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Installing and Configuring

the Edge Switch 2/32

This chapter describes tasks to install, configure, and verify operation of the edge switch 2/32. The switch can be installed on a table or desk top, or mounted in any standard equipment rack.

For a list of the factory-set defaults for the switch and the Reset Configuration option, refer to Appendix B.

Summary of Installation Tasks

Table 2–1summarizes installation tasks for the switch, HAFM server, and Ethernet hub. The table numbers and describes each task, states if the task is required or optional, and lists the page reference for the task. If a task is optional, decision-related information is included.

Table 2–1: Installation Task Summary

Task Number and Description

Required or Optional

Page

 

 

 

Task 1: Verify Installation Requirements

Required

2–3

 

 

 

Task 2: Unpack, Inspect, and Install the

Required

2–4

Switch

 

 

 

 

 

Task 3: Configure Network Information

Optional—configure if connecting

2–6

 

multiple switches or if connecting a

 

 

switch and HAFM server to a public

 

 

LAN.

 

 

 

 

Task 4: LAN-Connect the Switch

Required

2–11

 

 

 

Task 5: HAFM Server (Optional)

Optional—if not done, then the switch

2–12

 

should be configured using the

 

 

Embedded Web Server (EWS)

 

 

interface.