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User Name, Password, and Privilege Level . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SNMP Community Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Advanced Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Retrieving an IP address from a DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . 54
Receiving an IP address from a BOOTP Server . . . . . . . . . 55
Security Management and Password Configuration . . . . . . . 56
Configuring Security Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Sample Configuration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Device Setup Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Initial Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Device Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Remote Management Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Start Running the Management Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Telnet access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Web Access (HTTP server) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Configuring Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Stacking Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Stacking Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Configuring a Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Expanding the Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rebooting the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Startup Menu Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Downloading the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Erasing the FLASH File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Erasing FLASH Sectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Password Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Running Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Downloading the Software to Stacking Units . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Downloading the Software Sequentially Using the CLI . . . . . 81
Downloading the Software Individually Using the CLI . . . . . . 82
Downloading the Software Via the
PowerConnect 3324/3348 Dell OpenManage Switch
Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84