-1Installing the Switch into a 19-Inch Rack Using Mounting Brackets·······················································3-1 Introduction to Mounting Brackets···································································································3-1 Attaching the Mounting Brackets to a Switch··················································································3-2 Mounting the Switch to a Rack········································································································3-4 Mounting the Switch on a Workbench ····································································································3-6 Connecting the PGND Cable ··················································································································3-6 When a Grounding Strip is Available·······························································································3-6 Where a Grounding Conductor Can be Buried ···············································································3-8 In Other Installation Sites ················································································································3-8

Connecting the Power Cord····················································································································3-9 Connecting an AC Power Cord ·······································································································3-9 Connecting an RPS DC Power Cord·····························································································3-10 Verifying the Installation························································································································3-10

4Initial Power-On·········································································································································4-1Setting Up the Configuration Environment······························································································4-1 Connecting the Console Cable ···············································································································4-1 Console Cable ·································································································································4-1 Connection Procedure·····················································································································4-2 Setting Terminal Parameters ··················································································································4-2 Booting the Switch ··································································································································4-5 Checking Before Power-On·············································································································4-5 Powering On the Switch ··················································································································4-5 Changing the Boot Mode·················································································································4-7

5Loading Software·······································································································································5-1Introduction ·············································································································································5-1 Approaches for Loading Application and Configuration Files·································································5-1 Loading Files Through the Boot ROM Menu ··························································································5-1 Introduction to the Boot ROM Menu································································································5-2 Loading Files Using XMODEM Through Console Port ···································································5-3 Loading Files Using TFTP Through Ethernet Port ········································································5-11 Loading Files Using FTP Through Ethernet Port ··········································································5-14

6Maintenance and Troubleshooting··········································································································6-1File Loading Failure·································································································································6-1 Password Loss········································································································································6-1 User Password Loss························································································································6-1 Boot ROM Password Loss ··············································································································6-1 Power Supply Failure······························································································································6-2 Configuration Terminal Failure················································································································6-3

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